THATS FRESH Detailed: 2001 Fern Green 325i

Thats Fresh · 05-15-09, 07:10

this car belongs to BIMMERFAN08. he wanted to properly clean and protect the paint for the summer. he also wanted to prep the car which is being given to his mom in trade for his M3 this summer so i dont call this a full detail. since he helped with the detail, we were going to have time for a 1step polish. his car was in pretty good shape with a few dings here, rock chips there, and scattered RIDS. but driving 5 hours away to Virginia Tech for school and parking outdoors, i say his car was in pretty good shape.

the 106FF/white got most of the swirls out but the paint still wasnt perfect. BIMMERFAN08 agreed to come back in fall for a full paint correction which touch up is chips and RIDS with some touch up paint and wetsanding.

*moldings were going to be done by himself.

WASH&DRY
Foam Gun II
CG W&G
2BM/grit guards
Sheepskin Mitts
Detailed Image Microfiber Towels
ONR (second wash)

CLAY
Meguiars White Clay
Meguiars Quik Detailer
ONR Diluted Lube

PAINT CORRECTION
Merzerna 106FF/White Pad

LSP
NXT2.0

MISC
Eagle One Tire Cleaner
TurtleWax Wet (since he was going to wash the car in a few days before the meet)
Turtle Wax Wheels
P21S
Rain-X
Stinger Wet/Dry Vac
APC
303 Protectant

GEAR
Porter Cable 7424
Sony W120
Detailed Image Microfiber Drying Towels
Detailed Image Microfiber Towels

Engine before

Engine after

After initial wash. hard to see flaws here but they were there...

50/50 shot down the middle. treated (left). untreated (right)

now for some afters. *taping done BimmerFan

i love 106FF.

After. glass was treated with IG and Rain-X. pretty good for a 8yr old

thanks for looking

oski83 · 05-15-09, 12:31

NICE! Why a second ONR Wash? Was it that dirty? Also, noticed 2 types of lubes for clay job...was it 50/50 or one used on 1 side other on other side of car?

charlesaferg · 05-15-09, 12:46

I noticed a little haze, and then I noticed this.

Use a higher intensity light while correction, help you focus on those holograms. Halogens don't expose holograms as much as that camera flash. A simple, 3 watt, single LED flashlight should suffice.

Thats Fresh · 05-15-09, 02:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by oski83

NICE! Why a second ONR Wash? Was it that dirty? Also, noticed 2 types of lubes for clay job...was it 50/50 or one used on 1 side other on other side of car?

the ONR wash was after the polish application. i clayed one side with ONR lube and the owner clayed the other side with the Megs clay kit he bought.

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlesaferg

I noticed a little haze, and then I noticed this.

Use a higher intensity light while correction, help you focus on those holograms. Halogens don't expose holograms as much as that camera flash. A simple, 3 watt, single LED flashlight should suffice.

thanks for the tip. i have several of those lights. ill use it next time. yeah i wanted to follow up with a PO85RD but there was no time and he only asked for a 1step.