2011 BMW M3 three step correction.

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Z06ROD

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Can a body shop wet sand and add a coat of clear on a new car and not be able to see any difference?



I would like to do this to my new car that has some scratches in the clear of the front fenders where it looks as though the mechanic that prepped the car (or factory too) had dirt on their pants.



Thanks in advance.



Rod
 
You would want to remove the clear coat that is damaged before you put another one on. I don't know if it can be sanded down, or something, but you definatly don't want to seal those problems under another layer of clear. Take it to a paint shop (or better yet, the dealership) and see what they suggest. If this is a factory defect then you should get your car resprayed for free.
 
Is it just a scratch in the clear coat or the panel itself?



If it's in the clear coat I am guessing that you would rather have someone fix it, if so, just fix the problem area. The smaller you keep the work the less the chances of getting results that don't match the rest of the car.



If the defect is small, they can wet sand the area to remove the defect which would take less time and less money.
 
It is just in the clear and can only at correct angle or in the garage with my 1200 Watt Halogen lamps.



I would prefer to find an expert detailer that didn't use a rotary on it. Not comfortable doing it myself yet even with my PC I have.



Rod
 
Well if the car is brand spanking new I would bring it back, tell them you noticed a sratch and feel you need to be compensated. You did spend enough money on that Vette...



I am sure they will fix it for you, if they put up a stink because the car is over a month old or something you could always have it done at a shop yourself, they should be able to set up a day where they can have you drop off your car and pick it up the same day.



Make sure you right down your mileage, you don't need some punk having fun in your car.
 
This is a friends car that the dealership trashed with a combination hand wash and wax application during the vehicle prep. The dealership has also screwed up two clear-bra installs as well on this car.
When all the scratches, swirls and holograming was brought to the dealerships attention on the second clear bra install, they said that, "it is impossible not have all that on a black car". Yeah....

This detail ended up taking me 36 hours to from start to finish.

Process:
Foamed with Chemical Guys Citrus Wash (it was cloudy and cool out so I could really let it dwell and it almost completely stripped the dealership wax).
Washed using 2 bucket method and grit guards using Duragloss 901.
Wheels got Sonax Full Effect.
Clayed with Pinnacle Poly Clay.
I tried 8 pad and polish combo's before deciding what to use (paint was soft and very picky. All machine work done with G110v2. Pads cleaned with brush and compressed air.
Compounded with 5.5" & 4" LC Hydro Tech Cyan pads and Megs D300.
Polished with 5.5" & 4" LC Hydro Tech Tangerine pads and Megs D300.
Finished with 5.5" flat LC Black finishing pad and 4" LC Hydro Tech Crimson pad and Menz 85RD.
IPA wipedown.
Polished glass with DP Glass Restorer and LC flat 5.5" white pad.
Cleaned glass with Invisible Glass and DP Krystal Vision glass cleaners.
Treated engine with Aerospace 303.
Underside of engine hood cleaned with Optimum Power Clean at 3:1.
Treated underside of engine hood with Klasse AIO.
Cleaned interior with DP Total Interior Cleaner.
Protected interior with DP Total Interior Protectant.
Entire car (paint, trim, glass, door jambs) got Optimum Opti-Coat 2.0.
Tires treated with Optimum Tire Shine.

Onto the photos. All photos taken by me.

Wheels.
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Every crevice had wax from dealership in it, including some big puddles of it in the door jambs.
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Sonax doing its thing.
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Foam soaking.
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Claying.
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I hate taping...
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Here is what the dealership said was impossible to prevent.
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Trunk lid before and after compounding.
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Fender before and after compounding.
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Door hologram before and after compounding.
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50/50 of door using D300 and Cyan pad.
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I need a lift and comfy chair like some of the people I've seen on here, sitting on concrete gets old fast.
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Compressed air is great to have on hand.
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Trunk lid after 85RD
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There was no sun and wasn't going to be for rest of the week so here some LED shots.
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Engine all cleaned.
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Beautiful car. Nice work.:thumbup:

Please video tape the dealership's reaction and response when your friend takes the car in to ask again why they were unable to eliminate the flaws. :rofl:
 
Wow, beautiful job on an equally beautiful car. I've recently experienced some shock with the amount of damage a dealership did to the car I bought recently. Granted, it wasn't brand new (although it was in their possession the whole time), but the damage was definitely wash induced. What they did to this Bimmer is inexcusable. Amazing job fixing it!
 
Very nice work on a very hot M3. You really did that beautiful car justice. Just goes to show what a good detailer can do for a trashed car.
Also, your photo skills are awesome. I love the pictures.
 
Jeff U said:
Very nice!

Great work!
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juliom2 said:
Very fine finished............great pictures.
Car looks at it best.....Nice write up!!!
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SIDetailing said:
Very nice. I love the black m3. Very sexy car. Glad to see you made it true beauty show.
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dwgcmc said:
Beautiful car. Nice work.:thumbup:

Please video tape the dealership's reaction and response when your friend takes the car in to ask again why they were unable to eliminate the flaws. :rofl:
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Thank you! I would love it if the owner showed the dealership some pics but I don't think it will happen.

Shiny Things said:
Wow, beautiful job on an equally beautiful car. I've recently experienced some shock with the amount of damage a dealership did to the car I bought recently. Granted, it wasn't brand new (although it was in their possession the whole time), but the damage was definitely wash induced. What they did to this Bimmer is inexcusable. Amazing job fixing it!
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Thank you! Very sad to see any car treat like that, especially a $71k BMW.

Tru_Shine said:
nice job.....
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bmw5541 said:
Very nice work on a very hot M3. You really did that beautiful car justice. Just goes to show what a good detailer can do for a trashed car.
Also, your photo skills are awesome. I love the pictures.
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Thank you!

biolink said:
Holy crap! That paint was trashed! Nicely done.
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Nice work! Finish looks wet! I have customer with same car but he was sold the $800 NO SCRATCH protection! Holograms were free! What camera did you use?
 
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