Quiksilver5882
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This vehicle was booked for a full interior and exterior detail along with some headlight restoration.
Some before pictures:
The head-liner sagging issue was caused by a body shop who replaced the windshield and did a poor job. Nothing some 3M Adhesive couldn't repair. It's not 100% better, but much improved:
The wheels were cleaned with 1Z Colourtec followed by Meguiar's Wheel Brightener. The tires were cleaned with Meguiar's Super Degreaser. Sorry, no pics.
Up next was tackling the headlights. This is after sanding:
500, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000 grits were used.
After polishing:
Interior Scuffing before & after:
The car was washed with the two bucket method and Mr. Pink soap. The car was then pulled into the garage and placed under the intense fluorescents. The water spots on the hood were intense.
Compounded with Menzerna FG400 on a microfiber cutting pad and Polished with Menzerna SF4500 on a blue Buff & Shine pad:
<a href="http://s42.photobucket.com/user/arovautospa/media/bmw/IMG_5029_zps40f083ef.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e333/arovautospa/bmw/IMG_5029_zps40f083ef.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMG_5029_zps40f083ef.jpg"/></a>
The rest of the panels were hit with HD Adapt with white Buff and Shine pads. The purpose of this detail was gloss enhancement, not 100% defect removal. :buffing:
The leather was cleaned with Meguiar's Super Degreaser diluted 1:4 (It was extremely dirty) and dressed with Ultima Interior Guard.
Lastly, here are some final sun shots:
(There are some permanent scratches right above the kidney grill).
Tires dressed with Ultima Tire & Trim Guard.
Thanks for reading!
Some before pictures:
The head-liner sagging issue was caused by a body shop who replaced the windshield and did a poor job. Nothing some 3M Adhesive couldn't repair. It's not 100% better, but much improved:
The wheels were cleaned with 1Z Colourtec followed by Meguiar's Wheel Brightener. The tires were cleaned with Meguiar's Super Degreaser. Sorry, no pics.
Up next was tackling the headlights. This is after sanding:
500, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000 grits were used.
After polishing:
Interior Scuffing before & after:
The car was washed with the two bucket method and Mr. Pink soap. The car was then pulled into the garage and placed under the intense fluorescents. The water spots on the hood were intense.
Compounded with Menzerna FG400 on a microfiber cutting pad and Polished with Menzerna SF4500 on a blue Buff & Shine pad:
<a href="http://s42.photobucket.com/user/arovautospa/media/bmw/IMG_5029_zps40f083ef.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e333/arovautospa/bmw/IMG_5029_zps40f083ef.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMG_5029_zps40f083ef.jpg"/></a>
The rest of the panels were hit with HD Adapt with white Buff and Shine pads. The purpose of this detail was gloss enhancement, not 100% defect removal. :buffing:
The leather was cleaned with Meguiar's Super Degreaser diluted 1:4 (It was extremely dirty) and dressed with Ultima Interior Guard.
Lastly, here are some final sun shots:
(There are some permanent scratches right above the kidney grill).
Tires dressed with Ultima Tire & Trim Guard.
Thanks for reading!
