2018 BMW M550i - A Miracle Detailing - CQuartz Finest Reserve

[Merlin]

2018 BMW M550i - A Miracle Detailing - CQuartz Finest Reserve

Although only a year old this vehicle was "Rode hard and put away wet".
The new owner wanted it as close to "better than showroom new" as possible.

The swirls marks were heavy and extensive. In some places, the paint was already thin.
This one had a hard paint, and it was difficult to correct the extensive swirl mark damage.
Due to the variance in the paint thickness, it was a polish, measure, polish measure process.

This became a 4-5 Stage Paintwork Correction from wool to fine foam finishing pads.
So, in this particular case, I am not going to itemize every step, every pad, and every polish.
I will group together them so you have an idea of the paint, products, pads, and process (4 P`s).

Also, there was severe "road rash" (to a point where he had to have the windshield replaced).
Almost 13 hours were spent playing Picasso to "thousands" of rock chips with Dr. Color Chip.

Correction:
Machine: Rupes 21 with a 5" backing plate.
Compounds: Scholl Concepts Shock2 Cut Extreme Cut Compound, Meguiars M101, and Meguiars M110.
Pads: Twisted Wool Pad 5" Dia., Scholl Concepts 5 1/2" Spider Pad, RUPES Yellow Pad - 5" Dia.

Polishing:
Machine: Rupes 15 with a 5" backing plate.
Compounds: Meguiars M210, Scholl Concepts S30+ Nano Compound
Pads: RUPES Yellow Pad - 5" Dia., Scholl Concepts 5 1/2" Finishing - Honey Spider Pad

360 walk-around video - Please click bottom Gear for Quality 1080p w/audio


Getting a bath and decon


Before Shot


The 50/50 shot


The Merlin Shot


Another hood shot


Front end


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[Sizzle Chest]

Oh boy, you had your work cut out for you on that hard as nails BMW clear! Well done and I believe the customer got what he wanted!

[Merlin]

Oh boy, you had your work cut out for you on that hard as nails BMW clear! Well done and I believe the customer got what he wanted!

Thank you! Yes, it was hard as nails!
It came out 1000 times better than before. I believe he was happy with the final results.

[Joel_MD]

Wow, nice work! I have a 2016 550i (previous generation, F10 body) with the Carbon Black paint, and can attest to the hardness of the clear coat. I`ve found that M105 with a rotary and Lake Country purple foamed wool pad works well to knock down the heavier swirls/minor scratches.

[Mike lambert]

Excellent work, you gotta try the Griot’s compounds, no need for all the others.