Envious Detailing: Hammered 5 series BMW

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Envious Eric

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whoever learned how to use a rotary surely shouldn't have done it on a black BMW!!! With all the damage instilled in the paint, 16 hours was needed to bring it back 95%. There were a few rids here and there, and chasing the superficial remaining "light scratches" on a DD black BMW is not reasonable!



At first glance, I looked over the car while it was pretty dirty. i didnt see just how bad the holograms were! I could see a few here and there, but they didnt seem all that deep! Well after a thorough wash, the real damage was revealed!



It took over an hour to find a combo that would work and finish down well enough. I tried going with a 3 step, but it just wasnt happening as too many defects remained...it needed a 4 step process!



Process/Products used:



Wash:

chemical guys wash and gloss

grout sponge

exceldetail monterray WW



Wheels/Tires:

P21S Gel wheel cleaner

various brushes

Megs Safe D-greaser 4:1 on tires



Clay:

megs blue mild

last touch 1:1



Paint correction:

M83 on PFW @ 1300

M105 on orange @ sp.6

M205 on megs yellow @ sp.6

Menzerna FPII on LC blue @sp.6



Protection:

Wolfgange Fuzion hand applied

megs yellow foam applicator



Microfibers used:

Exceldetail monterray WW

Exceldetail titan MF

Cobra Supreme 530



Misc:

megs glass cleaner

chemical guys wet tire shine

chemical guys bare bones





Befores:

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Great work toyota guy ... my car looked like that a year ago after getting back from the bodyshop that decided my car needed some "buffing".



BTW ... the owner didn't want you to fix the cloudy headlights? it's a shame that it turned out great and it still has the yellow headlights.
 
So I guess the owner wasnt happy the FIRST time you detailed the BMW :nana:



Seriously awesome transformation!
 
dsms said:
So I guess the owner wasnt happy the FIRST time you detailed the BMW :nana:



Seriously awesome transformation!
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HAHAHA, yeah right! I did his wifes BMW first and got the go-ahead to do his car!



Got More Wax said:
Good job, Big Pimpin'!!



Andy
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like I said earlier today, this black was much easier than the other car I called you about!!!! How did the R500 turn out?



bufferbarry said:
this is seriously just bad!!!!!! eric this is a great detail! superb job man!
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you know what barry, I thought it would be a highlight on here for a good transformation, but then you posted your TRANSFORMATION - YOU WIN...:up



Shaun Carollo said:
Great turnaround, did you do anything to the lights? They look a lot better, not perfect, but certainly a vast improvement unless its just the lighting.
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I actually sanded with 1500x4/2500/3000 then 105 via PFW at 1500 and all it really did was clean them, not clear them. The owner is already planning on replacing, but I told him I would try to handle them...not going to happen!



gofast908z said:
Thats a great turnaround!
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thanks man, 16 hours and I was spent!!!



Gianni D said:
Great work toyota guy ... my car looked like that a year ago after getting back from the bodyshop that decided my car needed some "buffing".



BTW ... the owner didn't want you to fix the cloudy headlights? it's a shame that it turned out great and it still has the yellow headlights.
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see above
 
toyotaguy said:
I actually sanded with 1500x4/2500/3000 then 105 via PFW at 1500 and all it really did was clean them, not clear them. The owner is already planning on replacing, but I told him I would try to handle them...not going to happen!
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Any reason why you didn't go any lower in the grit?
 
ctrent86 said:
Any reason why you didn't go any lower in the grit?
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didnt have any - but I seriously doubt they would clean up completely to match the paint quality, so he is going to replace them and make them brand new that way!
 
Foggy is easy enough. When they are that yellow, I think the plastic is about done!!

Andy
toyotaguy said:
didnt have any - but I seriously doubt they would clean up completely to match the paint quality, so he is going to replace them and make them brand new that way!
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I did a 325i back in the spring that had the same exact headlight damage. I wetsanded and everything but the plastic was shot.



Absolutely amazing job on this one.
 
started with a rotary and PFW, then switched to the PC!



Thanks Patrick, got the towels today, awesome customer service my friend!!!
 
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