THATS FRESH Detailed: 2006 Black Sapphire Metallic 325Cic

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This vert was already in good condition both inside and out. Also with it being a vert, the detail only took a few hours to do some paint correction and treat the top. for some reason, the trunk was heavily swirled than the rest of the body. i used just SIP/orange for most of the car and SIP/106FF for the trunk.



*Interior: the usual dusting, vacuuming, final wipe down.



engine bay, washed the wheels, the top, and then the whole car





WASH&DRY

Foam Gun II

CG W&G

2BM/grit guards

Sheepskin Mitts

Detailed Image Microfiber Towels



CLAY

Clay Magic Fine Grade Bar

Meguiars Quik Detailer



PAINT CORRECTION

Merzerna SIP/Orange Pad

Merzerna 106FF/White Pad



LSP

CG Jet Seal 109/Blue Pad



WAX

Dodo Juice Purple Haze Wax



MISC

Eagle One Tire Cleaner

Mothers Metal Polish

APC

303 Protectant

Custom Mix Vert Solution



GEAR

Porter Cable 7424

Sony W120

Detailed Image Microfiber Drying Towels

Detailed Image Microfiber Towels







It was hard to get detail of the metallic paint in the light, now onto the pics



BEFORE. pollen was deep into the valve cover under the cabin filter

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AFTER

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i was able to reach inside of the wheel for cleaning

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AFTER closeup

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WAX Applied by hand for complete coverage

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now for some afters. dots are the metallic. i had to pull in back into the garage bc there was still pollen present in the air.



TRUNK SHOTS

*dont mind the polishing dust on the bumper. it was given a final wash.

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and a vid for some FIJI action. top protected by my custom solution



[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZgA0HWjZ6o]YouTube - Thats Fresh Detailed: Convertible FIJI test[/ame]





thanks for looking.



*im posting in here even though i dont do this full time. i only get 4-5 cars a month. so mods feel free to move this thread.
 
I see you used just SIP/orange for most of the car, did you follow that with 106ff, or just on the trunk?



How did it finish out? I have a 5 Series this afternoon, and the person wants a 1-step polish, i was thinking about SIP/orange or white.



ps. looks great!
 
Twista616 said:
I see you used just SIP/orange for most of the car, did you follow that with 106ff, or just on the trunk?



How did it finish out? I have a 5 Series this afternoon, and the person wants a 1-step polish, i was thinking about SIP/orange or white.



ps. looks great!
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thanks!



the whole car i was able to pass with just SIP/orange. but the trunk i had to followup with the 106FF/white. gLuck with the 1step. let me know how that goes
 
followup vid 3 months later.

this is a followup video 3 months after the first application on the 2006 BMW 2006. This car has been washed 7 times and is parked outside during the workday. The top has seen numerous hours of rain here in Virginia during the pass few months. Before washing the car, i took a short video to show how my custom solution has held up during the past few months.





YouTube - Follow up 3 months later:Thats Fresh Detailed: Convertible FIJI test
 
*looking back. yeah it does look like it. but maybe its the angle of the shots. i tried to get the right angle to show off swirl free/metallic finish. any tips for taking finishing pics for metallic paint dan?



next time it comes for a wash, ill try and get some pics of the finish
 
Nice work, Glenn! What was the paint like (hard/soft)? The paint on Bimmers here is as hard as friggin' nails, just like the Mercs, Ferraris, Maseratis and the hardest of them all VW... I HATE VW PAINT WITH A PASSION!!!
 
What exactly did you use on the top? I have a convertible as well and would like to get my top in that condition...if its even possible! Haha



Great job btw
 
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