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Old 05-28-07, 04:40   #1 (permalink)
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Metallic Black BMW M Roadster

This car was in pretty good shape. There was some swirling and hologramming in the paint, and the love bugs did some pretty good damage to the front (some of which I couldn't get out). The owner loves his car very much and was very cool, basically telling me to get it as close to perfect as possible (we got 95 percent perfect, at least) and do everything, engine, interior, polishing, sealing, ect... I love these, don't give me a quote, just take your time and get the damn car looking right type of details. Thanks Michael for the freedom to let us do what we do best!!!

Also, let me thank my brother for making the trip from Orlando to south Florida with me for a busy weekend detailing.

General Process and Products

Washed with Meg's Hyperwash
Clayed with Meg's Pro Blue Clay using Meg's Last Touch
Rims/Tires cleaned using Eagle One Rim and Tire Cleaner
Engine degreased with Meg's Super Degreaser
Carpets shampooed with Meg's APC
Leather cleaned and conditioned with Zaino Z9/Z10
Vinyl and Interior Plastic protected with Meg's Natural Shine
Window's cleaned with Meg's Pro Window Cleaner
Zaino AIO on rims, plastic, window's and trim
Meg's Hyperdressing on wheelwells and engine
Zaino Z16 x 2 on the tires

Paint Process and LSP

Meg's #83 @ 1500 RPM w/ LC Orange Pad
Menzerna 106ff @ 1000-1200 RPM w/ Meg's Finishing Pad
Zaino AIO via PC w/ Meg's Finishing Pad
2 x Zaino Z2pro (ZFX'd)

Some befores of the swirls and hologramming







My poor brother (he's 6'6") squeezed into the interior to do an amazing job!



While he worked on the interior I went to work with the Hitachi, removing the defects... Here is a couple photo's taken with a slow shutter to blur the effect..





Here is a picture after finishing the rear fender with 106ff (the door hasn't been final polished yet, you can see a little hazing in it still.





Engine Before (the engine was done in the morning, before washing the exterior, but I wanted the after pictures to line up, hence the placement in this post).

 
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Old 05-28-07, 04:44   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Metallic Black BMW M Roadster

More pics are coming, right?
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Engine after



Here are afters after 2 coats of Z2pro

















 
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Re: Metallic Black BMW M Roadster

Beautiful! Love those triple black M Roadsters.

Very wet looking finish too.
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Re: Metallic Black BMW M Roadster

Very nice Todd! When are you gonna post the rest of them?
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Re: Metallic Black BMW M Roadster

Nice work.....and Mmmmm Beer!
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Very nice Todd! When are you gonna post the rest of them?
Just posted another thread, one more to go.

Thanks for the kind words guys!
 
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Excellent job Todd! Gotta love black when it's nice and glossy.
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Thanks Ryan
 
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I thought I would bump my own work to go with all the M power I have been doing recentley (this thread never got love )
 
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Have you seen this one since?

Thought you got plenty of love when you detailed the other BMWs.
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nice work!
 
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