April is Black BMW Month! 530-545-745 (no 56k)

[imported_Totoland Mach]

I had these stacked up for this month! The rest of the auction bunch will be easy: Titanium Gray and 2 Silver Bimmers.



Here`s some quick before and afters.



First the 530i: Swirled and some plastic bumper damage. All these are coming off BMW Lease (and I`m convinced that leasee`s don`t worry about swirling on their non-owned cars)







In process repair of bumper. Used a Metabo with a Meguiar`s #7006 pad and 3M compound







Door swirl sample







In process







Finished with 530















Next up: 545i



Swirls and scratches







Good size scratch for wet sanding















Finished Inside shot...(car was sold a day later and I didn`t get outdoor pics)







Last Black...a BIG 745i with Sport Package



This car was definitely a challenge! I used a wool pad on almost every surface to correct and level the paint. The results came out stunning IMO



Before`s:







Scratch for wool repair











I used a 3M Wool pad and 3M lite cut compound. Followed with 3M Glaze for polishing and 3M Ultrafina SE for swirl elimination. LSP was Meguiar`s #26



Finished shots











Got one outdoor shot on a cloudy day. I`ll try to get a sunny shot later this week











Shameless pic of the old detailer (I didn`t have gray hair until these hit the shop LOL)







Oh yea...I was able to sneak in a Silver 745i to get a break







See Ya



Totoland Mach

[imported_GregCavi]

Nice Restorations!! Those were definitely in need of TLC. Great work!



Greg

[audicoupej]

:2thumbs: HOLY SWIRLS!

Man those bimmers were beat. Great job turning them around.



What rpms do you use for the bumper in the first pic?

[imported_Totoland Mach]

:2thumbs: HOLY SWIRLS!

Man those bimmers were beat. Great job turning them around.



What rpms do you use for the bumper in the first pic?

I kept the Metabo on #2 for most of the work (I think that is 800 rpm). Also, being plastic, I don`t work the area very long .... it can easily get too hot. I work it, check the temp of the area with the back of my hand, and move to another area while it cools. It`s a pretty slow process, but does a remarkable job of repair.



Toto

[BMW335i]

I would be honored for you to work on my car (though it`s not nearly as bad as those...). It`s a shame we don`t have people like you in the BMW dealerships over here!

[awahl63]

Nice bimmers

[Macruz19]

Man that`s awesome! Great job!

[Joshua312]

Amazing work! :hifive: When working on these vehicles was the speed always at #2 or did you ever bump it up?

[gmblack3]

Excellent work!!!

[imported_Denzil]

Amazing work... I`m definitely jealous.

[Pats300zx]

Great work Toto....:xyxthumbs

[Jmiller07]

Great job, that 745 was a great turnaround...

[imported_Totoland Mach]

Amazing work! :hifive: When working on these vehicles was the speed always at #2 or did you ever bump it up?

Joshua: when I`m working on plastic body panels, I pretty much keep the speed setting at 2. On metal surfaces, I keep it at 3.



Plastic is really touchy stuff! I`ve melted my quota of mirror housings and bumpers for the year...LOL



Toto

[Roger V]

Wow! The transformation on that 745 was amazing. Did you take paint thickness readings beforehand? :shocked

[imported_Totoland Mach]

Roger: I always use a paint guage on these cars. They are purchased from BMW Lease auction and someone might have "cut" the car before I get it.



This one was original thickness (no re-painted areas or thin areas). It`s just good practice for the cars we get.



Richard/Toto