Deep Sea Blue BMW X5 - Detailed by Lawrence

[lawrenceSA]

Some pics of the car on arrival.

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Arches : HP rinse / APC / Mothers Fenderwell Brush / HP Rinse / Glossworx Extreme Tire Dressing
Tire cleaning : HP Rinse / Meguiars All Wheel and Tire Cleaner / Mothers Tire Brush / HP Rinse /
Tire protection : Gyeon Tire Coat
Wheel cleaning: HP Rinse / Valet Pro Billberry @ 1:3 / Daytona Jnr / Valet Pro Brushes /HP Rinse
Wheel tar removal : Valet Pro Citrus Tar Remover / HP Rinse
Wheel iron removal : Valet Pro Dragon's Breath / Daytona Jnr / Valet Pro Brushes /HP Rinse
Wheel protection : Gyeon Wet Coat

Before

After

Next the car was cleaned and decontaminated (no pics were taken)

Pre-wash: HP Rinse / Valet Pro Citrus Pre-wash / HP rinse
Pre-foam : Chemical Guys Maxi Suds II / MTM Hydro / HP Rinse
Wash : Gyeon Bathe / Lambswool mitts
Tar removal : Valet Pro Citrus Tar Remover / HP Rinse
Iron removal : Valet Pro Dragon's Breath / Chemical Guys Maxi Suds II / MTM Hydro / HP rinse
Clay : Shield Heavy Duty / ONR
Exhaust tips : APC / Steel wool / Meguiars NXT All Metal Polish / MF Towels

Before

After

Paint thickness readings were then take ranging from 98µ to 123µ but averaging 105µ.

Correction : Flex 3401 / Shield DA / Menzerna PF2500 / Lake Country 5.5" Tangerine Hydrotech / Lake Country 4.5" White CCS
Protection : Chemical Guys Pete's 53
Door & boot shuts, under bonnet [AIO] : Autofinesse Tripple
Glass : Glossworx Glass Cleaner
Exterior Trim : Aerospace 303
Door rubbers : Shield Heavy Duty Rubber Cleaner / Aerospace 303

I was busy pulling the car out the garage for some after shots when the owner arrived, so I only managed a quick few.

Here you can see the Tornado Red Golf R I detailed for him in May (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/80161-torando-red-golf-r-detailed-lawrence.html) in the background

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And my favorite pic

Total time spent = 28 hours

Thanks for looking and as always any questions or comments are welcome.

 

[LatinFG2]

Nice work!

 

[Paul A.]

Thats insane shine on the beautiful BMV! Nice work. Love the exhaust tips.

 

[HUMP DIESEL]

Always a pleasure looking at your post.

I like how all the exterior fender trim on this model is painted.

HUMP

 

[KenR]

Lovely. Deep Sea Blue is the color of my wife's 328i :xyxthumbs:

 

[Tato]

Very nice work and write-up, thanks a lot for sharing!!

Kind Regards.

 

[Sicoupe]

Thanks for sharing, like always fantastic work my friend

 

[jamesboyy]

Excellent work on that X5

 

[lawrenceSA]

Nice work!

Thank you

Thats insane shine on the beautiful BMV! Nice work. Love the exhaust tips.

Thanks - I must admit the exhaust tips on this car really did look good once polished up.

Always a pleasure looking at your post.

I like how all the exterior fender trim on this model is painted.

HUMP

Thanks for your kind words - much appreciated.

Lovely. Deep Sea Blue is the color of my wife's 328i :xyxthumbs:

Thanks very much

Very nice work and write-up, thanks a lot for sharing!!

Kind Regards.

Thanks Rafael - it is always a pleasure putting together these write ups - not only do they serve as a good reminder to the customer of what was actually done to the vehicle, but hopefully somewhere along the line they can help a fellow detailer.

Thanks for sharing, like always fantastic work my friend

Thanks buddy:dblthumb2:

Excellent work on that X5

Thank you

 

[EVOlved]

:iagree: with all the above what a beautiful transformation.

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Wow! Stunning work on this one Lawrence! That blue explodes with vibrancy and gloss! Nicely done!

 

[lawrenceSA]

Wow! Stunning work on this one Lawrence! That blue explodes with vibrancy and gloss! Nicely done!

Thanks very much 'Mr BMW'

 

[tigerwash]

Very nice work! What a beautiful transformation!!

 

[Corey@OptimalDetailing]

That blue sure looks phenomenal!! Great work on that BMW, paint certainly 'pops' now.

 

[Marc08EX]

Amazing job Lawrence!! The X5 was trashed but you brought it back to life.

 

[lawrenceSA]

Very nice work! What a beautiful transformation!!

That blue sure looks phenomenal!! Great work on that BMW, paint certainly 'pops' now.

Amazing job Lawrence!! The X5 was trashed but you brought it back to life.

Thanks guys :xyxthumbs: