Black BMW on the farm

Jimmie

Jimmie

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This BMW has been outside 24/7 since it was new. The owner had it cleaned at the car wash. It was recently in an accident and had new paint on the hood and right front quarter panel. That's when he noticed the rest of the car didn't match so he called for a detail.
Here's the process:

Wheel/Tires/Wheel Wells
Amazing Roll Off; AA Tire Foam; DP Gel Tire Gloss; Klasse AIO to seal wheels.

Wash and Dry
NTS7 Shampoo; Cobra Chenille/MF Mitt (green one); Elect. Blower; Guzzler

Paint
Meguiars clay and lube; Ran out of lube so mixed DP 4 in 1, 32:1 and put it in the Megs sprayer (love the way it sprays).
Menzerna SIP-rotary w/8" Edge 2K Blue Wool @1200 to 900 at finish.
Menzerna 106FF-rotary w/8" Edge 2K Blue Foam @1200
XMT 360-PC 7424 w/6" Edge 2K Green-spread at 2 bumped to 5
Souveran Paste Wax

Interior
Not bad enough to see a big difference in pics so no before and afters. Here's what was used.
303 Cleaner 20:1, 303 Aerospace Protectant, Woolite 8:1 carpets, Folex carpet stains, Wolfgang Leather Cleaner, Wolfgang Leather Protectant.

Engine
Not bad but I did it anyway. Zep Citrus Degreaser 1:1; AA Tire Foam; run engine to "bake on" (Justin method).

Glass
Stoners IG pump; Cobra Glass WW

BEFORE

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AFTER

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BEFORE

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This is actually an in between pic. I told Sparkie that I would do a review on "Amazing Roll Off" to see if we could use it diluted. Here's what I found. In the above pic. the left side of the wheel got ARO full strength (aimed the brush so I'd know); the right side got ARO 1:1. The AG site says ARO's cleaning is water activated so I made sure that I added the water a couple of days in advance. It worked diluted but took more agitation to do its job than the straight ARO side. My thoughts are if it is some cleaning that involves the paint (door jambs, etc.) then a freshly diluted mix 1:1 is OK. It is clear coat safe at full strength though. Since it is used by spraying on wet panels I'm thinking full strength is probably best. It just seems like I'm going through it fast.

AFTER

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More Afters:

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So so nice Jimmie, excellent work all the the way around. That last pic just takes the cherry!
 
Great job! Glad to see you got the pics up!!
 
I have been using ARO full strength on tires and wells and some tar with good results....

I am, however, reluctant to regularly use it full or even 1:1 given the suggested cup to 5 gallon dilution for painted surfaces on the jug.

Great job on those wheels though. I've got similar wheels on my bro's 330i.. they are a huge pain.... at least 30 minutes per wash on them alone.
 
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ARO looks like a promising product.

Nice work on the bimmer!
 
Very nice detail there. Love the way the glow of the vehicle but I just love what you did to the rims, very nice :righton:

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how did they let a 540 get looking that bad?! :(

great job!
 
Nice job Jimmie. The beemer looks great. I just got my ARO in my delivery today and can't wait to use it. I know a lot of people on here don't care for the Chenille MF mitt but I like it ~ kinda like washing your car with a Fraggle :p .
 
beautiful job on the paint correction and the rest too... you definatley got me excited about the ARO in my order thats coming
 
Nice job on that car, you bought that black back to life.
 
Jimmie, you have turn that car around to the best! You really kick some butt on the paint, no more swirls. Looks as if TOTO done that one.:awesome: Beautiful job indeed my friend. I know what you mean about "Amazing Roll Off"... I eat it up too...Just like you I had to used more agitation with a brush when I had it diluted. That was an awesome review, thanks for taking and doing that for us... :applause:
 
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