E92 M3 Paint correction

suke

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This thing is pretty BA. The aftermarket exhaust on it sounds phenomenal. Anywho it's been babied its whole life and only has 22k on it. However, still plenty of swirls and love marks.




Typical swirls


Someone ran over some white paint. Fortunately I was able to get it all off.

Wheels were taken off I believe and even still the little mileage they had on them they were just bleeding out.

Paint really didn't have much in the way of swirls. The washing scratches and love marks you can't see in the sun were a plenty.

Hood is finished.



Got to work on the carbon fiber roof. It looked good in the sun, but was riddled with lots of wash marks. Much like the rest of the paint.
Before




Deep acid rain etching. Wasn't going to get those out 100% as they are pretty deep in there.



After

No more scratches










Carbon fiber lip spoiler polished to perfection. Oddly enough this was in the best shape of the whole car.




No before shots of the trunk lid as I'm short on time. The after shots are pretty amazing since i'm not even to the finish polish yet. This is just the cut portion.



Making sure to keep the wheels/tires protected from polish sling/dust.

32 hours in and the cutting stage has been completed.


Spot checking here to make sure all is gone. This car is now pretty close to 99% corrected( which for means ALL defects but maybe some deeper ones that would take wet sanding are out). Finish polish I'll start this afternoon. Likely 4-5 hours of that. Then sealant followed by wax and she'll go home.


 
Finishing polish going down. Love the way it looks over carbon fiber.



Looking good! Bulk of yesterday was focused on taking my light and going over every inch of the car to make sure everything was corrected properly. Some spots needed to be fixed or hit one more time. Was able to get the roof, trunk lid, and the front panel complete.


 
Making sure to keep the wheels/tires protected from polish sling/dust.

Nice time saving tip right there! I use a set of $9 trailer tire covers from HF for the same purpose. Whats nice about HF ones are the built in wire "retainers" that hold them in place and prevent them from falling off.
 
Whats nice about HF ones are the built in wire "retainers" that hold them in place and prevent them from falling off.

I have them on all my cars in my garage when they sit underneath the car covers. Can't beat the price !!!
 
Nice time saving tip right there! I use a set of $9 trailer tire covers from HF for the same purpose. Whats nice about HF ones are the built in wire "retainers" that hold them in place and prevent them from falling off.
Definitely! Old microfiber towel that I no longer use for paint. Works real well on these low cars as it stays put quite well.
 
my "tire covers" are cheap towels from Target or Walmart. I wash em and they still look new. I used to use plastic sheet and wrap tires really well, but that really takes up time. No thanks. Towels for me.


Love the way the carbon fiber roof turned out. Sweet.
 
Finally all done. Owner came and got her yesterday. All said and done I had 40 hours into it. Some of the during pics I didnt post.


Before


20160421_205044 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160422_211033 by Christian Scott, on Flickr




After
20160422_212842 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160422_212917 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160422_212923 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
Tail lights now polished to perfection
20160423_095118 by Christian Scott, on Flickr


Final pics
20160423_121405 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160423_121439 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160423_121515 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160423_121633 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160423_125729 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160424_134155 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160424_134205 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160424_134556 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160424_134617 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160424_134758 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160424_134818 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160424_134841 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160424_134857 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160424_135037 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160424_135743 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160424_143239 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
20160424_145511 by Christian Scott, on Flickr
 
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