zmcgovern45
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This car belonged to a friend of mine. He bought the car this past Summer, and it has under 40,000 miles on it... super low for a 12 year old car. Unfortunately the paint was not as well maintained as the engine, as you will see in the before pictures. Luckily this BMW black paint was pretty easy to work with, as most of the swirls were removed as were a good amount of the heavier defects. I used a 2 step compounding/polishing process on the hood and trunk as they were the worst, and only a single step polishing process on the sides of the car. I suppose I could have achieved a greater level of correction, however I felt a 12 year old car needs as much remaining clear coat is possible... all in all, the car looks a ton better. Black is soooo nice when it's clean.
Process:
- Pre Wash: Spot treated some dried on bugs with CG Bug and Tar
- Wash: CG Citrus Wash and Gloss
- Dried: DI Waffle Weave Microfiber
- Clay: DI Fine Grade Clay with ONR as Lube
- Taped off all plastic trim
- Polish: M105 on LC White Pads & M205 on LC Black Pads via PC7424XP
- Wiped down with 12% IPA Solution to remove any remaining polish residue
- Sealant: CG Black light then wiped with CG V7
- Wheels: Cleaned with P21S Gel and Sealed with Poorboy's Wheel Sealant (2 coats)
- Tires: Meg's Endurance Gel
Before Pics:
^Typical BMW Brake Dust all over the Wheels
^P21S Gel going to work
^Hood in the sun... wait until you see it under halogens
^Hood Before
^Hood Before
^Hood Before
^Hood Before
^Trunk Before
^Trunk Before
^Driver Side Door - before. You can see the swirls here are much less severe than what is found on the hood or trunk
^Tar type stuff stuck to side skirt
^Dirty Windows
During:
^Wheels after P21S.. as good as new
^Getting Ready to Apply the Wheel Sealant
^Sealant Drying on Wheels
^Taped up and Ready for Polishing
^Test Area on Trunk - Before
^Test Area 50/50 after M105 and M205
^Sun peaked out, so I decided to check out the trunk after the 2 step polish. Looked good!
^Hood After Polish
^Hood after polish... don't mind the dust, needed a good wipe down
^Door Before
^Door After
^Door after... man, the door dings really became noticeable after the paint was clean
^Done Polishing - Not much sun this weekend
^After polish before any LSP
^Black Light drying on the hood
Process:
- Pre Wash: Spot treated some dried on bugs with CG Bug and Tar
- Wash: CG Citrus Wash and Gloss
- Dried: DI Waffle Weave Microfiber
- Clay: DI Fine Grade Clay with ONR as Lube
- Taped off all plastic trim
- Polish: M105 on LC White Pads & M205 on LC Black Pads via PC7424XP
- Wiped down with 12% IPA Solution to remove any remaining polish residue
- Sealant: CG Black light then wiped with CG V7
- Wheels: Cleaned with P21S Gel and Sealed with Poorboy's Wheel Sealant (2 coats)
- Tires: Meg's Endurance Gel
Before Pics:
^Typical BMW Brake Dust all over the Wheels
^P21S Gel going to work
^Hood in the sun... wait until you see it under halogens
^Hood Before
^Hood Before
^Hood Before
^Hood Before
^Trunk Before
^Trunk Before
^Driver Side Door - before. You can see the swirls here are much less severe than what is found on the hood or trunk
^Tar type stuff stuck to side skirt
^Dirty Windows
During:
^Wheels after P21S.. as good as new
^Getting Ready to Apply the Wheel Sealant
^Sealant Drying on Wheels
^Taped up and Ready for Polishing
^Test Area on Trunk - Before
^Test Area 50/50 after M105 and M205
^Sun peaked out, so I decided to check out the trunk after the 2 step polish. Looked good!
^Hood After Polish
^Hood after polish... don't mind the dust, needed a good wipe down
^Door Before
^Door After
^Door after... man, the door dings really became noticeable after the paint was clean
^Done Polishing - Not much sun this weekend
^After polish before any LSP
^Black Light drying on the hood
