Our 99 BMW 740il 125k miles clean up and summer prep

[gmblack3]

It had been since August of last year since she got anything but a QEW or hose wash and some Z8 once a month.



It has now been 20 months since she has had a full correction. After a wash 4 weeks ago, I could see some light swirls in the brightest sun.



She was looking kind of nasty since I drove her home from work last w/e in the 5" of snow and ice. Sorry no before pics.



She shows just about 125k on the odo now, Chris and I replaced the front suspension a few months ago.



Even though I work my FT job on Fri-Sun nights, I made some time to give her some great protection over the last 2 days. The weather was mid 60s yesterday and today.



Lance foamed with Z7.

Rinse

Lance foam with Z7 again.

Washed via 2MB and sheepskin mitt.

Wheels cleaned with MWB.

Tires and wells got ARO.

ZAIO via white CCS pad G110 v2 speed 4.5.



Protection:

3x of ZFX`d Zaino Z5pro with a shot of Z8 in mix bottle yesterday.

Tires got Z-16.

Interior Vac.





Today:

Z6 wipedown

Zaino Clearseal

Finished w/ Z8.



I`m looking fwd to a solid 6 months of protection, maybe longer....

[Accumulator]

gmblack3a- Looks great, per usual. Every time you post pics of that car I`m struck by how wonderful it looks and how nice you`ve kept it :xyxthumbs



I bet the MWB was a lifesaver on the wheels!



Did the ZAIO do anything for the light marring? I`m assuming the paint on that car is as hard as that on my `97 M3.



Do you also use the Zaino LSP approach on the black plastic bits like the "B" pillars and the side moldings?

[Barry Theal]

Looks superclean and glossy. I`d pimp it! Very nice Bryan.

[Bigpoppa3346]

Summer clean up? It`s still February! I guess the nice weather starts pretty early in the year for you guys down in the ATL.



I probably say this every time you post pics of this thing, but I absolutely *love* that car. Probably the cleanest higher mileage E38 anywhere.

[imported_Sludge]

Unbelievable, deep shine. Looks really rich with that color. You really know how to maintain a vehicle. :xyxthumbs

[BigAl3]

nice job bryan, you would never guess that it has that many miles...

[imported_smprince1]

Considering the age and mileage, I`d have to say that paint looks great. Very nice.

[tabootim]

i love!!! that car..most people love the 3 series but damn there is just something about a big bodied bmw, and my truck is about that color so i am partial, i think you might have made me want to give into zaino

[subygirl]

Gotta love that zaino shine! I would never guess it had 125k.

[Concourswanna b]

!C~L~A~S~S~I~C!

One of the last big Bimmers made that falls into that category.

Beautiful.

[gmblack3]

gmblack3a- Looks great, per usual. Every time you post pics of that car I`m struck by how wonderful it looks and how nice you`ve kept it :xyxthumbs



I bet the MWB was a lifesaver on the wheels!



Did the ZAIO do anything for the light marring? I`m assuming the paint on that car is as hard as that on my `97 M3.



Do you also use the Zaino LSP approach on the black plastic bits like the "B" pillars and the side moldings?

Thanks Accumulator!



MWB is a lifesaver on any wheels.



ZAIO-maybe a little. When I see the car clean again in the bright sun I will know for sure.



I use clearseal on those areas, but not Z5pro.

Looks superclean and glossy. I`d pimp it! Very nice Bryan.

Thanks Barry! I`d love to have some M-parallels on her. Tint would be nice too, but too many house projects still left.

Summer clean up? It`s still February! I guess the nice weather starts pretty early in the year for you guys down in the ATL.



I probably say this every time you post pics of this thing, but I absolutely *love* that car. Probably the cleanest higher mileage E38 anywhere.

Thanks Bigpoppa! I`m just hoping that the LSP gets me thru the summer, it has in the past...



It was mid 60s the 2 days I worked on it, last week 5" of snow. :think:

Unbelievable, deep shine. Looks really rich with that color. You really know how to maintain a vehicle. :xyxthumbs

Thanks Sludge! The busy season is fast approaching, I still need to zaino the truck.

nice job bryan, you would never guess that it has that many miles...

Thanks BigAl! Hopefully we get at least 3 more years out of it.

Considering the age and mileage, I`d have to say that paint looks great. Very nice.

Thank you smprince!

i love!!! that car..most people love the 3 series but damn there is just something about a big bodied bmw, and my truck is about that color so i am partial, i think you might have made me want to give into zaino

Thank you! Funny thing is a 3 series from the same year goes for the same or more money then the boat.

Gotta love that zaino shine! I would never guess it had 125k.

Thank you subgirl!

!C~L~A~S~S~I~C!

One of the last big Bimmers made that falls into that category.

Beautiful.

Thank you Concourswanna b! Not sure what we are gonna do in 3 years, I guess get a 07 or so.

[gdal]

Great work ... that`s a gorgeous color. You don`t see many of those around and especially in that condition.

[MarcHarris]

Bryan I love your work. This baby still looks brand-new and i LOVE the color.

[2005GTPinMD]

That looks incredible. I always love when you post pictures of that car - my favorite color of my favorite body style 7. I was close to ordering a Barbera Red 5 series which is the current iteration of that classy color.

[gmblack3]

Great work ... that`s a gorgeous color. You don`t see many of those around and especially in that condition.

Thank you Gianni!

Bryan I love your work. This baby still looks brand-new and i LOVE the color.

Thanks Marc!

That looks incredible. I always love when you post pictures of that car - my favorite color of my favorite body style 7. I was close to ordering a Barbera Red 5 series which is the current iteration of that classy color.

Thanks 2005GTPinMD! I`ve seen that color on a newer 7 a few years back, very nice.