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imported_artikxscout
10-29-2007, 05:59 PM
Luckily it was a sunny day but the area where I was at didn`t get much sun. Got as much as I can. This car was purchased around 8 months ago, but was full of contaminants. However, the paint was relatively hard, especially for the 335i. I had to use 106FF to finish off swirl free.

Condition Before: Very mild swirls. Tested: OP/White 1800 (nothing). HT-69/White 1800 (nothing). 106FF (Megs Finishing Pad, perfect).



Rotary Hint: spread with 900, 2nd pass up it to 1500 add pressure x 2, 1800 ease up on pressure x 2, ease up on pressure to almost none 900rpm x 2.



ONR

Clay (~1.5 Hours) - Car was full of brown/black spots, probably rail dust.

PO106FF 1800rpm (~2 hours)

Meguiars #21 Sealant



Before:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/artikxscout/Sams%20Detail/Dan%20BMW%20335i%20Alpine%20White/web_IMG_0124.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/artikxscout/Sams%20Detail/Dan%20BMW%20335i%20Alpine%20White/web_IMG_0128.jpg



Afters:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/artikxscout/Sams%20Detail/Dan%20BMW%20335i%20Alpine%20White/after_IMG_0146.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/artikxscout/Sams%20Detail/Dan%20BMW%20335i%20Alpine%20White/after_IMG_0134.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/artikxscout/Sams%20Detail/Dan%20BMW%20335i%20Alpine%20White/after_IMG_0140.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/artikxscout/Sams%20Detail/Dan%20BMW%20335i%20Alpine%20White/after_IMG_0142.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/artikxscout/Sams%20Detail/Dan%20BMW%20335i%20Alpine%20White/after_IMG_0143.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/artikxscout/Sams%20Detail/Dan%20BMW%20335i%20Alpine%20White/after_IMG_0144.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/artikxscout/Sams%20Detail/Dan%20BMW%20335i%20Alpine%20White/after_IMG_0145.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/artikxscout/Sams%20Detail/Dan%20BMW%20335i%20Alpine%20White/after_IMG_0132.jpg



Enjoy! Jet Black = Soft Clear Coat... Alpine White = Ceramiclear?
mr.ikon
10-29-2007, 06:14 PM
Nice work Sam. I need to try out 106. Hard to believe after all this talk and discussion on this board about 106, I still haven`t tried it.



And that looks really wet for white paint too. :wow:
Brian_Brice
10-29-2007, 06:17 PM
Very slick finish, thanks for the explanation on the work being done!
P1et
10-29-2007, 07:04 PM
Beautiful work, love that Alpine White!
red4.8
10-29-2007, 07:22 PM
Very nice, the BMW`s are growing on me. Looks very wet.
Old Pirate
10-29-2007, 07:37 PM
Very wet looking Alpine white BMW, great write-up on your process!:2thumbs:
imported_ChrisNJ
10-29-2007, 07:46 PM
very nice!
ptaylor_9849
10-29-2007, 08:04 PM
BMW certainly has cornered the market on aggressive headlights. They look so mean.:scared:
DetailsByDennis
10-29-2007, 08:19 PM
I am tempted to switch to the 335. Awesome gains from some minor modifications!



Love it, thumbs up man :D
sixty7mustang22
10-29-2007, 08:45 PM
White has never looked so good.:wow:
imported_Picus
10-29-2007, 08:57 PM
Yummy, 335i. :)
imported_artikxscout
10-29-2007, 09:36 PM
Thanks John, let me know I`ll send you some. I have about 20 oz of my 1 gallon jug left. I just love that stuff. I should just buy that and not waste my time on other products.



Thanks for the comment guys. Picus, I know how much you LOVE to work on the 3 series as you get most of the ones here. How do you think the paint differs on every color? There was an explanation of how Jet Black and some other colors were soft, but the other colors with metallics were pretty hard.



Just to warn you guys, the orange peel is there from the factory. But don`t let that deter you from buying a 300 lb/ft twin turbo 335i :)! If you live in a city like SF, it`s great. The power band kicks in immediately and not like the N/A coming in at around 5k. You start feeling the torque on this car at around 2.5.



Ok the three standard non metallic colors are: Crimson Red, Jet Black, Alpine White...
Takumi587
10-30-2007, 02:48 AM
Outstanding Results. I work on the E46 models and these cars i have to say are pretty difficult sometimes to work with.
baltik
10-30-2007, 10:12 AM
Just popping in - Wanted to thank Sam for the excellent Job on my car, he came by on short notice and worked at a breakneck pace for hours to get my car ready. He was also extremly knowledgeable and needless to say I am extremely happy with the outcome
Tachyon
10-30-2007, 02:24 PM
Great looking machine!



The 335i is a beast ... and the tuners are having fun with it. Check out this post about a 335i chipped with a Vishnu PROcede engine computer - kicking a** on M5s, M3s, 911s, Audi RS4s, AMGs ... WOW.



M5board Airfield Race Event (w/ procede v2 335i) - Aftermath - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum - E90Post.com (http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92258)