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Okay I know many of us see a ton of dealers damage paint but boy oh boy this one was bad. So I get a call this week from 2 customers one with a 2004 BMW 530 (silver) with about 44k on it. Then another customer with a brand new 08 535ix with 13xx miles on it (black) both were in for an exterior paint correction/polish.

Well to my surprise and probably yours the one with 13xx miles was about 12 hours of work where as the 04 was probably 6-7 hours.

Here is the silver car 5:

Products used:
Optimum Power Wash (to strip the wax etc)
Uber Clay Bar with Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer
Swissvax Cleaner Fluild Strong
Swissvax Cleaner Fluid
Swissvax Divine

Wheels and Tires
Swissvax Pneu
P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel
Ace Powersticks

Glass inside and out:
Lusso Glass Polish

Interior:
Leather Master Rapid S (leather cleaner)
Leather Master Vital (Conditioner)
Einszett ****pit

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Makita 9227 Hi Speed Rotary
LC Green Pad
LC CCS White Pad
LC CCS Blue Pad
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Cam Spray 1500A with Cam Spray Foam Gun
3m Masking Tape (green)
Wash:
Opti Power Wash to strip off anything left on the car



Wheels:



After wheels with Swissvax Pneu


After tips: Adam's Metal 1 and 2


Claying:


Afters:





Sorry about the pictures this car was done at 8:05pm.

2008 535xi Black as promised

Products used:
Optimum Power Wash (to strip the wax etc)
Uber Clay Bar with Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer
Menzerna Power Gloss Compound - yellow ccs pad
Menzerna SIP - orange ccs pad
Menzerna 106FA -green ccs pad
Menzerna PO85RD - white ccs pad
Menzerna Top Inspection
Swissvax Cleaner Fluid red ccs pad
Swissvax Saphir

Wheels and Tires
Swissvax Pneu
P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel
Ace Powersticks

Glass inside and out:
Lusso Glass Polish

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Makita 9227 Hi Speed Rotary
Lake Country CCS Pads 5.5 inch
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Cam Spray 1500A with Cam Spray Foam Gun

Before shot:


Wash

Again stripped everything off with the Optimum Power Wash






Wheels
Before:

During:

After:



Mileage on this brand new car.


Paint imperfections on the hood (buffer trails/holograms/light scratches/swirls everywhere)











After shots of the correction on the hood






Swissvax Saphir Beading


Afters


















Enjoy!

[Peleg]

Ya, most dealers just cause more harm then good when they "detail" the car.

I actually stopped to test drive a BMW yesterday at a local dealer and most of their cars had swirls on them.

[STiSubyMan]

Wow, awesome work!!
Menzerna Power Gloss Compound - yellow ccs pad
Menzerna SIP - orange ccs pad
Menzerna 106FA -green ccs pad
Menzerna PO85RD - white ccs pad
Menzerna Top Inspection

For these, do you do these in order?
And are certian pads best for certain items? Or no?

[chaos311clarity]

lookin good phil.

[Smoke]

Great correction work Phil!

[La Mer]

Amazing work.

[Peleg]

Originally Posted by STiSubyMan

Wow, awesome work!!
Menzerna Power Gloss Compound - yellow ccs pad
Menzerna SIP - orange ccs pad
Menzerna 106FA -green ccs pad
Menzerna PO85RD - white ccs pad
Menzerna Top Inspection

For these, do you do these in order?
And are certian pads best for certain items? Or no?

These are in order.

It really depends on the condition of the paint, some paints are in better shape than others. I judge it on a case by case basis.