2013 BMW M5 Restoration Detail - 45hrs - Immaculate Reflections

[white gecko]

This M5 came in for a full correction and coating after the dealer had "detailed" it for the owner. At first glance it didn`t look too bad, which you`d expect with only 6,000 miles on the clock, but after stripping off the dealer`s wax, some pretty severe paint defects were found. This was also a wheels off detail to give the wheel wells, suspension, brakes, and wheel barrels proper attention. The paint, trim, lenses, wheels, and brakes were all coat with Opti-Coat Pro. The total time on this BMW was 45 hours. With such a big job, I brought Ryan in to lend a hand again.







Car looked fairly good at initial inspection...but it got worse.





















Even before stripping off the wax issues were easily identifiable.























Plenty of water spot etching to deal with...

























Lots of swirls/RIDS on the truck threshold















After the wash and decontamination, the severe defects were much easier to spot

























After compounding, RIDS removed, though it took several passes with M101 to achieve



















Lower rockers were in very poor shape and took extensive work to correct. Low speed on the machine and a lot of patience was the key to victory on these parts























After much compounding, here is the result. A couple deep RIDS remained as they were too near edges to safely remove 100%. Medium and final polishing still to follow



















After some work on the wheel well, suspension, brakes, and wheel...they were all looking good again. Calipers and wheels were fully coated with Opti-Coat Pro. Calipers were corrected as well before coating.



























































The hood was not spared from the dealer`s mishandling....











After one pass of compounding, much of the defects were removed, but more work would be required for full removal. This may be good enough for some, but client didn`t ask for `good enough`...so the work continued.















Water spots needed to be removed















Removed

[white gecko]

Ryan taking readings on the passenger side LATE into the night.....or was it EARLY a.m.? Sleep? Who needs that.... Ryan and I continued onto the remaining two wheels/wells/brakes/suspension until they were done, closing out another long day.



76 microns....had to tread very lightly here. Seem to be seeing this on a lot of BMW`s lately....



























































































After all the wheels/brakes/suspension/wells were done and wheels were torqued back to factory spec, it was time to return to the paint.

























































After many many hours of work, the paint was finally corrected to the high standards that were set for it. There was just minutes of daylight left so we got what we could with the little bit of remaining light we had. I would be delivering the car later that night after finishing the coating.





















































































Final pictures after Opti-Coat Pro. Took these quick pics right before driving it back to my client`s home.

























Thanks for getting this far and checking it out!

[Thomas Dekany]

Top notch work Jeff!

[Scottwax]

Wow, shame the dealer messed it up so bad and on a car with rock hard clear. Nice job bringing it back!

[CSBM5]

What did you use for the wheel wells and undercarriage to clean it up and then dress?

[KC@detailien]

Excellent turn around

Thanks for sharing



Almost every m5 f10 has in common

Water etching mark



What do u reckon ? Any clue ? Your`s had it on the glass as well

How do u remove the glass etching

[white gecko]

What did you use for the wheel wells and undercarriage to clean it up and then dress?

APC, brushes, and "303"

Excellent turn around

Thanks for sharing



Almost every m5 f10 has in common

Water etching mark



What do u reckon ? Any clue ? Your`s had it on the glass as well

How do u remove the glass etching

Thanks! I wish I could pin down the cause like a detailer CSI, but it could have come from anywhere....



Meguiars D300 does fantastic on glass, whether machine OR hand applied. Sometimes it actually works faster than certain "water spot removers".

[The Critic]

Very nice work.

[House of Wax]

Looks perfect.....Nice work

[ZSDbzdfnjian]

Wow, shame the dealer messed it up so bad and on a car with rock hard clear. Nice job bringing it back!

[sztjsyujian]

Thanks for getting this far and checking it out!