`04 BMW 645 w/ mods

**imported_gusbubba** · 05-11-2007, 02:10 PM

This is a regular client of mine. Originally from Germany and a

die-hard BMW guy.

The car was modded and tuned in Germany by Hamann/Schnitzer.

The doors , however , were done (poorly) here in the US.

After about 3 months of fouling up the door mechanisms ,

which still hasn`t been completed to satisfaction,

the dealership decided to reward his patience with an equally

unprofessional detail/rotary swirl and hologram job...free of charge!

Lucky him.

Now this guy DRIVES this car. He wants it kept clean and presentable,

but doesn`t expect perfection. He understands that a hard driven , black

daily driver won`t keep perfect for long. Even with that in mind, he

was horrifically underwhelmed with the body shop`s freebie and told

me that it`s crap like that that reminds him why he`ll only bring his

baby to me. (A very personally rewarding comment).

The befores were taken two weeks ago before the initial detail...he was

pressed for time and I couldn`t capture the results at that time.

The afters were taken today following a maintenance wash and wax.

(He decided , against better advice , to wash it himself in the meantime

and inflicted some minor marring :angry . I properly chastised him

and he agreed to let me handle those duties on a weekly basis).

Even without his miscue, the car was only about 90-95% swirl free,

but definitely acceptable for a black DD.

Process:

Wash (CG Citrus)

Clay

Wash

OP w/ Green P2 via Rotex

RMG w/ Red LC via PC

AW

Touched up today with CG 50/50

Befores:

Afters:

I know the afters don`t properly reflect the specific corrections made,but....:nixweiss

Thanks for lookin`

**imported_DieselMDX** · 05-11-2007, 02:19 PM

awesome job!

**imported_Steelth** · 05-11-2007, 02:26 PM

Why didn`t he just get an M6?

**joyriiide1113** · 05-11-2007, 02:27 PM

I love those Alpina Wheels.

**sfa500** · 05-11-2007, 02:53 PM

Wow nice looking ride!

**Scottwax** · 05-11-2007, 05:07 PM

Very impressive improvement!

I bet those wheels were fun to clean...NOT!

**P1et** · 05-11-2007, 05:51 PM

Beautiful BMW! Personally, a big thumbs down on the ghetto doors, but the rest is fantastic!

**Old Pirate** · 05-11-2007, 05:56 PM

Great looking BMW and super job you did to it!!!

**imported_gusbubba** · 05-11-2007, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by Steelth

Why didn`t he just get an M6?

:nixweiss...that`s what I`m screamin.

He`s looking to further mod the car with a supercharger

with an eye toward possibly putting it on the track.

Regardless , he`s taken A LOT of crap from everyone

about the doors . He tries to play it off like it doesn`t bother him,

but we can tell by the beautiful shade of red that his

face turns that it`s eatin` him up. He confided in me today

that it was one of the dumber ideas that he`s ever followed up on.

Scott: you might be surprised at how easy these wheels are

to clean (at least I was). A Meg`s wheel-face brush works very nicely

on them. Besides that , I seal them regularly and I believe it goes a long way

in helping with clean up.

Thanks everyone for the compliments.