08 BMW M3 paint correction and Opti-Guard Coating

[GoFast908Z]

Client picked up this M3 after his last one was totaled by a hit and run driver. Thankfully the offender's license plate left a perfect imprint on the body so he was quickly tracked down. After picking this gorgeous M3 up and enjoying a few track days he contacted me for a correction detail. After looking it over we decided on a 90%+ correction and coating with Optimum's Opti-Guard. Over 30 hours went into this one and over 95% defect removal was achieved.



Condition upon arrival

Paint was very thin all over the car. Have seen similar readings on numerous BMWs lately. This was one of the higher readings on the car.

My DSLR camera battery had died so an iPhone pic had to do for this seriously thin reading.... Thankfully the defects here were minimal here and corrected with no measurable decrease in clear coat thickness.

After a battery charge my DSLR was back up for some more photos.

Some nasty deep scratches

Here are some before/after shots and 50/50 shots.

Looking better....but still a long way to go yet...

After medium polishing on the hood, the paint was inspected out in the sun

Hard water spots plagued the back end and lower rockers. Coupled with swirls and RIDS

Working with the awesome Mirka BP sourced out from Mr. Buff Daddy, Kevin Brown.

 

[GoFast908Z]

After compounding....

Fully corrected. Final polishing to be carried out. Tires scrubbed pretty good at the track.

Medium polishing step completed

Trunk fully corrected safely down to the edge

Final polishing completed

The sun would be set by the time the coating was completed so these were the only sun shots

Chip repair was carried out with a steady hand and careful application with a fine tip artist's brush

Even though the tires were about to be replaced with new ones (track day usage), I couldn't let it go without properly stripping the tires before dressing them.

Powdercoated wheels were cleaned up with Chemical Guys Matte Detailer. Cleaned the multi-spoke wheels nicely and left a nice finish behind.

Fully coated and dialed in. Final pics

......On the way to drop off at client's home, stopped for a couple more quick pics, with just a little brake dust from the drive.

Thanks for viewing!

 

[Pats300zx]

Great job Jeff... :bow:bow:bow

 

[mjlinane]

Fantastic work!

 

[Wors]

Very nice work on the paint. I love the paint color on the M3. The car looks amazing.

 

[dfbjr1]

Great job on a great car!

 

[Nizmo]

Awesome work! I love that color in the sun, if I were to own a BMW it would be in that color :rockon

 

[tropicsteve]

all that prep work paid off jeff, your final finish puts the bmw back into the excellent category.

 

[Todd@RUPES]

Great work and great color on that M3. Thanks for sharing with AF! :yourrock

 

[polisher]

great work. love that shine

 

[bicycle]

What compounds did you use to get the scratches out?
Super car and super job.

 

[Orinda Auto Detail]

Jeff your work is always amazing! Great job!