A rank amateur does black...

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JimHare

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Well, at the risk of inciting personal ridicule and abashed disdain, I thought I'd toss up a few shots I took of my 2001 Eldorado ETC. I finished cleaning her up the other day, except for the wheels. I didn't do it all at one time, it was an hour here, an hour there. Started with wash, clay, wash, PB SSR2, AIO, SGx3, and IWx2. This is a daily driver with 67K miles that sits outside 24x7, in New Jersey no less. For five year old paint, it's not too bad - it took me a while to get the dealer-applied swirl marks and spider webs out, but I didn't really attack the tiny chips. I don't trust myself with Duplicolor, so if it didn't polish out, it stayed there.



Off the starboard bow:

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Head-On

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How most BMW drivers see it :nana:

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Roof Reflections...

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In the 'hood

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LSP

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Squirrel's-Eye View

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For Big Butt Fans... :rofl

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Great work, especially for someone who labels themself as an "amateur!"



I can see some very minor swirling on your trunk lid in the last shot. But other than that, it looks flawless!
 
Very nice! :)



BTW, a heat gun and some fishing line or dental floss will make short work of that dealer emblem on the back.
 
sumptimwong said:
Great work, especially for someone who labels themself as an "amateur!"



I can see some very minor swirling on your trunk lid in the last shot. But other than that, it looks flawless!
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If you're talking about that spot over on the left side near the edge separating the vertical from horizontal, yes, I have a couple of those. I wanted to be careful about grinding away too much over the PAINTED pinstripe...



Thanks.
 
Scottwax said:
Very nice! :)



BTW, a heat gun and some fishing line or dental floss will make short work of that dealer emblem on the back.
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I believe that's the famous Corvette and Cadillac dealer in NJ!
 
Looks terrific!!!! Excellent job. 67K on a daily driver from NJ is now impossible to discern.

I know outside 24/7 in the NE from living in SENY and now NEPA and it's horrible!!!



How much of a change did you see after the IW over the SG?
 
EMazda3S said:
Looks terrific!!!! Excellent job. 67K on a daily driver from NJ is now impossible to discern.

I know outside 24/7 in the NE from living in SENY and now NEPA and it's horrible!!!



How much of a change did you see after the IW over the SG?
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To be honest, I think it dulled just a bit - it's hard to say because I went a day or so between SG coats to let it cure, and a day or so between IW coats. The only thing I really noticed is that, after the SSR and AIO and SG, the finish seemed pretty clean. But after the first coat of IW (or probably almost any wax) I noticed the tiny chips more. The wax gets in them and increases their visibility quite a bit.



Most of them are very very small, no more than a pencil point. But between the grit on the roads, the damn cats that seem to love sitting on the car, and just plain old five years of use, there are a good number of them.



I try to throw a cover over the car when it's not in use, but it's just one of those $60 Walmart cheapies, and there's probably as much grit and crud in the cover getting transmitted to the car.. but I use it to protect against birds and cats...



Thanks for the kudos, everyone. Next comes the 02 Deville.. :LOLOL
 
tanha said:
I believe that's the famous Corvette and Cadillac dealer in NJ!
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Correct. Big huge dealer Caddy/Vette/Lambo dealer in Palmrya up near Cherry Hill, but I got the Eldo at their Atlantic City location. Between the trunk sticker and the two license plate frames, they should be payin' me to shill for 'em .. lol
 
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