Thats Fresh Detailed: 90 IslandGreen Metallic 535i

[Thats Fresh]

more more more rain. finally got this car scheduled. this called for an almost full restoration job. with only a day and half to correct the paint, i had to grind this one out fast. car history: was repainted by previous owner. but over the years, the clear eventually went thin and gone in some areas. the new owner "IDRIVEANE34" on here aquired the car from a dealer down in North Carolina during the winter so inspecting the paint was a tough one. She drove the car back up to VA through a snow storm. Few months later, the true condition of the paint showed. She did use touch up paint to cover some troubled areas. Those areas were about 3" in diameter. i didnt not touch bc i did not want to risk more damage as i could see the bare metal right through the touch up paint. I informed her that best option was to repspray the car. She did however provide me with a fresh package of Dr Colorchip which i did use on rock chips, scratches etc.



I did my best to revive the metallic color while removing 90% of the swirls. the paint levels were dangerously low for me to work on throughout the car. I say i got a 75% correction rating. Well onto the detail...







ENGINE

P21s TAW

Megs GC/foam gun

303 Protectant





WHEELS/WELLS

P21s Gel

Megs GC





EXTERIOR

APC Spray down

CWC/Foam Gun, Rinse

CWC, Megs GC 2BM, Rinse





CLAY

Megs White, Clay Magic Medium Clay

ONR Lube

Rinse, WW MF Towel





CORRECTION with PC 6" & 4" pads

IP/Orange (2 passes)

106FA/White





SEALANT

JetSeal109/Blue





LSP

Dodo Juice Purple Haze





FINALS

Stoners IG (sides and rear)

RainX (front windshield)

OPT Wheel Gel

OPT QID

P21s TAW covering everything

TAW almost working on impact

After rinsing TAW, there were still some trouble spots so i just sprayed engine and under hood with Megs GC/foam gun

beware of the following photos...

the bottom of half of the car got a healty dosage of APC. lots of salt and grime were easily visible

then onto the presoak for the whole car/clay/prep process

areas like these shapes appeared all over the car.

and this was with megs white fine clay

looks like someone tried to spot wax an area.

 

[Thats Fresh]

after IP passes.

before/after scratches that needed wetsanding

50/50 rear passenger fender with 106/white

50/50 front passenger fender

the green just coming right off

AFTERS:

i knew there was flake!!!

 

[Chicagoareanew]

That looks great! What speeds do you use with the IP and the 106?

 

[slowjeep]

nice turnaround. how do you get around the pinstriping?

 

[Vintage]

Great job! What concentration did you use on the TAW?

 

[STL WRX]

That looks great! Though that poor car has some horrible orange peel.

 

[Barry Theal]

nice work man! I really didn't like the stripe though. It just didn't work with that particuler car. the detail work great as always!

 

[MarcHarris]

i agree with barry - but great work as always bro. Another BMW saved!

 

[Thats Fresh]

That looks great! What speeds do you use with the IP and the 106?

both at 6 on the PC. after the final passes, i reduced pressure to just the buffer.

nice turnaround. how do you get around the pinstriping?

i didnt. i just buffed right over it..

Great job! What concentration did you use on the TAW?

full strength out the bottle.

nice work man! I really didn't like the stripe though. It just didn't work with that particuler car. the detail work great as always!

i agree with barry - but great work as always bro. Another BMW saved!

thanks. always good to hear compliments from you two.