2000 740iL

[richy]

This car is a repeat customer from last year (fornicating mosquitos - Auto Geek Car Care, Car Wax and Auto Detailing Forum). The car has seen another year of automatic car washes

There were also a few dents in both the front fender as well as the deck lid. My PDR guy to the rescue on those. (What an asset to have a PDR guy on call..really increases the service level you can offer). The driver's and driver's rear door had been painted which was visible by the orange peel. There is a pic of the door open and reflecting on the fender..the o.p. is visible in that shot. Those painted panels measured 8 mls with the ptg while the rest of the car only had 2 mls to work with. I was careful not to be too aggressive as to not thin it out too much. The rear 1/4 panel had multiple scratches that I improved upon by about 90-95% but didn't push it too far (I deliberately included a close up of that). Nonetheless, I was as happy with the result as last year. The hood shot was my signature shot for last year. 14 hour effort altogether.

The Process:

Wheels;Tires;Barrels;Wells
Wheels & barrels cleaned with carbrite mag aluminum cleaner
Wells cleaned with APC
Tires cleaned with APC
Tires subsequently dressed with DP gel
Wheels cleaned with XMT 360
Wheels sealed with DG 105
Wells dressed with Adams

Wash
2 bucket method
Dry with leaf blower

Paint:
Compounded with rotary using UCCL (PG where necessary) with foamed wool pad at 3000 rpm
Polished with rotary using Micro polish and gray LCC pad at 1000/1500/1000
Cleaned with rotary using DG 501 with blue LCC pad at 1000 rpm
Glazed with rotary using DWG using blue LCC pad at 1000 rpm
DG 601/105 applied by hand
AW after curing period

Exterior Trim:
Lower trim dressed with DP tire gel
Upper trim dressed with black wow

Interior:
Rubber mats cleaned with APC and dressed with Tire foam
Carpet vacuumed
Leather cleaned/treated with DG 221/441
Plastic surfaces treated with 303 Aerospace
Door jams cleaned with ONR and finished with AW

BEFORES:

DENT REMOVAL CHALLENGES:

I forgot to shoot the ones on the hood.

 

[richy]

AFTERS:

SOME REFLECTION SHOTS:

PDR FINISHED PRODUCT:

EXTERIOR/INTERIOR:

 

[Totoland Mach]

WOW....X 2!!!!!!

Nice correction on that Bimmer. The older 7 Series really stand out when they are done correctly.

Great Job Sir!

 

[dionnfr]

It is just amazing how people will negelect their vehicles after spending good money the first time, great for us. Great work and yes I wish I had a PDR guy on call. Again great work, tell this guy to keep it out of car washes and bring it to you.

 

[sal329]

Amazing job Richy

 

[richy]

WOW....X 2!!!!!!

Nice correction on that Bimmer. The older 7 Series really stand out when they are done correctly.
Great Job Sir!

Richard..thank you very much sir!! I always strive to try to reach your level of correction when it comes to black bimmers..boy oh boy have you ever set the bar high!!!

It is just amazing how people will negelect their vehicles after spending good money the first time, great for us. Great work and yes I wish I had a PDR guy on call. Again great work, tell this guy to keep it out of car washes and bring it to you.

dionnfr..thanks a bunch. You should talk to the dealers in your area..guaranteed they have one on speed dial.

Amazing job Richy

sal..thank you very much!:buffing:

 

[supercharged]

great job! Looks like showroom new!!!

 

[richy]

great job! Looks like showroom new!!!

Thanks very much!!:buffing:

 

[killrflake]

WOW....X 2!!!!!!

Nice correction on that Bimmer. The older 7 Series really stand out when they are done correctly.

Great Job Sir!

I couldn't agree more.

 

[nitro78]

fantastic job as always. i have one question though...under your description you said you used dg 501 to clean the car, i know it has cleaning properties but it is also a sealent.?

 

[richy]

I couldn't agree more.

killr..thanks very much for the kind words!

fantastic job as always. i have one question though...under your description you said you used dg 501 to clean the car, i know it has cleaning properties but it is also a sealent.?

Amy...thank you very much. Yes, you are correct. It is a sealant as well as having cleaning properties. Some people do a IPA wipedown after polishing. I don't. I use the DG 501 instead which would clean up any fillers and it makes the paint absolutely jump. I then usually just follow it up with the 601/105 combo but for this one, I wanted to try to inject the DWG into the equation so I did it in between. I don't think it added a lot, but I wanted to try it for shits and giggles anyway. The use of 501 after polishing makes the paint jump like crazy...for solids and for metallics. It's very, very effective, IMO. Thanks for looking and thanks for asking!

 

[astrob0y]

very nice, how did you manage to remove those dents?

 

[richy]

very nice, how did you manage to remove those dents?

astro..I didn't do them myself, I have a PDR (paintless dent repair) fellow on speed dial who will come and do it for me. I give the customer a rough estimate or a range. I pay him cash and I get a good deal which I pass along. He is very good and has done a bunch of cars for me. A great benefit for all!!