2010 M5 correction (25hrs) by Immaculate Reflections

[gofast908z]

I did this new M5 a little while ago, but hadn't done the writeup on it yet. The plan for this car was to prep the paint for it to be wrapped in clear film to protect it. But this wasn't for just the front end....every surface of this beast would be wrapped by the best in the business: Premier Films. Even though it only had about 900 miles, it had a fair amount of swirls and scratches throughout. A 2 stage correction was chosen to sort out the imperfections so the car would look great with the clear film covering all the paint. Since the film would lock in any imperfections, a high level of correction was required. A total of about 25 hours went into this car.



Upon arrival, the car looked quite good, as you'd expect with such low mileage.

A preview of the swirls waiting for me....

The wheels needed some attention.

Gloss-It Wheel Gel was used to safely clean the wheels of all grime and brake dust.

Clean all the way to the inside of the wheel

The Pre-wash foaming to loosen dirt to reduce the chance of marring during the washing phase.

Washed with the 2 Bucket Method with 2 Grit Guards and a brand new Pinnacle MF wash mitt.

Claying the car with Pinnacle green clay and ONR as clay lube

After one section....

 

[gofast908z]

With the car washed, stripped, and clayed of all dirt, contaminants, and dealer wax....this is what was waiting for me.

More swirls, scratches, and holograms/buffer trails

The dealer gave my client a great deal on the car, but this had to go.

 

[gofast908z]

After compounding....

Working in the finishing polish

Work was finished very late into the night on the second day, so there were no sun pics to be taken.

Wheels were sealed with Optimum Opti-Seal

 

[gofast908z]

I stopped by Premier to take some "in-process" pics for my client. Very impressed with the work they were putting out. Client decided to do a Satin wrap on the car after seeing another one like it. So while the paint is covered, at least when the day comes to remove it, it'll still be looking good underneath.

Even though it was a little dirty, the paint was still swirl mark free.

Thanks for checking it out!

 

[clintb]

Wait, wait, wait. First off, good job on making that M5 look really slick. Second, am I not getting why, after all your hard labor, and their cash outlay, a matte wrap was put on top of such a great correction/detail job? Am I missing something here?

 

[gofast908z]

It was a last minute decision. They were looking for a pilot car to do a satin wrap on that was black and offered him a deal he couldn't pass up.

 

[Rayaz]

Wait, wait, wait. First off, good job on making that M5 look really slick. Second, am I not getting why, after all your hard labor, and their cash outlay, a matte wrap was put on top of such a great correction/detail job? Am I missing something here?

It's his money...I guess. The car looked great after you worked on it. Now, not so much.

 

[Rei86]

A whole car wrap? Bold.

Great work on the paint tho.

 

[kimtyson]

Your work = :xyxthumbs:

Matte wrap = :bolt:

 

[2kredbb6]

Your work was outstanding!

The Wrap, I guess I'll have to wait and see what the product will look like FINISHED!

 

[gofast908z]

Thanks guys. I don't have any pics of the finished satin wrap. Next time I'm at his house (hopefully to do his incoming McLaren MP4-12C later this year) I'll get some new pics of the M5 all finished.

 

[BobbyG]

The worst thing we try to do is fully understand the customer.

In this case you performed a spectacular job resulting in one of the nicest shines I've seen. Once you're paid in full, the customer once again calls the shots and if he chooses to protect your hard work with a flat vinyl wrap then so be it....it is his car and money..

 

[gofast908z]

The worst thing we try to do is fully understand the customer.

In this case you performed a spectacular job resulting in one of the nicest shines I've seen. Once you're paid in full, the customer once again calls the shots and if he chooses to protect your hard work with a flat vinyl wrap then so be it....it is his car and money..

Thank you. Although I prefer a clear wrap to a satin one, you gotta look at the cost of a full vehicle wrap (deep 4 figures) and when you're offered a massive discount to be a pilot car for it, and you happen to like the look of it as well....I can see that. Whenever the film comes off one day, the paint will still look perfect

 

[LuxuryMobile]

Looks good. Matte wraps look great but are becoming too popular to still be original. Looks good however. And when the wrap is removed, perfect paint will be revealed.

 

[Marc08EX]

Great detail on this beautiful car!!!

I just don't get it why he would have you detail his car and have it matte wrapped LOL!