Zaino meets a new family member

[imported_GBG TL]

2007 BMW 530i



My wife just picked up a 2007 530 with 7K on the clock.



The car was suffering from buffer trails, swirls, and a few deep isolated scratches.



My neighbor and I detailed the Beemer this weekend using the following process:



Prep:

Dawn Wash

Clay



Wet Sanding: We had to wet sand a few deep scratches using 8000 & 12000 micromesh paper.



Polishing: John (mgm121499) ran the Metabo & Power Gloss @ 1800RPM in heavily marked areas, I ran the PC and UDM @ 5 using Menzerna Intensive polish, and the car was finished off with P085RD @ 1500-1000RPM.

Glass & Chrome and Wheels were polished using ZAIO,



After polishing, the car was wiped down with PGP Prep-Sol, and Dawn Washed again.



LSP:

Z5Pro x 2 (zfx’d) via a CCS finishing pad. CS was used to prime the pad.

Z2Pro x 1 using the same process as above.

Z6/Z8 mix used for the final wipe down.

Tires: Z16



Here are a few shots before-during-after.





Before:





http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mgm121499/2007%20BMW%20530/IMG_0673.jpg



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mgm121499/2007%20BMW%20530/IMG_0671.jpg



During:



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mgm121499/2007%20BMW%20530/IMG_0690.jpg



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mgm121499/2007%20BMW%20530/IMG_0696-1.jpg



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mgm121499/2007%20BMW%20530/IMG_0693.jpg



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mgm121499/2007%20BMW%20530/IMG_0687.jpg



After:



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mgm121499/2007%20BMW%20530/IMG_0706.jpg



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mgm121499/2007%20BMW%20530/IMG_0707.jpg



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mgm121499/2007%20BMW%20530/IMG_0709.jpg



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mgm121499/2007%20BMW%20530/IMG_0713.jpg



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mgm121499/2007%20BMW%20530/IMG_0711.jpg



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mgm121499/2007%20BMW%20530/IMG_0733.jpg



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mgm121499/2007%20BMW%20530/IMG_0731.jpg



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mgm121499/2007%20BMW%20530/IMG_0724.jpg



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mgm121499/2007%20BMW%20530/IMG_0728.jpg



Thanks everyone :usa

[Brian_Brice]

Looks great, gotta love that zaino glow!

[imported_GregCavi]

Great work Greg and John!! I didn`t see beer listed in the process. Are you guys ok!? :xyxthumbs



Greg

[Way2SSlow]

I didn`t see beer listed in the process. Are you guys ok!?



Greg





That`s the last step in every detail! :D

[imported_GBG TL]

Beer & Crown provided close supervision during this job :)

[imported_GregCavi]

lol... wonder who was drinking the crown..



Greg

[kustomsol]

Beautiful!!

[P1et]

Zaino is junk. It lacks depth and looks plasticky...



:LOLOL



Fantastic work, absolutely stunning! Congrats on the new car, love the color...

[gmblack3]

Great work on the defect correction guys!



Paint really has a nice warm glow to it.

[Old Pirate]

Awesome correction you both did to the BMW, looks better than new and great shine and wetness too!:2thumbs:

[Pats300zx]

Awesome job....:bow

[imported_agentf1]

Car looks great. Good work, it has incredible depth and wetness. The Zaino really makes that color pop. :2thumbs:



P.S. John, PM me with where you get your micro mesh paper. I used that stuff a lot in the past and LOVED it. I had a kit that went all the way down to even less than 12000 grit I think. The finer grades were actually cloth and reusable and even worked dry.

[Thomas Dekany]

Now it is worthy being an `07!!!

[imported_GBG TL]

This one took us 10 hours, and the nice comments are appreciated.



Thank You.

[red4.8]

Looks amazing, super wet.

Love the color and the car. Great job.