SpeedFreak81
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- Jul 14, 2011
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Hey guys! Very excited about this post, as the transformation throughout was truly a sight to see. I was contacted by a member over on M5board to do some work on his Interlagos Blue M5. What a beautiful color it is, my all time favorite on these M cars. The vehicle in question is a 2006 model year with barely 16,000 miles on the odo. The client picked the car up in April from a dealer who had obviously "attempted" to run a buffer over it.
After I viewed the car in the sun, we went over various plans of attack and settled on a full multi stage correction. Once the correction was complete, the work was locked in and protected with Optimum's Opti Coat.Im the MAN
The pictures will show the extent of the damage inflicted by the unskilled stealership employees. RIDS, rotary buffer swirls, even pigtails were present in some areas from grit trapped under their buffing pad. Speaking of RIDS, they were abundant on every single panel, and the paint was very hard. The defect removal portion on this car was probably the longest of any car I have worked on, and required almost 30 hours. I was making 5-7 passes per panel to fully remove the RIDS.
As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.......which begs the question, how many words are 100 pictures worth???? You be the judge.
PRODUCTS USED:
Quick shot of the clay....pretty dirty
DSC_0739 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Starting with the hood
DSC_0731 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Swirling and RIDS present near windshield
DSC_0733 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Pigtails previously mentioned
DSC_0734 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Water spots and mineral deposits etched into the clear
DSC_0735 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
rotary installed swirling!
DSC_0736 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
More RIDS and swirls on passenger side
DSC_0737 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0738 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Driver's side hood after M105 on PFW, what a difference!
DSC_0740 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0741 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
RIDS before
DSC_0743 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Gone!
DSC_0745 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
After the hood I moved on to the trunk lid, which was especially bad
DSC_0746 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0747 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0750 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Working on some 50/50s
DSC_0752 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0754 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0753 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Compounding completed
DSC_0759 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0761 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0758 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0756 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Driver's side fender before
DSC_0764 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0765 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
50/50
DSC_0768 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
50/50 driver's side front door
DSC_0770 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0771 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Defects removed! David of ProShield films surveys the work
DSC_0772 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0773 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
After I viewed the car in the sun, we went over various plans of attack and settled on a full multi stage correction. Once the correction was complete, the work was locked in and protected with Optimum's Opti Coat.Im the MAN
The pictures will show the extent of the damage inflicted by the unskilled stealership employees. RIDS, rotary buffer swirls, even pigtails were present in some areas from grit trapped under their buffing pad. Speaking of RIDS, they were abundant on every single panel, and the paint was very hard. The defect removal portion on this car was probably the longest of any car I have worked on, and required almost 30 hours. I was making 5-7 passes per panel to fully remove the RIDS.
As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.......which begs the question, how many words are 100 pictures worth???? You be the judge.
PRODUCTS USED:
- Griots HD wheel cleaner
- Meguiar's APC
- CG Citrus wash
- Pinnacle speed clay
- DoDo Juice born slippery clay lube
- M105 on Lake Country PFW pad via FLEX 3401
- Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish on LC CCS white pad via FLEX 3401
- Menzerna PO85RD (SF4500) on LC CCS Grey pad via FLEX 3401
- Optimum metal polish
- Wolfgang Black Diamond tire gel
- Stoner Invisible Glass
- Optimum Opti Coat
- Poorboy's wheel sealant
Quick shot of the clay....pretty dirty
DSC_0739 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Starting with the hood
DSC_0731 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Swirling and RIDS present near windshield
DSC_0733 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Pigtails previously mentioned
DSC_0734 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Water spots and mineral deposits etched into the clear
DSC_0735 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
rotary installed swirling!
DSC_0736 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
More RIDS and swirls on passenger side
DSC_0737 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0738 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Driver's side hood after M105 on PFW, what a difference!
DSC_0740 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0741 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
RIDS before
DSC_0743 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Gone!
DSC_0745 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
After the hood I moved on to the trunk lid, which was especially bad
DSC_0746 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0747 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0750 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Working on some 50/50s
DSC_0752 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0754 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0753 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Compounding completed
DSC_0759 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0761 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0758 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0756 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Driver's side fender before
DSC_0764 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0765 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
50/50
DSC_0768 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
50/50 driver's side front door
DSC_0770 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0771 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Defects removed! David of ProShield films surveys the work
DSC_0772 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0773 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
