325ci, Dakota, LX470, 330ci

Scottwax · 01-31-06, 09:01

First two were one steps at that office. I decided to use Vanilla Moose v2 (the new version I have to test, I assume this will be the new VM formula pretty soon) as Everett assured me I can use it as a one step and expect up to 90 days protection. I seem to wax these two every 45-60 days so I'll see how it holds up on them. VM2 did a real nice job on the light to moderate water spots on the 325 and seems to work well on light swirls too.

Vanilla Moose v2 with a Lake Country polishing pad on both.

2001 BMW 325ci

2002 Dodge Dakota

Scottwax · 01-31-06, 09:09

2003 Lexus LX470. The paint was in really good shape for an SUV that sits outside (their SC430 and 1966 Impala get the garage) so I used VM2 with a Lake Country polishing pad and Meguiars #16. I thought about using 845 since it is so durable but #16 is no slouch and has less initial dust attraction (prior to first washing) and like I said, this one sits outside.

Full sun shot kind of kills the gloss on the first pic....

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2001 BMW 330ci. 2nd owner, first owner must have used the coin up brushes pretty regularly. Pretty scuffed in a few areas. Really bad on the driver's door and rear quarter, I ended up using Clearkote Compound and a Meguiars polishing pad on those areas. I then used Optimum Polish with a Meguiars polishing pad on the whole car, followed by VM2 and a Lake Country polishing pad, and finished with Poorboy's Natty's Blue.

...and yes, I did remove the license plate. I am tired of tearing up pads on the 3's back end.

morarch · 01-31-06, 09:42

looks amazing as usual Scott!

BenP · 02-01-06, 12:56

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Originally Posted by morarch

looks amazing as usual Scott!

Ditto!

Sludge · 02-01-06, 01:17

Scottwax,

I'll take the last BMW. Looks like hot oil. Beautiful car and great work.

LightngSVT · 02-01-06, 04:22

Great work on some nice cars! That Dakota looks incredible for a 1-step too! But you can never go wrong with a nice 3 series BMW!

Gen2 · 02-01-06, 05:03

I really like the BMW 330ci and the car looks wonderful after what you have done to the car. One of these day I got to try out the Clearkote products especially VM2 and RMG.

klnyc · 02-01-06, 05:06

Scott,

How many hours you spend on that LX470?

JJ_ · 02-01-06, 05:42

I love the black grill on the beemer!

GOOD JOB!!

mgm121499 · 02-01-06, 06:30

Man, that's a lot of black paint! I bet you were happy to see the White Lexus (LOL).

They all turned out great. Nice job!

mgm121499 · 02-01-06, 06:32

Man, that's a lot of black paint! I bet you were happy to see the White Lexus (LOL).

They all turned out great. Nice job!

How does VM2 cut (scale 1 - 10). I would give VM a 1. Is VM2 watery like VM? I still keep VM on my shelf and use it from time to time. It's one of those products that I like to keep around.

4830Deuce · 02-01-06, 01:08

WOW scott great work...you do an amazing job on black....as you should being a owner of a black car.

-Justin