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First up is the 128i. This car hadn’t been detailed in over two years and was seriously contaminated. The owner wanted a basic interior/exterior package, this included multiple applications of Sonax Wheel Cleaner+, Iron-X decon + clay, polishing with the Rupes, LC black pads & HD Speed. Despite the lack of correction work, this car still showed a big improvement in appearance:
Before:
DSC07579 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC07580 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC07583 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC07584 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC07587 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
Staining/oxidation of the window trim:
DSC07597 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC07665 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
During the decon process:
DSC07675 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC07682 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
After:
DSC07684 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC07686 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC07700 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC07707 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
The black window trim cleaned up nicely with just HD Speed and 3” finishing pads on the Rupes 75:
DSC07716 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
Next is the F150, this one had been run through the local swirl-o-matic a bunch of times throughout the winter and while it didn’t show a lot of swirling, what was there was pretty deep. This was a two-step with the Rupes 21& 75e, Optimum cutting pads & M100 followed by M205 on LC black pads, then a double Eraser wipedown and CQuartz UK.
Before (hard to capture the marring given the color):
DSC06972 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC06973 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC06979 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC06980 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
The wheels were removed for cleaning, polishing and coating:
DSC06985 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC06987 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC06995 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
After:
DSC07009 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC07028 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC07039 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC07042 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC07047 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC07058 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC07077 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC07087 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC07090 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC07101 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
Before:
DSC07579 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC07580 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC07583 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC07584 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC07587 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrStaining/oxidation of the window trim:
DSC07597 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC07665 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDuring the decon process:
DSC07675 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC07682 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrAfter:
DSC07684 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC07686 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC07700 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC07707 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrThe black window trim cleaned up nicely with just HD Speed and 3” finishing pads on the Rupes 75:
DSC07716 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrNext is the F150, this one had been run through the local swirl-o-matic a bunch of times throughout the winter and while it didn’t show a lot of swirling, what was there was pretty deep. This was a two-step with the Rupes 21& 75e, Optimum cutting pads & M100 followed by M205 on LC black pads, then a double Eraser wipedown and CQuartz UK.
Before (hard to capture the marring given the color):
DSC06972 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC06973 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC06979 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC06980 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrThe wheels were removed for cleaning, polishing and coating:
DSC06985 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC06987 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC06995 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrAfter:
DSC07009 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC07028 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC07039 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC07042 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC07047 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC07058 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC07077 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC07087 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC07090 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC07101 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr