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BigWig

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Hello from England, and here is my 1st post on Autopia...



I bought a one owner from new BMW 320i the other week. Very well looked after but it needed the treatment.



1. I kicked off with Autoglym shampoo (I don't recommend it!)

2. I used Poorboy's SSR2 and a variable speed Silverline mop - the paint was slightly oxidised and this brought the shine back a treat. It only needed low rpm and a soft foam pad.

3. Meguiar's Quick Clay, doing one section at a time, two applications on each panel left paint feeling like glass.

4. Followed by two coats of P21-S Carnauba Wax.



For a white car the shine is great but from the above is there anything I'm doing wrong?



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Scuttle panels are prone to going crusty on E30s, not on this one though :thumbsup:

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So are boot floors...

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And tailgates...

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Trim puts the 'm' in mint...

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Thanks mate.



I spent the weekend doing the Beemer, I'd say eight hours plus (including the interior.) Inside I used Meguiar's APC and Meguiar's All Season Dressing on the vinyl/plastic and buffed it to a matt finish.



Silverline is a tool make over here in the UK. I think you call them 'rotary buffers' in the States, aesthetically, they look like a grinder but do the bizzo with a pad attached!



A couple more pics, in a way I feel like my efforts are wasted on a white car even though the results are good!



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Welcome mate!



That car looks spot on, and cracking for her age (B reg), excellent. Lovely shine too...



Personally, I clay a car before polishing it to remove the bonded contaminants so there are none while I'm dealing with the sub-surface defects (swirls etc).
 
what is a scuttle pannel or a boot floor? SPEAK ENGLISH DAMN IT! (if you dont get that... its only a joke)



Your work looks great! Always fun to see white look good IMO
 
I want to come out to the States big time, even the streets/road surfaces in the background of most pictures are absolutely mint! Is it a good country to live in?



Thanks for the feedback, I started to use the clay on the oxidised paint after washing but it was picking up so much crap (using up loads of clay) I turned to the mop to get the worst of it off. This is obviously the wrong way to go about it!
 
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The only suggestion I would make is claying before polishing.



Edit-reclicked and saw the pics. Very nice job, love those older 3s. :)
 
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