Seeking advice for correcting/polishing Estoril Blue BMW

[Wing Commander]

That is nice to update on the results,your approach is very smart because you can`t put clear back on with the polisher but you can perform another section pass if needed.

 

[Accumulator]

Dirty Jacket- Heh heh, it`s harder than online info might lead you to expect, isn`t it?!? That`s kinda good news for reasons Wing Commander expressed so well.

That orange/UC combo *will* remove defects/clear, just so incrementally that, at least in your case, the risk of an !oops! isn`t that significant.

 

[Dirty Jacket]

Would you advise I stick with Megs ultimate compound and use a more aggressive pad or would you change both? I know it`s hard to say without seeing the defects but suffice it to say I feel like I wasted most of my Sunday as I see no difference on significant portions of the car. Granted, my technique I`m sure has more to do with it than products, I`m realistic.

 

[Accumulator]

Would you advise I stick with Megs ultimate compound and use a more aggressive pad or would you change both? I know it`s hard to say without seeing the defects but suffice it to say I feel like I wasted most of my Sunday as I see no difference on significant portions of the car. Granted, my technique I`m sure has more to do with it than products, I`m realistic.

I`d use a MF Cutting Disk but *NOT* a more aggressive foam pad. Just plan on doing a lot more, and maybe slower, passes.

You could switch to M101 on the MF disk and !oh man! would that do the correction in a timely manner. But I hesitate to recommend something that aggressive even if I would probably do it that way myself.

Don`t feel too bad, that "I spent a day and have little to show for it...what a bummer!" is just *so* common. My general take on it is that a reasonable (i.e., safe for your level of experience) approach simply takes a VERY long time...so let it do that rather than upping the ante (i.e., increasing the risk factor).

And remember, Life is NOT a Car Show I know this is Autopia, but seriously..

And oh yeah, sure...every detailer on the internet would "get that perfect in no time" (scare-quotes very intentional). But you`re living in the Real World so just forget about all that.

 

[NVcobra]

I agree with the guys above about the 2 step polish max. Lastly since it`s a pre owned. See if you can get meter before you go to town. I am not 200 percent sure I know the blue you reference but the interlagos blue on many M cars shows swirls if you look at it. Get some good wipe off towels.

And since you are going through all the perfecting steps I would add a chemical Decon like iron x and a physical Decon step clay bar step after the wash and you will mostly likely have to wash again before the correction. Now if that sounds good, I would coat the car and lock in all that hard work. Just my 2 cents.

Sorry for chiming in off the wall here, my apologies up front. But for some reason I simply can`t find a way to post a "new thread". There is no option I can see. No way to ask any questions. This is the only way for me to interact so far. Maybe a moderator can pick this up and give me a hand please, thanks!! Again, sorry for jumping in here....

 

[Accumulator]

NVCobra- I`m not a Mod, but try this:

-Go to Forum Home
-Click on Forum Title/Category of choice
-Towards top, left-hand side, there should be a rectangular blue "Post New Thread" icon to click on

I just ran through that and it worked for me. Please let me know if it does/doesn`t work for you.

 

[NVcobra]

NVCobra- I`m not a Mod, but try this:

-Go to Forum Home
-Click on Forum Title/Category of choice
-Towards top, left-hand side, there should be a rectangular blue "Post New Thread" icon to click on

I just ran through that and it worked for me. Please let me know if it does/doesn`t work for you.

Thanks Accumulator!

Hmm, still don`t see it. Here`s a couple pics of what I see on the screen. It show no posting permissions in the one pic. I registered back in 2004 and haven`t been on for a long time.I wonder if that is a issue of some sort?

 

[nickclark08]

The first pic it doesn`t look like you are logged in... (the "Login" link on your screen says "logout" mine).

Also, the second pic seems to say you do have permissions.

If you can`t post new threads, super weird for sure.

Thanks Accumulator!

Hmm, still don`t see it. Here`s a couple pics of what I see on the screen. It show no posting permissions in the one pic. I registered back in 2004 and haven`t been on for a long time.I wonder if that is a issue of some sort?

 

[titsataki]

I did not see this thread. I have a 2013 135is in Estoril Blue. I love the color. indeed it is hard. you have to work it .. the video with the alpine white is an excellent how to.. take time and it will come up very nice
I love menzerna polishes I also have tried many others Meg`s 105/205 etc.. they are so good you can finish it with one try.. but I always try to do a Menzerna P85rd take at the end. then you can play with LSP and waxes to your hearts content.

Regards

Nick

 

[Accumulator]

titsaki- While I`m not a big fan of Menzerna stuff, I agree 100% that finshing out with something like p85rd will leave a much nicer finish than M205.

I`ve *NEVER* had M105 pass muster when inspcted in a dark environment with the right lighting (usually used the SunGun). Never. Always saw some degree of micromarring even if it wasn`t visible under less rigorous inspection conditions. Even talked it to death with guys like Kevin and Barry so I`m confident it wasn`t just a matter of it not being Accumulator-proof.

NVcobra- I can`t see that screen capture on this PC (eh, total POS I`m on at present ), but I hope you`re getting that sorted out. If nickclark08 can`t figure it out I sorta doubt that I could!

 

[titsataki]

He He I Like Menzerna but I am sure there a ton of other as good or better out there. I am using it because I have a few 32oz bottles of or it (one P85RD, one Super intensive polish, one power lock and maybe a couple more) so I have some investment to use.

thank you for your input

Nick

 

[Accumulator]

He He I Like Menzerna but I am sure there a ton of other as good or better out there. I am using it because I have a few 32oz bottles of it..

Heh heh, yeah...that`s one very good reason IMO.

 

[Dirty Jacket]

I did not see this thread. I have a 2013 135is in Estoril Blue. I love the color. indeed it is hard. you have to work it .. the video with the alpine white is an excellent how to.. take time and it will come up very nice
I love menzerna polishes I also have tried many others Meg`s 105/205 etc.. they are so good you can finish it with one try.. but I always try to do a Menzerna P85rd take at the end. then you can play with LSP and waxes to your hearts content.

Regards

Nick

Any products that you find particularly work well for the estoril blue? Maybe that`s not even a thing but curious on your experiences.

Thanks

 

[Dirty Jacket]

I`d use a MF Cutting Disk but *NOT* a more aggressive foam pad. Just plan on doing a lot more, and maybe slower, passes.

You could switch to M101 on the MF disk and !oh man! would that do the correction in a timely manner. But I hesitate to recommend something that aggressive even if I would probably do it that way myself.

Don`t feel too bad, that "I spent a day and have little to show for it...what a bummer!" is just *so* common. My general take on it is that a reasonable (i.e., safe for your level of experience) approach simply takes a VERY long time...so let it do that rather than upping the ante (i.e., increasing the risk factor).

And remember, Life is NOT a Car Show I know this is Autopia, but seriously..

And oh yeah, sure...every detailer on the internet would "get that perfect in no time" (scare-quotes very intentional). But you`re living in the Real World so just forget about all that.

What MF pads (brand, ?colors) would you recommend for use with M101 or Megs Ultimate Compound? I am using a Porter Cable.
Would you use the MF for the finer polishes too, or switch over to the foam pads?

 

[Accumulator]

Dirty Jacket- I`m afraid you`ll have to get the "which MF pad?" answer from somebody else as I`m still using the old/discontinued Meguiar`s ones. (Note that with the PC I`d be using small/4" pads rather than larger 5.5-6.0" ones.)

I do switch to foam for Finish Polishing, but that`s just me and MF might work fine.

Eh, sorry I`m not being of much help after being so emphatic about about the general approach I`d advocate