The exterior followed the same "medium soil content" level. There was a lot of bonded contaminants on the lower parts of the doors, a decent amount of swirling on the horizontals, light scratches on the verticals, and generally just dirty. I tried a few different polish combos before coming to my final consensus. BMW paint is one of those that *I* find a bit finicky in that it's hard to remove swirls, but also hard to finish without micro-marring. Adding that the X5 has a curve or edge everywhere led to a long process, but likewise results. My finals for the exterior were:
-Zaino Z7 Wash
-Zaino Z18 Clay with Z7 lube
-TOL Tire Cleaner cut 50/50 on tires/wells
-Meguiar's
Wheel Brightener cut 3:1 on wheels
-Hi-Temp Heavy Cut via rotary and LC Polishing Pad @ 1500 rpm
-Menzerna PO85RD via rotary and LC Finishing Pad @ 1500 rpm
-Zaino Z14 Plastic Polish on all lighting
-Zaino Z6 Wipedown
-Zaino Z5 on paint and wheels
-Zaino Z8 on everything
-Meguiar's
All Season Dressing on tires/trim
-CG VRT cut 2.5:1 in wells
-CD-2 Engine Detailer in grilles
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