[gmblack3]

QEW wash last week
Z6 wipedown before polishing

Temperature was 50-55°f in the garage (heater assist) and appox 35% humidity.

Spot polish a few areas:
3M extra cut with purple foam wool/metabo 1500
SIP/white CCS/Metabo 1500

Entire car polished with 3M Ultra Fina/blue 3M 8" finishing pad/metabo 1500.

Lusso Revitalizing Creme via Black CCS pad/Metabo 1100

2x of Lusso Oro wax applied by hand with red CCS applicator.

Notes on products:

3M extra cut with purple foam wool-This will leave some hazing for sure on this BMW paint. But it cut fast thru the 2000 sanding marks. Seems to me that the purple foamed wool gets the paint warmer then other wool pads that I have used. (entire line of edge wool pads)

3M Ultra Fina/blue 3M 8" finishing pad-Just pure heaven for a finishing polish/pad combo. Of course a 6" version of this pad would be better yet, but as you know 3M does not sell them here in the US, just in the UK. The car had some slight marring and it cleaned it up very nice. Nice long working time and minimal dusting. Removal via MF is very easy.

Lusso Revitalizing Creme via black CCS pad- Spread very nice by machine, minimal amount needed for each panel. (2-3 dots on pad) I would apply it to 2-3 panels at a time and had no problem wiping it off with a MF. Appearance-Not much better then the Ultra Fina finish section of the panel, really had to look hard to see the slightly deeper finish.

Lusso Oro wax applied by hand with red CCS applicator- You had me at the smell, very nice coconut oil scent. I applied it very thin using the CCS red applicator. Spreads very easy and only a small amount required. The instructions state to apply it to each panel, wait 60 seconds and then remove. I applied to the entire painted surface of the car, then went back and removed it right away. Removal seemed effortless. I applied 2 coats to ensure adequate coverage.

I like the red CCS applicator pad as the small pockets will hold a little extra product, so when the pad appears to be running low on product, just push the applicaitor down and you have enough to usually finish out a panel.

Here are some after shots, pics where taken at 5pm.









I am going to let the Lusso Oro wax ride on its own w/ QEW or Z7 washes. See what kind of durability I can get from it. I will try to do updates every 2-4 weeks.

Here are the claims from the Manufactor:

No other wax is better for your car's paint than LUSSO ORO.
Lasts months longer than the competition.

LUSSO ORO is hand crafted from the finest raw materials available.

LUSSO ORO will make your car shine with a deep luster and superior
finish that lasts longer than any other wax product.

LUSSO REVITALIZING CREME can deep clean your car's paint better
than any other car polish without the use of harsh abrasives.

[Pats300zx]

Thanks for the write up Bryan. I can't wait to give my Lusso a try.

[Jayplay]

very nice..like the reflections of the trees

[wise 85]

That is very nice.I like how this color has responded to the Lusso,i feel it is more vibrant than when you used the Zaino system.

[Grouse]

very nice, I have a bit of 3m ultrafina coming my way also. I will see what i think..

[Nica]

Very nice detail and I enjoyed the write up too Really like how you went through each item

I've found that the 3M products perform quite well oh and I know what you mean about the blue 3M pad it's wicked isn't it. I got some 6inch pads too.

Vehicle looks gorgeous, thank you for sharing.

[vrwm]

Nice write up. Great work with the paint. You got some beautiful results. Looking forward to the follow ups.

[detailersdomain]

very very very nice!!!!!! thanks for sharing!

[detailersdomain]

I agree with you on the ultrafina, long work time and very small amounts of dust. yes the blue 3m pad along with the 3m bumper pad is a nice combo.

[ampbmw]

i wanna kiss that paint