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Default September entry: BMW 650LI

this car was recently bought used. it had some MAJOR repainting done, that the current owner was unaware of... really unaware of...

Exterior:

-Wash
-CG CWG
-CG waterspot Remover
-white/yellow shMITT

-Wheels
-CG Citrus wheel cleaner
-ARO
-CG CWG
-Black shMITT
-EZ detail brush
-Meguiar's Hyper dressing
-Wheel Wells
-Simple Green
-Meguiar's super degreaser
-Meguiar's Hyper Dressing

-Clay
-CG SQD
-CG Blue clay

-Engine
-Meguiar's Super Degreaser
-Meguiar's Hyper Dressing

-Correction
-Menzerna PowerGloss via LC PFW pad 1500rpm
-Meguiar's M105 (didn't work!)
-Menzerna SIP via LC white pad 1500rpm
-Menzerna 85RD via LC black pad 1500rpm
-Makita 9227
-3M yellow foam backing plate

-Protection
-Collinite 915
-FK1# 425

-soft top
-ARO
-Raggtopp

-Interior
-CG Lightning fast
-CG leather cleaner
-Aerospace 303 proectant
-Zaino Z10
-Stoner's Invisible Glass
-1Z Gummi Pflege
-FK1# 425

enjoy!!!

Before: this car was in pretty bad condition... but i had no clue what i was in store for until after the wash...........

























scrubbing ARO on the top



after washing and clay



















so at this point, i am in complete astonishment of how bad of a paint job this car had!!! it looke like it barely got wetsanded and buffed after leaving the body shop!!! and i had yet to even put the light to it! honestly i was afraid of what i would see!

so i took a break and did the interior... my camera died after this pic... so i charged it while i did the rest, but forgot to take pictures after...





now... onto the halogens.....

































before/ after of the trunklid. after 1 pass with menzerna Power Gloss. look at the difference in the reflection! like the title says!!!






trunklid after 2 passes of PG



now for a 50/50 of the hood.



after 1 pass



2 passes



reflection before/after of the hood









front fender







driver's door









not even sanded!!!!!!!!!!!












trunk lid





Finished!








































i finished that day at 1:15AM

i went back the next day to finish up the interior, do a FK# 425 wipe and black WOW. but i forgot my camera.

i hope you guys enjoyed seeing what a little elbow grease and some polish can do when it comes to restoring REFLECTIONS


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Old 09-01-2008, 06:38 PM
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It looks just beautiful. You are the man. Did you have to wet sand the drivers door or no? You said you finished at 1:15AM what were your total hours for detailing this beast.
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Old 09-01-2008, 11:29 PM
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Wow, that looks fantastic. One thing though, I think you missed the deadline. I did last month even though nobody else applied. Just re-post it for September.
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Yes, like richy said all entries must be entered before months end, so this entry is late for August but if you'd like I can simply change the tittle from August to September, just say the word and I'll make the change
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Old 09-02-2008, 01:43 AM
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Can't see the pics.....all I get is Photobucket Bandwidth Exceeded ?
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Can't see the pics.....all I get is Photobucket Bandwidth Exceeded ?
same here
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Yes, like richy said all entries must be entered before months end, so this entry is late for August but if you'd like I can simply change the tittle from August to September, just say the word and I'll make the change
ok, i lost track of the days over the long weekend!
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Old 09-23-2008, 08:43 AM
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Really a fantastic job on this car. Sure the owner was relieved to see the car brought back to life. I can sometimes never understand how guys can buy expensive cars and let them get like this.

Is the owner a Fireman btw?
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yes, he is a fire captain
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Wow the reflections are amazing!!!
 

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