ScheerSpeed Detailed: Black BMW 650LI... Reflectio

ScheerSpeed · 08-07-08, 07:42

this car was recently bought used. it had some MAJOR repainting done, that the current owner was unaware of... really unaware of...

Exterior:

-Wash
-CG CWG
-CG waterspot Remover
-white/yellow shMITT

-Wheels
-CG Citrus wheel cleaner
-ARO
-CG CWG
-Black shMITT
-EZ detail brush
-Meguiar's Hyper dressing
-Wheel Wells
-Simple Green
-Meguiar's super degreaser
-Meguiar's Hyper Dressing

-Clay
-CG SQD
-CG Blue clay

-Engine
-Meguiar's Super Degreaser
-Meguiar's Hyper Dressing

-Correction
-Menzerna PowerGloss via LC PFW pad 1500rpm
-Meguiar's M105 (didn't work!)
-Menzerna SIP via LC white pad 1500rpm
-Menzerna 85RD via LC black pad 1500rpm
-Makita 9227
-3M yellow foam backing plate

-Protection
-Collinite 915
-FK1# 425

-soft top
-ARO
-Raggtopp

-Interior
-CG Lightning fast
-CG leather cleaner
-Aerospace 303 proectant
-Zaino Z10
-Stoner's Invisible Glass
-1Z Gummi Pflege
-FK1# 425

enjoy!!!

Before: this car was in pretty bad condition... but i had no clue what i was in store for until after the wash...........

scrubbing ARO on the top

after washing and clay

so at this point, i am in complete astonishment of how bad of a paint job this car had!!! it looke like it barely got wetsanded and buffed after leaving the body shop!!! and i had yet to even put the light to it! honestly i was afraid of what i would see!

so i took a break and did the interior... my camera died after this pic... so i charged it while i did the rest, but forgot to take pictures after...

now... onto the halogens.....

ScheerSpeed · 08-07-08, 07:43

before/ after of the trunklid. after 1 pass with menzerna Power Gloss. look at the difference in the reflection! like the title says!!!

trunklid after 2 passes of PG

now for a 50/50 of the hood.

after 1 pass

2 passes

reflection before/after of the hood

front fender

driver's door

not even sanded!!!!!!!!!!!

trunk lid

ScheerSpeed · 08-07-08, 07:45

Finished!

i finished that day at 1:15AM

i went back the next day to finish up the interior, do a FK# 425 wipe and black WOW. but i forgot my camera.

i hope you guys enjoyed seeing what a little elbow grease and some polish can do when it comes to restoring REFLECTIONS

kozluv · 08-07-08, 07:59

WOW, awesome job. Did you go through a whole bar of clay doing this car?

shine · 08-07-08, 08:14

Wow, the body shop really skimped on this one. Nice work fixing it! What was your total time?

gamby · 08-07-08, 08:38

Those befores are ghoulish.

Amazing resurrection on a car far too new to be that far gone.

kaval · 08-07-08, 09:00

Holy hackjob Batman!
Great job recovering the 6 series!

TSC17 · 08-08-08, 04:33

It's amazing somebody so badly hacked such a beautiful car. Great job on the turnaround. Yeah...how many total hours did you put in it?

murf'n'surf · 08-08-08, 08:34

Great work!! I have run across a similar paint job before, the car looks ok in the sunlight but once inside a garage ---- BOOM -- it all comes out!!

PS -- dont let the Miami taxpayers get a hold of these pics!!! LOL

The Twanksta · 08-08-08, 09:12

wow! did you wetsand this car at all?? Looks phenominal! I wish I could detail my cars in a fire dept....haha! Did they watch you go through the process?

Totoland Mach · 08-08-08, 03:51

WOW times 2! That's the worst re-paint I've even seen on a Bimmer. You did one heckuva job recovering that mess!

The dealer here wouldn't even bring a car like that in the shop....he'd be embarrassed to say that was in his inventory.

Congrats and I hope the effort paid handsomely for you.

Toto

rwisejr · 08-08-08, 05:05

Man that thing was hammered .I would never take anything to that body shop again.Great save !!!!!!!!!!!