Love the end result, hate the process! But in the end, its was worth it! EXTERIOR ONLY DETAIL...
So, a previous client of mine emails me and says he just bought a car and it has lots of water spots from a landscaping company testing the sprinklers they just installed to adjust them...well, if they were trying to hit the parking lot, they accomplished that one!!! Being super soft paint, BLACK, and a BMW, I knew I had my work cut out for me....
PLUS, it doesnt help when you buy a brand new car from a BMW dealership and it comes loaded with swirlmarks, holograms, and hazy paint!!!! This is a PRIME example of why you dont buy a car at night, no matter what! I think if I am ever going to buy a black car (highly unlikely), I will ask them to wash it with dawn, do a IPA/prepsol wipedown of the hood to make sure there are no issues....this was rediculous!!! He never took it to a detailer prior to me...and only through the swirl-o-matic one time!!!
It took a while to get the process down - about two hours! I was trying all kinds of combos...foam cutting pads, polishing pads, wool pads, finishing pads, compounds, polishes, one steps...it was a tough process but I finally found one that would work withing both our budgets/time constraints, while producing a great outcome! I couldnt get the rotary working on this paint...no matter what process I came up with, holograms were slightly there - even with FPII and a finishing pad worked at 600-800-1000-1200-800-600 for a couple passes each!!!
Didnt have to wash it, or clay it, client already had it done! It was nice to just be able to get to work without having to do the tedious stuff!
Products used:
Hitachi rotary
PC
micro surface black wool (thanks for the recommendation Rydawg - smooth pads that simply work!)
5.5" LC orange lo pro
6.5" LC blue
6.5" LC green
M105
FPII
poliseal
megs hyper
megs
glass cleaner concentrate
megs
final inspection 34
scotch blue tape (like it better than 3m)
PICTURES:
BEFORES...
AND GET READY..... ARE YOU READY???
HOLY COW - WHAT WERE THEY THINKING???
TAPE TIME!!!
NOW SOME LIGHT SHOW WORK...SOME 5050 AND STARTING SHOTS
THIS IS AFTER COMPOUNDING WITH M105 AND PC/ORANGE
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