ACS M5 showcar (what a day!)

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eric77

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This was without a doubt the worse swirls I have ever had to remove! THe sad thing is that the car has been "profesionally detailed" twice in the past year :laugh: In the end the car came out great and looking like she should.





BEFORE:

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Before hood

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After hood

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Before and after trunk

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Process:

wash

clay

polish with optimum compound (cutting pad pc speed 5-6) 3-4x :shocked

polish with optimum poliah (polishing pad) 1x

Seal with upp

top with souveran

total time 7-8 hours



Now for the afters

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reconditioning trim with isopropyl alcohol and mothers back to black. The previous "pros" left quite a mess behind on all the trim pieces. The owner was about to order all new trim pieces :eek:

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hadboosttroy said:
awesome detail. i don't see much showiness about it, but it is hot, the brembos are insane
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it is a former show car I should say. I think it might have used to have had more done to it. However, it does have at least 20k in aftermarket parts the way it is now.
 
I would think that you now have a lifetime customer judging by the "beyond excellent" work performed.



How was the trim re-attached without making a mess? On second thought how did you get it to adhere to such a slick suface? What adhesive was used? I've so much to learn....
 
Wow!!! Truely an excellent transformation, great job. Man, that car is H-O-T! I love the previous generation 5-series cars and its an M5 on top of that, drool! So did you charge accordingly since you spend 7-8 hours on the exterior alone?
 
LightngSVT said:
Wow!!! Truely an excellent transformation, great job. Man, that car is H-O-T! I love the previous generation 5-series cars and its an M5 on top of that, drool! So did you charge accordingly since you spend 7-8 hours on the exterior alone?
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I probably undercharged by $30 or $40, but whatever. I am sure I will get a number of referrals through this detail, so I don't mind undercharging him a bit. Even underchargin him, it still wasn't cheap.
 
thecarguy said:
I think the trim has fasteners and does not require adhasive.
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yeah it just has a bunch of little clips. You just pull from the side and slowly rip it off. I brokr half a clip on one trim piece and kraz glued it back on. If it didnt work i was just going to go to the dealeership and pick up another clip for like a dollar.
 
I want to go swimming in the hood! :bow



Looks like the previous 'detailer' just put on a coat of wax without any polishing.
 
You guys, a set of those rims run you almost 3k. And it has lots of other add ons... besides... its an m5!!! Ill say it is show car status and has a show car finish :)
 
adept said:
You guys, a set of those rims run you almost 3k. And it has lots of other add ons... besides... its an m5!!! Ill say it is show car status and has a show car finish :)
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the wheels are a actually mor elike 5-6k with 1200+ in tires. THe brakes are 15" and 14" brembos and probably cost almost 10k! It sounds insane, but there are no cheap parts on that car.
 
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