Petrucci Detailed: BMW Jet Black E39 M5 (a lot of pictures)

[Petrucci_M3]

Petrucci Detailed: BMW Jet Black E39 M5



Wash:

Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss

Chemical Guys Heavy Duty Bucket

Grit Guard

Chemical Guys Super Fluffy Mitt

Gilmour Foam Gun



Clayed:

Meguiar’s Medium clay

Chemical Guys Synthetic Quick Detailer



Paint Correction:

Flex 3403 rotary

3M Backing Plate

Gloss-it 3 inch Backing Plate

Menzerna Super Intensive Polish

Menzerna Nano Polish

Menzerna PO85RD

CM5300

Fenix TK10

Orange LC pad

White LC pad

Grey LC pad

Blue LC pad

Detailer Domain Uber Towels

Highline Paint Gauge Meter



Protection:

Jetseal109



LSP:

Pinnacle Souveran



Trim:

Aerospace 303



Glass:

Stoner’s Invisible Glass



Wheels:

EZ Detail Brush

Swissvax Wheel Brush

Chemical Guy’s Grime Reaper

Surfcity Tire Shine



Interior:

1Z Cockpit

303 Aerospace

Chemical Guy’s Lighting Fast Stain Extractor

Metro Vac n Blow

Lil Green Bissel



Wash:

Trunk – Before:



Here are some readings of the paint, the lowest and highest as shown:

Trunk - 50/50:

Trunk - After:

A little problem with my backing plate ehhhh. Wonderful, oh well, I guess it’s finally time to upgrade to the Gloss-it 3”.

Hood - Before:



Another range of readings on the hood:

Hood - 50/50:

Hood - After:

Rear Panel - Before:

 

[Petrucci_M3]

Rear Panel - 50/50:

Rear Driver Door - Before:

Rear Driver Door - After:

Driver Door - Before:

Driver Door - After:

Driver Fender - Before:

Driver Fender - After:

Passenger Rear Bumper - Before:

Passenger Rear Bumper - After:

Passenger Rear Door - Before:

Passenger Rear Door - 50/50:

Passenger Rear Door - After:

 

[Petrucci_M3]

Passenger Front Door - 50/50:

Passenger Front Door - After:

Passenger Front Fender - Before:

Passenger Front Fender - After:

Rear - Before:

Rear - After:

Interior - Before:

Interior - After:

 

[Petrucci_M3]

Final Shots:

I appreciate those who took the time to look through this extremely long thread. Thank you.

 

[Barry Theal]

wow that car has finally got the respect it deserves! great detail. That paint was horrific. You got to love it though, makes for some great after

 

[ohiostate]

Amazing job!!!

 

[ReLoaDeD BuLLiT]

great work man. that steamer seems to work well

 

[Srg.Rod]

are u going to put the m5 badge u took off>?

 

[Petrucci_M3]

wow that car has finally got the respect it deserves! great detail. That paint was horrific. You got to love it though, makes for some great after

Thank you for the kind words! :2thumbs:

Amazing job!!!

Thanks!

great work man. that steamer seems to work well

Thank you! Gets the job done for me

are u going to put the m5 badge u took off>?

Nope, owner requested to de-badge the car for security purposes. He's parking on campus and doesn't want someone to mess with car since its a "M" model.



I've thought of de-badging my M3 but since its a M car, I like to wear it proudly hehe.

 

[Guitarist302008]

Great work man... those are some excellent after shots and man was that paint ever messed up! How do you think people let their cars get like that?? lol

 

[jopa489]

Fantastic! That's how JB is supposed to look.

 

[Petrucci_M3]

Great work man... those are some excellent after shots and man was that paint ever messed up! How do you think people let their cars get like that?? lol

Thank you!



I'm assuming the dealer and bad hand washing had a big part in that poor car's earlier life. :bolt

Fantastic! That's how JB is supposed to look.

Thanks!

 

[Ganesa]

those are some remarkable pictures of that great detailing job ....

nice work! :]

 

[stu-e-boy]

Awesome job, I had a Black E39 M5, and it never looked that good!, how long did it take you start to finish?

 

[Sudz On The Run]

Oh man you really make the car look better then ever

 

[Apollo_Auto]

Rockin' like Dokken and takin' up 2 handicapped places... that's the goods !

 

[david_h]

Stunning work, can't beat an E39 M5. That paint was atrocious.

 

[imported_artikxscout]

Yeah... that paint was horrendous. Great job on fixing it up. Surprised that SIP fixed that all!

 

[N8Dogg98]

wow, looks great. Nice work!!

 

[Thomas Dekany]

Excellent detail. :2thumbs::2thumbs::2thumbs: