Detailed the wife's BMW

2009-06-02 10:42:26

#1

PigPopTart: Shotgun whore; +133|6533|Pacific NW, USA

Weather is nice and it's time to start detailing again. My wife's black BMW 325i was looking pretty bad, the swirls were out of control so I fixed it all up.

The first series are before and afters of the swirl removal process, the car hasn't been polished and sealed yet

Passenger Door before:

https://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/VSRperformance/Detailing/325i/DSC_0856.jpg

Passenger Door after:

https://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/VSRperformance/Detailing/325i/DSC_0858.jpg

Passenger Door before:

https://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/VSRperformance/Detailing/325i/DSC_0861.jpg

Passenger Door after:

https://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/VSRperformance/Detailing/325i/DSC_0860.jpg

Passenger C pillar before:

https://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/VSRperformance/Detailing/325i/DSC_0867.jpg

Passenger C pillar after:

https://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/VSRperformance/Detailing/325i/DSC_0870.jpg

These are after polishing and sealing:

https://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/VSRperformance/Detailing/325i/DSC_0882.jpg

https://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/VSRperformance/Detailing/325i/DSC_0883.jpg

https://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/VSRperformance/Detailing/325i/DSC_0871.jpg

A couple overall before and after pics:

Before:

https://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/VSRperformance/Detailing/325i/DSC_0597.jpg

After:

https://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/VSRperformance/Detailing/325i/DSC_0896.jpg

Before:

https://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/VSRperformance/Detailing/325i/DSC_0596.jpg

After:

https://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/VSRperformance/Detailing/325i/DSC_0895.jpg

https://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t155/VSRperformance/Detailing/325i/DSC_0894.jpg

I used a PC 7424 Dual action polisher and the process and compounds as follows,

Wash and clay
Meguiar's Pro Fine cut compound w/ black finishing pad
Meguiar's Pro Machine glaze + Adam's Revive polish 50/50 mix w/ white polishing pad
Meguiar's Pro Synthetic sealant v2.0 w/ Black finishing pad (2 coats)

Took me 3.5 hours.

Last edited by PigPopTart (2009-06-02 10:49:07)

Rufknsrsbro?

2009-06-02 10:50:07

#2

Amdi Peter: peut-être; +111|5792|paris

Looks nice, good job.

2009-06-02 10:52:26

#3

FrankieSpankie3388: Hockey Nut; +243|6774|Boston, MA

I'll never understand the point of detailing a car for a woman, she'll probably just scratch it anyway.

2009-06-02 10:53:03

#4

bennisboy: Member; +829|6890|Poundland

looks great man

2009-06-02 10:57:54

#5

SamBo:D: Banned; +236|5741|England

nice one mate

fancy doing my corsa? ill give you a tenner

2009-06-02 11:13:02

#6

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|6876|Finland

Holy gloss Batman! I so need to do that on my car.

I need around tree fiddy.

2009-06-02 11:16:49

#7

GravyDan: Back from the Grave(y); +768|6176|CA

Awesome. Now come do mine.

2009-06-02 11:21:51

#8

wah1188: You orrible caaaaaaan't; +321|6704|UK

Looks quite nice I didn't know you could get them circly bits off, what are they caused by?

2009-06-02 11:37:37

#9

Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6717|6 6 4 oh, I forget

DonFck wrote:
Holy gloss Batman! I so need to do that on my car.

And you SO need to come and do that to my car too!

2009-06-02 12:55:27

#10

PigPopTart: Shotgun whore; +133|6533|Pacific NW, USA

wah1188 wrote:
Looks quite nice I didn't know you could get them circly bits off, what are they caused by?

Every time you wash your car tiny bits of dirt and other particles scratch the clear coat ever so slightly, you cant feel them but they show in direct light and reduce the appearance of depth in the paint.

I would definitely details all your cars if you were local. It's a side business I do because I enjoy it and give me spare money to put into my fun car (the Turbo GSR)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amplifieddetails/

Rufknsrsbro?

2009-06-02 13:07:28

#11

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6893

That's awesome man. Needs some bigger rims though.

2009-06-02 13:14:11

#12

PigPopTart: Shotgun whore; +133|6533|Pacific NW, USA

haha, I would have put better/bigger wheels on it a long time ago but my wife is a curb checker....there is no point.

Rufknsrsbro?

2009-06-02 13:15:05

#13

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6845|132 and Bush

I hope she polished something of yours in return.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2009-06-02 13:54:04

#14

loubot: O' HAL naw!; +470|6822|Columbus, OH

Nice job on the detail work.
I use Zaino Bro's Z-5 to remove cover the fine scratch marks from my car. It is a thick polish which two or three coats will work year round.

Last edited by loubot (2009-06-02 13:54:57)

2009-06-02 13:55:24

#15

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|6841|Seattle

Kmarion wrote:
I hope she polished something of yours in return.

This.

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2009-06-02 14:51:57

#16

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|6915|UK

wah1188 wrote:
Looks quite nice I didn't know you could get them circly bits off, what are they caused by?

Everything you want to know about cleaning your car can be found here:

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/

check the forums too

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/forum/vie … 1bd102481e

Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.

2009-06-03 00:38:08

#17

1927: The oldest chav in the world; +2,423|6917|Cardiff, Capital of Wales

The close up pics make it look Chrome, Im well impressed with how the scratches have come out, can't karma you but to repeat Kmarion, I hope the wife did.

2009-06-03 03:55:28