2007 BMW 335I Correction

[maxepr1]

Guy's been very busy, this is a 07 BMW Monaco Blue. Full correction is what the customer wanted. Interior was like brand new, didn't even snap any pictures. Engine bay just needed a good wash. Exterior had RIDS, Holograms, and some water etching. 18 hours in total. Had to go with PFW and 105 on a rotary to knock down the damage then went over with Hydro finishing pad and 205. Softest paint I've ever seen! Marred with everything, that why I ended up with 205 and a finishing pad. I tried jeweling with 85rd but all I was doing was adding marring everywhere! IPA I had diluted down to 2:1 to remove carrier oils and even then it was inducing marring! So I consulted with Dave from Street Dreams (thanks Dave,I owe you) he suggested Meg's Final Inspection, which worked much better! Finished off with Power Lock. Enjoy!

 

[RogerWilco]

very clean work.. I wonder why you say the paint is so soft? I keep reading about how hard BMW clear is...

 

[maxepr1]

Roger, you are correct, BMW's are usually on the harder side. This car must have failed there inspection and been resprayed. The owner ordered it and it came off the truck with 4 miles on it and it has never seen a body shop. The bar code on the deck lid was sprayed over which leads me to believe it's a respray. Readings were pretty healthy. Just a wipe down with a clean MF towel was marring all over, 4:1 and 3:1 IPA wasn't strong enough to remove the carrier oils! So I had to mix up 2:1 and even still with light pressure tons of marring! Jeweling was not possible as more marring was induced than it was worth!! That was with RD and LC black. I've done enough bimmers to know how they finish and this one was an exception! Enjoy a challenge every now and then!

 

[TedFred]

I have 2 BMW's and the paint is pretty hard. Nice job looks great