2 Day detail

[imported_ronkh]

07 BMW 530xi
Daily driver
Outside 24/7

This took me 2 days to complete just the outside.
Dunno what happend yesterday, but no matter what I was doing all I did was make swirls and marring. Agrivating !!!! I kept making it worse instead of better.

Well at least I got it straightened out.

I'll spare the befores.

Glad it's over.

Spots you see are dust

 

[imported_glfahlc]

i feel your pain... i had a helluva time with the wifes jet black 740 iL

 

[imported_ronkh]

i feel your pain... i had a helluva time with the wifes jet black 740 iL

gotta love jet black bmw paint.

 

[imported_Luster]

The paint turned out great!

I have learned my lesson on black cars. My outdoor drivers are both Grand Prix's and one is "Light Bronzemist Metallic", the other is white.

Both look clean even if they're dirty!:cornut:

Nice work...:biggrin:

 

[Puckman]

Dood, please elaborate on what you encountered. the finished product at customer delivery looked damn near perfect!

 

[imported_ronkh]

Dood, please elaborate on what you encountered. the finished product at customer delivery looked damn near perfect!

I am just a detail freak, not a pro. I do only my cars and my friends.. (this is one of mine)

Car is kept in good shape. I decided to strip it and start getting it ready for winter. I stripped it with the foam gun. There was a little swirling and marring from washing etc, but nothing bad.
From there I went to a chemical polish with white pad. Then i noticed more and more swirls. The neighbors landscaper was blowing his clippings around (which also included some leaf clippings) and it was being carried by the wind. (didin;t realize this till I went with a cutting polish and orange pad). It just kept getting worse and worse.

Once I realized what happend, I pulled into garage and started all over again. Then I kept having to pull it out into sun to see if I was making headway. Each time I puled it out, I needed to clear the crap off it again.

 

[imported_Flash Gordon]

Wow Ron that sucked, I hate it when crap like that happens. I would imagine those landscapers blowin that crap everywhere was your culprit.

Nice save, she has that mirror finish again :thumbup:

 

[imported_ronkh]

Wow Ron that sucked, I hate it when crap like that happens. I would imagine those landscapers blowin that crap everywhere was your culprit.

Nice save, she has that mirror finish again :thumbup:

Thank you Sir.

 

[Old Pirate]

Great to see your work here Ron, looks sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Husker Z]

Nice Palm Pre!! I love mine!!

Oh and good work on the Bimmer, I bet the owner was ecstatic.

 

[Chubby Davis]

Chemical Polish,....tell us more!

 

[imported_ronkh]

Great to see your work here Ron, looks sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I post this for you, and you get sick.....

Thank you Sir, hope you're feeling better.