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Re: You Won't Believe This BMW, (tore up) Seeing Is Believing

So basically, I wanted to wetsand the whole thing but the owner was on a tight budget so I had to do what I could in a limited amount of time..... ended up being a 12 hour process, 7 of those hours just on the passenger side.

Here's the view I had to work with.





After about 2 passes with a twisted wool pad and Meg's M105 I still was not getting the results I wanted. Yes, it's better but definately not good enough.

So about two more passes at slightly higher rpms and a bit more pressure. I do not recommend this btw, this is an extreme condition that requires extreme steps.
After 4-5 passes with the wool and M105 and Menz SIP the results were more tollerable.


This is just after the intial compounding steps, I have yet to fine tune it so you may see a few swirls.




Some of these pics are taken with different lighting as it was hard to shoot the damage with the 500W so please consider that and not critisize the differnce in lighting. thanks.





Here's a good 50/50 shot that you can tell the difference in the top panel to the bottom panel.


AFter the intial compounding I went over the passenger side with some Menz SIP and a white pad to fine tuen it a bit more.

The rest of the vehicle was finished down with Menz IP with a white pad and rotary. After that I took the PC to it was some Zaino ZPC (fusion) to lay a good foundation for the sealant, and then a couple coats of Z5.


Now onto the glamour shots.
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