Some people have NO respect for their vehicles:crasy:
This was one of the worst cars I have done. A silver 325xi landed in my driveway a few days ago looking like hell. The wheels were painted black with the thickest brake dust I have ever seen and the paint was not only totally flat but it had terrible scuff marks all over it. I knew this one was going to be a project! I would have guessed this car hadnt been washed since the day it was bought.
On with the job...
The wheels were beyond your average BMW brake dust buildup. This was not a time for P21s gel, I could have let it sit there for 3days but I just didnt have the time or patience so out with the heavy stuff...
Megs Wheel Brightener 4:1 and lots of it. I went through 3/4 of a bottle on these wheels.:doh:
There was a ton of baked on brake dust which did not come off even after using tar remover, clay and an agressive polish.
A little 50/50
The door shuts were all cleaned with APC+
After ruining an entire bar of Megs agressive clay this BMW was ready for inspection and PTG readings. The car averaged 110-160 microns all around.
These are the HEAVY scuff marks I was talking about
After some experimenting I found that the best way to get these marks out was by hand polishing...yes hand polishing with an agressive compound.
The choice for the job was Gloss It extreme cut, similar to a megs M105.
I like Extreme cut because its pretty thin compared to M105 and uses a variaty of different sized abrasives which all cut very well.
Heres a close up after spreading Extreme cut a bit
Now onto the scuffs
After a very long time hand polishing out the scuffs it was time to bring back some shine and the finish and machine polish out the swirls.
I chose the cyclo with yellow pads and Gloss It One Step machine polish(my new favorite product) this stuff cuts very well and finishes down 100% LSP ready.
The pads got quite dirty during polishing so out with the GG pad washer, yea it works with a cyclo! This is one thing I cannot polish without. now its really a useful device.
Before
During
After
The exhaust were not chrome but needed a good once over. #0000 steel wool and noxon and then Megs all metal polished were used
Before
During
After
Now more polishing on the passenger side
DD ubers were the choice for hand polishing because they have just enough bite for the job
Then more finishing with the cyclo and the Gloss It one step
50/50
After an IPA wipedown, the depth and reflectiveness is restored and the car is ready for LSP. The choice was Gloss it Gloss Finish then a gloss enhancer wipedown
This is the car with no LSP
This was one of the worst cars I have done. A silver 325xi landed in my driveway a few days ago looking like hell. The wheels were painted black with the thickest brake dust I have ever seen and the paint was not only totally flat but it had terrible scuff marks all over it. I knew this one was going to be a project! I would have guessed this car hadnt been washed since the day it was bought.
On with the job...
The wheels were beyond your average BMW brake dust buildup. This was not a time for P21s gel, I could have let it sit there for 3days but I just didnt have the time or patience so out with the heavy stuff...
Megs Wheel Brightener 4:1 and lots of it. I went through 3/4 of a bottle on these wheels.:doh:
There was a ton of baked on brake dust which did not come off even after using tar remover, clay and an agressive polish.
A little 50/50
The door shuts were all cleaned with APC+
After ruining an entire bar of Megs agressive clay this BMW was ready for inspection and PTG readings. The car averaged 110-160 microns all around.
These are the HEAVY scuff marks I was talking about
After some experimenting I found that the best way to get these marks out was by hand polishing...yes hand polishing with an agressive compound.
The choice for the job was Gloss It extreme cut, similar to a megs M105.
I like Extreme cut because its pretty thin compared to M105 and uses a variaty of different sized abrasives which all cut very well.
Heres a close up after spreading Extreme cut a bit
Now onto the scuffs
After a very long time hand polishing out the scuffs it was time to bring back some shine and the finish and machine polish out the swirls.
I chose the cyclo with yellow pads and Gloss It One Step machine polish(my new favorite product) this stuff cuts very well and finishes down 100% LSP ready.
The pads got quite dirty during polishing so out with the GG pad washer, yea it works with a cyclo! This is one thing I cannot polish without. now its really a useful device.
Before
During
After
The exhaust were not chrome but needed a good once over. #0000 steel wool and noxon and then Megs all metal polished were used
Before
During
After
Now more polishing on the passenger side
DD ubers were the choice for hand polishing because they have just enough bite for the job
Then more finishing with the cyclo and the Gloss It one step
50/50
After an IPA wipedown, the depth and reflectiveness is restored and the car is ready for LSP. The choice was Gloss it Gloss Finish then a gloss enhancer wipedown
This is the car with no LSP
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but nice correction and its looking great now
