An M5 and 2 different 105's

[Blackmirror]

I was looking through the sears paper and saw that these towels are new. Anyone ever try them?

 

[Blackmirror]

oh and how is the plushness of these towels too?

 

[Don2000g]

They're pretty good towels. However, I'd probably fall in the ranks who prefer Charisma towels over the Egyptian towels. You can find great deals on Charismas on-line on a few different websites. I don't want to sway anyone from the Egyptian towels though. Laters

 

[vettefan67]

If you have a Ross or other discount type store near you, check them out. I found regular Charismas and Wamsutta towels which I believe were Supima cotton. The Wamsutta (what a cool word!) towels seemed to be a bit plusher, and were actually cheaper! Worth a try, but remember different colors can be different plushnesses.

 

[imported_broker99]

This M5 belongs to the gentlemen that owns the Prius I detailed last weekend. Talk about one extreme to the other but that is the type of guy he is. I really like BMW?s especial all things M. So this car was very enjoyable to work on. The car was in pretty good shape for the most part.

Up close what appears to be some type of marring.

After washing and ready for polishing in the morning

My process was Meguiar?s #105 with the Flex 3401 with Lake Country orange and cyan pads. I recently modified my backing plate for the flex so I could use 5.5 inch pads after reading a post here a couple months ago. I then followed 105 up with Menzerna PO85RD on the Makita with Lake Country crimson pads. The 105 followed by PO85RD really is a great combo.

105 finishing down nicely.

I wanted to grab some sun before it was too late. So I backed the M out to check my work.

I recently picked up some Midnight Sun batch #24 and I was looking forward to trying it out. For the most part I am a sealant guy but I wanted to give Midnight Sun a shot. The plan was Wet-Ice over fire but after giving it a thought I figured I would put my own twist on it. As much as I like WD I thought I would go to Duragloss 105 for my base. I have found that the Duragloss 105 tends to darken the paint and I figured it might make for a good look on this blue paint. I hope Captain Jack doesn't ban me for not following the directions and introducing a rogue product in the mix. But I really dont think it made alot of difference after the wax went on any way.

After the D105 cured over night I applied 2 coats of the Midnight Sun in morning. I will say the 2nd coat did increase the gloss. All in all the depth of Midnight Sun was pretty impressive.

Here's the afters.

Black Wow making the trim pieces look new again.

The owner requested that I only vaccum the interior. He did not want the leather treated or any dressing on the dash or the door panels. So ok. :-?

Water base dressing on the engine

Thanks for looking

 

[bmw5541]

Very nice work Chad. You know how much I like bimmers, and the M series is the cream of the crop. Love the color as well.:drool5: Very wet looking!!

 

[imported_richy]

Great writeup. You finished down the 105 very well too. I bet the owner was blown away. Congrats on a great job!!:hurray:

 

[Old Pirate]

Great work on the M Chad, looks sweet!

 

[imported_kakeuter]

Nice work, that blue looks awesome now.

Thanks for sharing.

-Kody-

 

[imported_broker99]

Very nice work Chad. You know how much I like bimmers, and the M series is the cream of the crop. Love the color as well.:drool5: Very wet looking!!

Barry, I didn't know you liked bimmers. j/k
thanks

Great writeup. You finished down the 105 very well too. I bet the owner was blown away. Congrats on a great job!!:hurray:

Thank you. 105 is amazing stuff. The owner was very happy and gave me a nice tip as well. That is the name of the game.

Great work on the M Chad, looks sweet!

thanks Angelo

Nice work, that blue looks awesome now.

Thanks for sharing.

-Kody-

Thanks Kody

 

[CosminTX]

not sure if i can take 105 twice )
or at least not in full summer in tx

 

[Tru_Shine]

Super Glossy! very noticeable difference! great job