Those with experience on late model BMWs

[TUD]

How hard is the clear coat? Basically how aggresive have you had to get to remove marring/swirls?

[gmblack3]

I guess its really not a late model, but I did our 99 740 that had some water spots. I would say the clear was pretty hard as I had to spend many hours with a PC getting the paint where its at today.

[benpocock]

My 2004 1 Series has pretty soft paint - I`ve never had to use anything more aggressive than #83 with a polishing pad.



Ben

[stilez]

It`s not that hard. I would place it at "normal". Using something like Intensive Polishing followed by Final Polish II (Menzerna) would cut up pretty much anything.

[Ron Harris]

The new 760 has some of the hardest clear I have ever worked on. I used the Optimum compound with a firm polishing pad. When I was more aggresive with it the swirls became extra tough to remove.