imported_Totoland Mach
05-31-2008, 10:14 PM
The dealer got this luxury cruiser in Black Metallic with 30,000 miles. It`s the top-of-the-line 760Li V12 luxury car. He said they are approx. $130/k new.
I was fortunate that the original owner had the car clear bra`d since new. I removed it per the dealer`s instructions as it was yellowing and pretty swirled up from someone using a rotary on it. BUT, underneath was a pure virgin front end! The bumper, headlight lenses, and mirror housings had zero pitting, scratching, or chips...joy o` joy.
The rest of the car had the usual swirls and light scratches from use, so I used System One Polish as a start-to-finish product. I started with wool (the 3M wool compound pad produced the best results) and continued with a foam finish pad (again, used the 3M dark gray glazing pad).
For extra "uumph", I applied 3M Dark Glaze and tomorrow will apply (per dealer`s instructions) 3M Ultrafina. Don`t know what wax I`ll use, but I`m leaning towards a coat of Pinnacle Souveran for that final brilliance.
It`s definitely a "looker"....and waaaaaaay out of my price range LOL.
This hood shot shows how well the System One can be finished down. Please excuse the specks...haven`t power washed it yet prior to glazing
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/07%20BMW%20760Li%20MetBlack/760LiSysOneFinished.jpg
Hood after glazing
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/07%20BMW%20760Li%20MetBlack/760LiGlazedHood.jpg
An "as new" front end....just glazed it for kicks
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/07%20BMW%20760Li%20MetBlack/760LiGlazedFrontBumper.jpg
Rear bumper done
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/07%20BMW%20760Li%20MetBlack/760LiGlazedRearBumper.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/07%20BMW%20760Li%20MetBlack/760LiGlazed.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/07%20BMW%20760Li%20MetBlack/760LiGlazedDoors.jpg
Overall indoor shot (I even mopped the shop floor for this one LOL)
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/07%20BMW%20760Li%20MetBlack/760LiGlazedOverall.jpg
Toto
I was fortunate that the original owner had the car clear bra`d since new. I removed it per the dealer`s instructions as it was yellowing and pretty swirled up from someone using a rotary on it. BUT, underneath was a pure virgin front end! The bumper, headlight lenses, and mirror housings had zero pitting, scratching, or chips...joy o` joy.
The rest of the car had the usual swirls and light scratches from use, so I used System One Polish as a start-to-finish product. I started with wool (the 3M wool compound pad produced the best results) and continued with a foam finish pad (again, used the 3M dark gray glazing pad).
For extra "uumph", I applied 3M Dark Glaze and tomorrow will apply (per dealer`s instructions) 3M Ultrafina. Don`t know what wax I`ll use, but I`m leaning towards a coat of Pinnacle Souveran for that final brilliance.
It`s definitely a "looker"....and waaaaaaay out of my price range LOL.
This hood shot shows how well the System One can be finished down. Please excuse the specks...haven`t power washed it yet prior to glazing
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/07%20BMW%20760Li%20MetBlack/760LiSysOneFinished.jpg
Hood after glazing
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/07%20BMW%20760Li%20MetBlack/760LiGlazedHood.jpg
An "as new" front end....just glazed it for kicks
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/07%20BMW%20760Li%20MetBlack/760LiGlazedFrontBumper.jpg
Rear bumper done
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/07%20BMW%20760Li%20MetBlack/760LiGlazedRearBumper.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/07%20BMW%20760Li%20MetBlack/760LiGlazed.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/07%20BMW%20760Li%20MetBlack/760LiGlazedDoors.jpg
Overall indoor shot (I even mopped the shop floor for this one LOL)
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/07%20BMW%20760Li%20MetBlack/760LiGlazedOverall.jpg
Toto