November- BMW 330CI

[blkyukon]

I did this BMW a while back, but it`s one of my favorites that I always show to people when they say that a PC can`t remove swirls:





The people had been up in the snow and it was covered with dirt and salt...then they ran it through a couple of gas station car washes.



Products:



PB SSR3 w/Meg`s cutting pad - speed - 4



DACP CMA Orange pad - speed 4.5 -5



FP finishing pad - I like to start off at about 4.5 with FP and finish with 3.5, I feel it by slowing it down after the polish breaks down leaves a better finish.



NXT finishing pad speed 2



Zaino tire gloss on tire and external trim



P21S wheel gel on wheels



303 fabric protectant on conv. top



Before:











Side before and after:







Swirls before and after SSR3 and DACP:











Swirls during:

[blkyukon]

Afters:

[LightngSVT]

Damn! I hope you got paid big for all that work. I have an entry in this month too, but I might just have to vote for you! LOL!

[stilez]

WOW!!!



That came out stunning!



Jeez the competition is fierce this month!

[PakShak]

That looks great! I like the shot with the close-up. Nicely done.



With Aloha,

Ranney

[andriver]

Love those Bimmers. Nice transformation :up .

[blkyukon]

Thanks everyone!





The swirls/scratches from the carwash were pretty severe, I wasn`t sure if the PC would be able to remove as much as it did when I first saw it. SSR3 and DACP worked wonders though, getting out about 95% of them and leaving very little hazing (you can see a little bit of hazing in the close up shot) - FP cleaned up the hazing and left a nice gloss.





Thanks again guys I really appreciate it :xyxthumbs

[truvette]

I really like the color on that BMW! So if my understanding is correct, you used NXT as your LSP with nothing on top?

[blkyukon]

Originally posted by JM19

I really like the color on that BMW! So if my understanding is correct, you used NXT as your LSP with nothing on top?

It`s a great color, one of my favorites.



Yes...NXT by itself looked really good, it gave a nice combo of wetness and depth to this color, I felt no need to top it.

[SilverLexus]

Nice work. I find BMWs clean up very well and have good paint.

[zainoshine]

Wow!!!!! Those swirls were really bad! So close together....is that how BMW paint swirls or is it just the car wash that did it...

[blkyukon]

Originally posted by pigeonbus

Wow!!!!! Those swirls were really bad! So close together....is that how BMW paint swirls or is it just the car wash that did it...

No, that was just from the carwashes



They were pretty nasty, if you look at the during pic you can see how it gave the paint a "green" hue

[White95Max]

Does the SSR3 with a cutting pad leave behind some pretty serious marring that requires something as strong as DACP to remove it? Or did you need DACP for cleaning purposes anyway?

[NavindraLR]

wow.... damn what a transformation... love the car and color as well... bmws and orient blue :shocked does anyone know the deadline for submitting a detail into the contest? wait till u see my entry..

[blkyukon]

Originally posted by White95Max

Does the SSR3 with a cutting pad leave behind some pretty serious marring that requires something as strong as DACP to remove it? Or did you need DACP for cleaning purposes anyway?

Yes, the SSR3 and cutting pad left marring that needed to be removed with something like DACP...I probably could have used something like SSR2 to remove the hazing, but I need DACP on the hood and roof (not as badly swirled as the side, SSR3 was not needed) so I just went over the entire vehicle with it.



I like DACP because when worked in correctly it leaves very little hazing/marring. I then followed it with a finishing polish to make it really pop.





:xyxthumbs