Full detail: BMW 750iL

[RyanDe680]

This car has 114k miles and is new to the owner. It needed an exterior detail bad, and you`ll see that in the pics to follow. The interior is in great shape for the age of the car, and it rides like a dream. It feels solid and was well maintained through its life and it for sure shows.



The engine hadn`t been touched (cleaned) in years as well.



Total time was approximately 12 hours from start to finish, as I could take my time since this isn` the owners DD.



Process:



Wash w/ Meguiars Gold Class

Clay w/ Sonus Green

SSR2.5

OP (twice on some panels)

Pinnacle Souveran - 2 coats



Here are some befores:



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/before4.jpg



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/before5.jpg



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/before6.jpg



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/before7.jpg



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/before8.jpg



Here is the engine before:



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/engine_before1.jpg



Engine after clean:



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/engine_after2.jpg



Here are interior shots before cleaning:



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/interior_before2.jpg



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/interior_before3.jpg



Like I said, all-in-all, the interior was in great shape with normal to light wear and tear for an 11 year old car....



Floor mats after cleaning:



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/floor_mat_after.jpg



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/foot_rest_after.jpg



Now on to the pain of the exterior condition... Total time on the exterior was about 9 hours to correct. Areas of the paint were severely marred and it was swirl city in some areas.



Here`s the Sonus clay after I clayed the whole car:



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/clay_after.jpg



On to the polishing....



I did a test spot on the front of the hood with the steps that I thought would work. I knew in order to get these scratches out, since I could feel some of them with my nail, I had to use something stronger, which is why I chose the SSR2.5 to start.



Test section:



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/hood_halfway.jpg



Since this worked, I started working various parts of the car...



Trunk before:



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/trunk_before1.jpg



Trunk after:



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/trunk_after1.jpg



Hood before:



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/hood_before2.jpg



Hood after:



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/hood_after2.jpg



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/hood_after4.jpg



The side panels seemed to be the worst...



Driver`s door before (this is the condition that 90% of the paint was in):



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/drivers_door_before2.jpg



Driver`s door after (which received another coat of OP after this shot to completely correct):



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/drivers_door_after2.jpg



Driver`s rear door corrected and driver`s door not corrected:



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/drivers_rear_door1.jpg



Roof after correction:



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/roof_after1.jpg



Rear after correction:



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/rear_after2.jpg



I finished at night time, so no good shots of the car outside. Hopefully the owner will take some this upcoming weekend since it supposed to be beautiful outside and sunny. Also it`s been cloudy the past two days, which is disappointing because the correction came out great and the car has a renewed shine that I wish everyone could see....



Here are a few afters with the 750 back at home:



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/after3.jpg



My reflection shot for the time being!



http://lexfstyle.com/misc/Ryan/04_16_07_BMW_750iL/after4.jpg



Thanks!

[audicoupej]

:xyxthumbs Looks great.

[stiffdogg06]

AWESOME turnaround man!!



:goodjob

[shadybreal]

Car looks great, but what is the little go-cart looking thing to left of the car in the last picture? Good work!

[DetailsByDennis]

Great improvement!

[imported_cj99si]

Looks awesome! I think your ready for a rotary! You didnt say but I assume since it took you 9hrs you only used a PC.

[mose]

Great turnaround!! Fantastic job on that paint!! :buffing:



The headlights look like they could use some attention. Is it just the pic or are they hazed over?

[RyanDe680]

Thanks for the compliments guys!! :o




Car looks great, but what is the little go-cart looking thing to left of the car in the last picture? Good work!



It is his son`s go cart... I didn`t detail that... :lol




Great turnaround!! Fantastic job on that paint!! :buffing:



The headlights look like they could use some attention. Is it just the pic or are they hazed over?



The headlights have a broken seal somewhere; there was moisture build-up in them. I had experienced this before when I used to have a 330ci and you modify something in the headlights.



He had the black trim around the headlamps inside the light housing painted silver, so that required opening them up... That was done some time ago though, but the moisture is a PITA that I hate to look at because it makes the headlamps look like they need a polish, which I did do!

[mose]

He had the black trim around the headlamps inside the light housing painted silver, so that required opening them up... That was done some time ago though, but the moisture is a PITA that I hate to look at because it makes the headlamps look like they need a polish, which I did do!



Something people don`t think about when the do a "mod" to car to make it look better. They sometimes end up making it look worse cuz they don`t take the time to do it right.



Good job on the car! It looks 1000% better!

[mr.ikon]

Car looks awesome. I really like that trunk shot. Gives me the heebie jeebies.:goodjob

[imported_artikxscout]

it`s going to look even better in the sun. man... 9 hours... that`s tedious. time to step up to a rotary.

[Ron Harris]

Nice work on the BMW.



What pad or pads did you use for your paint correction

[imported_Totoland Mach]

Ryan: WOW! Super job on that car with a PC! You`re now a Member-In-Good-Standing of the "I do Black BMW`s Club" :lol



If/when you get your rotary, you will definitely shorten that work time (probably in half after some learning curve).



See Ya From Toto Land

[RyanDe680]

Nice work on the BMW.



What pad or pads did you use for your paint correction



Thanks. I used Edge green and Edge blue. Seemed to do the job. Yellow and orange just created more marring...




Ryan: WOW! Super job on that car with a PC! You`re now a Member-In-Good-Standing of the "I do Black BMW`s Club" :lol



If/when you get your rotary, you will definitely shorten that work time (probably in half after some learning curve).



See Ya From Toto Land



Thanks Richard!



I do have a rotary. I`ve got the Makita.



There were a bunch of small scratches that were repainted on this car. The original owner repainted them really well, using a toothpick like device and it looked great. I don`t have a paint guage, was a little weary of going at 1200rpm on the car not knowing all the paint conditions. Two panels that I noticed reacted differently to the polish and one panel left some paint on the pad, making me wonder if it was ever repainted with a SS paint... :nervous2:

[klnyc]

Great work!!

But those rims :( are PITA to clean.