2009 BMW M3 with JZB paint. How hard is the clear and what to start with for polish?

**gobrigavitch** · 07-15-2011, 12:17 PM

I just got a 2009 BMW M3 with Jerez Black. It has some bad swirling on the hood around the bubble and light swirling on other areas. I have heard that BMW clear is quite hard, but have also heard that some clears can be soft depending on the color. Does anyone know what I should expect with JZB?

I have a PC 7424 with Lake Country 6.5" pads in white, orange, and black. I also ordered a SurBuf 6" pad which I understand works very well for jobs that need extra cut.

For polishes I ordered Menzerna Super Intensive Polish and Power Compound and received some Chemical Guys Finishing Polish with the PC and pads as a gift.

My plan was to start with the SIP on the orange pad and see if that gets rid of the swirls on a small section. If not I was going to step up to the SIP on the SurBuf and if still not then the Compound on the SurBuf. If I have to go to the SIP or Power Compound on the SurBuf I think I`ll try to step down to the SIP on the orange pad then the Finishing Polish on a white or black pad. Does this sound like a reasonable plan?

**Thomas Dekany** · 07-16-2011, 11:57 AM

My longest detail ever "68 hours" was on a new Jerez Black M3. Hate it!!!!!!!!

I still don`t know why it was so hard to correct. Was it the paint or were the the rids that deep?

According to others Jerez Black is typical bmw clear. :noidea:

Good luck though

**gobrigavitch** · 07-18-2011, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by tdekany

My longest detail ever "68 hours" was on a new Jerez Black M3. Hate it!!!!!!!!

I still don`t know why it was so hard to correct. Was it the paint or were the the rids that deep?

According to others Jerez Black is typical bmw clear. :noidea:

Good luck though

Thank you

When you say typical BMW clear I`m taking it you mean hard. I`m new to this, but my understanding is BMW clears are like Mercedes and Audi and overall quite hard.

**Scottwax** · 07-18-2011, 05:32 PM

The paint tends to be on the hard side, start in the middle of what you have in aggressiveness and go up or down as needed. Same thing I do when I detail a car.