Classic BMW pre-show correction

[Morgan_W]

Hey everybody, just wanted to share a quick write up on a cool car I was able to detail recently. Nothing to extensive, wasn`t able to take many pics because of time restraints.



Got a call to detail this 56` BMW 2 days before it was going to the concourse d`elegance show in Dana Point, Ca. I was offered to take this job last year but was unavailable and well, once you see the pictures you will see it got put into the wrong "detailer`s" hands. I was able to correct the paint fairly easy because of its soft s/s laquer finish but it was still a long 14 hour day. Only had 1 day to do as much as I could, all though it wasn`t as perfect as I would have liked, it looked just a little bit better..:p



First step was washing the car with a mix of dawn and CG citrus wash n` clear with a soft sheep skin mitt and DI water...

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In this pic you can see half the hood is stripped of all previous waxes etc..

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White walls were looking very yellow, Used some Meg`s Super Degreaser to get them bright n` white again..

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Car was clayed with Claymagic fine grade & CG synthetic spray followed with by an IPA wipedown.

I then inspected the car for defects and to check the true condition of the paint. There was multiple touch ups done on all the edges of almost every panel. I then taped the car very thoroughly using a variety of 3M green tape, blue, and meguiars new tan to ensure all edges were safe for a good polishing.

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After getting the car in the garage with the halogens/brinkman swirl finder, the true paint condition showed. A lot of halograms/swirling...the whole car was covered with this.

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Did a test spot with a less aggressive approach as always with menzerna power finish/orange pad & the pc.

As you can see it provided a great result.

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I then proceeded with the rest of the car followed by menz fpII, CG EZ-creme, and topped with CG 50/50.

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Before..

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End Result...I had to detail the day of the show so I wasn`t able to shoot some pics of it at the show.

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thanks for looking guys, hope you enjoyed, have a good one!

[DaGonz]

Very nice!

[2005GTPinMD]

Great work there - those Baroque Angels are awesome cars!

[a_guerrajr]

All w/ a PC?

[Morgan_W]

ya. This was a S/S laquer finish = super soft....



thanks for the compliments guys.

[Morgan_W]

Well, it turns out to truly be a small world. Just talking to a neighbor friend at my work, I ended up coming up with a pic from the show. Long story short, had no idea another person at their work was a fellow car enthusiast, had gone to the show and just happened to snap a handful of pics including the car I detailed...I was pretty happy since I was unable to find any pics of the car at the show, or was i able to attend. So thought I would share with you all as well.

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[Envious Eric]

looks much better than when we looked at it last year! Wish I could have helped out on this one, but I was in vegas!!!



Nice job man, did you ever find out who did the previous work???

[Morgan_W]

thanks dude.



Ya, it wasn`t the guy you were thinking it was. But just one of his body shop guys.. Big suprise. haha

[Thomas Dekany]

Awesome car and great detail!

[autoconcierge]

Car looks really nice, thought the surroundings looked like Orange County/North County in SD.

[Envious Eric]

dang man, he used a body shop detailer as his "show car detailer" instead of me last year when you were in a jam and couldn`t get to it? all because he didnt know who I was...tisk tisk...:lol

[Morgan_W]

I know Eric, I don`t think he will make the mistake of using him again. haha



Thanks for the compliments fella`s, means a lot coming from other skilled/talented detailers!

[sport994]

Great work.. and a beautiful car too

[dsms]

Very fine work!

[Morgan_W]

added some gloss to the bmw for the palos verdes concours d`elegance.



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