mjlinane
My name is Mike
Returning after 2 years (http://www.autopia.org/forums/the-detailers-showcase/41479-2011-bmw-128i-convertible.html?highlight=) - 2011 Deep Sea Blue BMW 128i Convertible. It has taken on a fair bit of battle damage in that time.
Started with the wheels and tires. My kung fu was not good enough to fully recover the front wheels: 2x PWB Spray & Rinse (with agitation), Dodo Juice Supernatural, IronX Paste, Sonax FEWC, steam, clay and 2 hours of swearing could not remove all of the baked on brake dust from the front wheels. Oh well... the tires did clean up well and TW Jet Black Tire Coating did them up right.
Stripped the paint with my mix of CG Citrus Wash + OPC and followed with IronX Snowfoam and traditional wash. SM Arnold Speedy Prep Pad + Pinnacle Clay Lube revealed a lot of work ahead of me.
After Griot's BOSS G21 + Optimum Polishing MF + Megs D300 (with a little something special extra), RUPES 21 + CG Hexlogic White + Blackfire SRC Finishing Polish and GG6 + 3" BP + 4" RUPES UHS pad + Menzerna Power Finish action, it looked like this. LSP was DP Paint Coating.
Want more? Oh no!! Not another @#$% video. (I know, I know - same music?!? If you don't want ads or to be muted or to have it blocked in certain countries, your choices are very limited.)
On a side note, I had originally intended to coat with BF Crystal Coat. But for the second time in 2 attempts, epic fail. It goes off too quickly for me to level it - even on 1' x 1' areas. If anyone has unlocked the secret, please let me know. OTOH, DP Paint Coating is pretty much foolproof. Even I can use it.
Started with the wheels and tires. My kung fu was not good enough to fully recover the front wheels: 2x PWB Spray & Rinse (with agitation), Dodo Juice Supernatural, IronX Paste, Sonax FEWC, steam, clay and 2 hours of swearing could not remove all of the baked on brake dust from the front wheels. Oh well... the tires did clean up well and TW Jet Black Tire Coating did them up right.
Stripped the paint with my mix of CG Citrus Wash + OPC and followed with IronX Snowfoam and traditional wash. SM Arnold Speedy Prep Pad + Pinnacle Clay Lube revealed a lot of work ahead of me.
After Griot's BOSS G21 + Optimum Polishing MF + Megs D300 (with a little something special extra), RUPES 21 + CG Hexlogic White + Blackfire SRC Finishing Polish and GG6 + 3" BP + 4" RUPES UHS pad + Menzerna Power Finish action, it looked like this. LSP was DP Paint Coating.
Want more? Oh no!! Not another @#$% video. (I know, I know - same music?!? If you don't want ads or to be muted or to have it blocked in certain countries, your choices are very limited.)
On a side note, I had originally intended to coat with BF Crystal Coat. But for the second time in 2 attempts, epic fail. It goes off too quickly for me to level it - even on 1' x 1' areas. If anyone has unlocked the secret, please let me know. OTOH, DP Paint Coating is pretty much foolproof. Even I can use it.
