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This BMW belongs to a new client I just picked up and he is the second owner, the car was in pretty bad shape with a few places on the car having RIDS so deep that to chase them 100% would have at the least thinned the clear to much or at worst rolled it.
WASH: GI soap
CLAY: CG fine grade clay
WHEELS: GI new wheel gel/ sealed with GI signature gloss & concorso
TIRES: GI signature tire dressing
CONVERTIBLE TOP: P & S enviro clean citrus
CONVERTIBLE TOP SELEANT: CG fabric guard
EXHAUST TIPS: CG extreme metal shine & blue b gone
CORRECTION: GI extreme cut wool pad /evp pad prime for compounding
GI extreme w/ foam cutting pad and spritzed w/GI gloss enhancer
POLISH: GI evolution polish w/GI polishing blue pad and gloss enhancer
FINAL POLISHING: GI evolution and foam finishing pad and gloss enhancer
GLAZE: CG extreme acrylic glaze with the FLEX DA and finishing pad
LSP: GI signature gloss sealant applied with the FLEX DA then followed with concorso also with the FLEX DA
pre wash shots dirty..........
top was really dirty, needed multiple scrubbings
interior was bad as well being a light creme color
headliner had deep grease marks, acheived about 75 % correction at best
engine compartment was bad, pics do not show the hard water spots everywhere
after wash and clay ready for compounding, door corrected front quarter not
close up of the marring
finished product
interior after shots
the painted parts of the interior were bad and a PITA to do by hand mostly and with the tree inch rotary pad as well
the areas behind the seat were really tough, small areas were my full figured self is how should we say "difficult to get too" (lol)
Nice work! I've got a black Z8 to do soon and the paint is in terrible condition. Would you say that the finish on Z8's are really soft? Also, do you have any after shots of the headliner? I'd love to see how it came out after being so soiled.
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I do not know if the garage shot is calender worthy........ but I think the finish lookes really nice(depth) where as the sun shots show clarity.
AZ Ferrari Man, I did think this car was really nice, of the six or so Z8's I have worked on(alpina versions lately) this color was really different,most have been black or silver with red interiors.
The owner said of the seven cars he has, his wife likes this one the most it is their Monterey/Carmel getaway car as it has good power but the ride is compliant.
Dave, to be honest the headliner after shots were not worthy of Autopia, as I stated I only got 75% correction at best plus I did not want sagging in the headliner from moisture. The paint on this Z8 was not especially soft and corrected well, although in the past on one black one I chased holograms for over six hours.
Richie just call the other "Ritchie" and tell him your a friend of mine(lol) and some Signature will be sent "ovah there" (crude attempt at a Sopranos like accent).
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