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Car: 1987 BMW 535is (E28) Color: Zinnoberrot (Cinnabar) Build Date: 9/86 Mileage: 173K I'm 3rd owner. Purchased in April 2013. Story here. First step was to detail the interior and conditioned the leather. I normally use Connolly Hide Food on my 911, but I've had a bottle of...

A friend of mine fell into a 1992 325xi with 149K miles on it. It had been sitting for 3 years after encountering some sort of electrical gremlin. He bought it for $1000. I took the following pictures the day he got it to another friend's shop to see how bad it was mechanically (it wasn't bad...

I have a Flex 3401 and now want to get a 3" orbital to get to tight spaces. My garage has a great air compressor system so I have the option of getting either electric or air powered. E.g. either the Griots 3" electric or their 3" pneumatic. Seems that an electric has the advantage of the...

See details in this blog post: Extreme auto paint care - cek.log Below are some pics. Unfortunately I didn't take any "before" pictures. This was taken after I did the best I could using the Griot's oribital and their polishes: Here's the roof. Again this was just with the...

My first post here. I'm an "enthusiast" detailer who is excited to find this forum and grow my skills. But my first query to the group has to do with my garage. As you can see from the pics it's a great setup. When my wife got me the "upgrades" to the new cabinets and floors 2 years ago I...