Project Rescue

[Tachyon]

Last week I showed (http://autopia.org/forum/car-detailing/81920-not-all-thankful.html#post822324)you the damage my Mother-in-law did to the hood of my 2006 BMW 550i while she was trying to be helpful and "dust" my car. I spent some time over the weekend attempting to repair the swirl-fest.



After washing and clay ...



1) Menzerna Intensive Polish using yellow cutting pad and my Griot`s Random Orbital (2 rounds overall, 3 times on a couple of spots)



2) Zaino Z-PC Fusion using red pad (twice overall)



3) Jeffs Prime using white polishing pad (1 pass)



4) Z-5 Pro (2 layers) with Z-8 finish



BEFORE

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/jcconklin/swirl1before.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/jcconklin/swirl2before.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/jcconklin/swirl3before.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/jcconklin/swirl4before.jpg

[Tachyon]

AFTER



http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/jcconklin/swirl1after.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/jcconklin/swirl2after.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/jcconklin/swirl3after.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/jcconklin/swirl4after.jpg

[Juztang]

A night and day difference. You did a great job with the car! Don`t let let the MIL touch the car again...lol!

[Stuff]

Great job. Did you every figure out what see used to "clean it up" with?

[twitch]

Great job. Did you every figure out what see used to "clean it up" with?That`s exactly what I want to know! The pictures made me cringe and I now realize the damage was far worse than I originally thought from the first picture you posted.



I still think that she used a broom to dust it off haha.



:goodjob on the cleanup!

[coupe]

Yeah you never did say what she used.

[AngieD]

Good fix! Man that thing was a mess before!

[xnavyguy]

Looks like she used some 120 grit sand paper. So when are the funeral services ?:D



You did a great job on the car. :goodjob

[velobard]

I am soooo glad to see you were able to take care of that mess, especially hearing that you were able to accomplish it with an orbital rather than resorting to a rotary. Congrats on the nice work. :2thumbs:



I have to admit, I would have felt like crying if I`d been in your shoes.

[imported_GregCavi]

Nice recovery



Greg

[mblgjr]

Great job!



Good Lord though, WHAT did she use?!?!?!?! I can`t imagine anything other than maybe a push broom that could cause so much damage.

[TeutonicCarFan]

nice recovery!!!



P.S. 550 must be a bad *** car, I was driving a 545 stick the other day (new body style, maybe `04?) man that can had some good power and shifted awesome.