1989 BMW 325i

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This is my new baby, I picked her up a few weeks ago. It had been sitting outside unused for 6 weeks. Wow, the paint felt like sandpaper. A little swirling, but not too bad... just annoying pinstriping and lots of heavy scratches and some other stuff that are now currently out. After I got it, I put it in the shop immediately to have all the stuff under the hood rebuilt (hoses, belts, gaskets, fan, bushings, sensors, etc, etc, etc). Then the first day I got it back, I spent 8 hours on it the next day detailing it. This was all a couple weeks ago, I`ve just been too lazy to post about it.



Process:

- Meg`s Gold Class Shampoo

- Mother`s Clay (3 hours! It was bad!)

- Wash Again

- Prep

- Meg`s #83 DACP on PC at 6 w/ LC orange pad.. only on the hood (hated it)

- Pinnacle Swirl Remover on PC at 6 w/ LC orange pad

- Meg`s #80 Speed Glaze on PC at 2 w/ LC finishing gray pad

- Meg`s Deep Crystal System Carnauba Wax (1 by machine, 1 by hand)

- Mother`s Showtime Instant Detailer Spray

- Stoner`s Invisible Glass

- Meg`s #40 Vinyl & Rubber



Didnt get to the interior til just yesterday, the leather seats look great. I have only one crappy before picture, so whats the point of afters. Anyways, here are the pictures.



BEFORE:

oil fingerprints...

http://am.bluewolf72.com/me/e30/detail/beforehood.jpg



dull paint!

http://am.bluewolf72.com/me/e30/detail/beforetrunk.jpg



lipstick or something and some more scratches

http://am.bluewolf72.com/me/e30/detail/beforeside.jpg



DURING:

check out how the clay unveiled a totally new color

http://am.bluewolf72.com/me/e30/detail/duringclay.jpg



preperation

http://am.bluewolf72.com/me/e30/detail/perperation.jpg



we have a perfectionist... :-p

http://am.bluewolf72.com/me/e30/detail/perfectionist.jpg

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AFTER:

http://am.bluewolf72.com/me/e30/detail/afterhood.jpg



http://am.bluewolf72.com/me/e30/detail/afterside.jpg



http://am.bluewolf72.com/me/e30/detail/aftertrunk.jpg



http://am.bluewolf72.com/me/e30/detail/laterthatnight.jpg



Some more...

http://am.bluewolf72.com/me/e30/IMG_0044.jpg



http://am.bluewolf72.com/me/e30/IMG_0057.jpg



http://am.bluewolf72.com/me/e30/IMG_0060.jpg



http://am.bluewolf72.com/me/e30/IMG_0063.jpg



http://am.bluewolf72.com/me/e30/IMG_0089.jpg



Not totally complete... still need to polish and wax under the hood, and the trunk. I also need to complete the interior. There is still some minor minor minor marring. Waiting for my ssr2.5, ssr1, pb pro polish, and p21s to come in the mail to do all this over again next saturday :)

[gmblack3]

Looks better then alot of 1 yr old cars.



Great job!

[andrewcbho]

wow, what a transformation. thats one of my fav classic bmw`s. i hope to find one in good condition one day. how many miles did this one have when you picked it up?

[SilverLexus]

That sunset shot with the building in the background is reall cool. :)

[mg031]

Wow :hifive: congrats on your ride. It is a great find and looks to be in fantastic shape visually. Those are some really awsome pictures. I am jealous :mad:

[Scottwax]

Love those 80`s 3 series!



Excellent job on the paint, it has a really nice glow! :)

[Migraine]

Looks great! :)

[delta]

Great job......I haven`t seen one in that nice of a conditon in awhile.

[Porkanbeans]

Sweet! There`s nothing better than an E30 when it comes to uninterrupted driving bliss.

[JaCkaL829]

Wow you really brought that car back to live, awesome job on the detail :bigups



I also must say I`m envious of those pictures, very nicely done. :cool:

[GoodnClean]

Talk about giving a car a new lease on life. Great work!

[6Th_WaRRioR]

Wow man. That is awesome! Those pictures look like as if they made a new car brochure for that car!

[danwatt]

That came out great. I love how the pictures turned out, especially the parking garage ones. Nice work.

[Rickrack]

That beemer looks like it just rolled out of the factory! Great job & good luck with it.