Compounding BMW paint

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vdubbn2001

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I was told never to compound BMW paint because it is too soft, what do you know about this? I detail for a used car dealership and would like to compound my BMW, but i was told my a reputable vendor of ours never to compound bmw paint, just polish. (he was a vendor that used to do scratch removal via wet sending until my company found out i could do it and save thousands a month.... now he just does dent removal)


I forgot to mention, he has detailed for the past 30 years or so, being a detail manager at several dealerships including porsche and lexus.
 
Well it all depends on what you mean by 'compounding' like what products and what type of machine. I don't think I would listen to someone who insists on wet-sanding everything. A scratch here and there is okay but if he's doing it when there is an alternative thats where I have an issue with it. Anyways, German paint (base and clear coat) is said to be softer than most other cars so you should take a precaution. But my guess is that you'll be able to 'polish' it out if we are on the correct page of terms. Welcome to DC and good luck.
 
I own a bmw and have compounded it a few times without any problem. I've used a rotory and a pc. I use poorboys SSR's and Polish without problem and with great results. I do use foam pads designed for german paint, not sure if makes a difference or if it's just a gimmik, but never had a problem.

DAVE
 
Detailing has come along way from 30 yrs ago. Thank God for that . You can go ahead and compound your Bimmer with a quality product and a foam pad with any machine.

Back in your buddies days they were using wool pads at high speeds so go figure.

I've done all the same steps I do on all other cars to my 325Ci and have great results.

The clear coat on German cars weren't really softer it was that American cars were harder . Mostly due to our roads and highways having lots of debris and rocks flying up and chipping the paint .
 
I can tell you that Audi clear and absolutely, the new Mercedes Ceramicelar paint is quite hard, translating to increased time to correct defects and/or more use of a high speed rotary. I believe BMW is soon going to follow with ceramic included clears as well.
 
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