Oakes - Detailed: 1991 BMW 535i - Full Restoration

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A full paint corrective detail of a 1991 BMW 535i. This vehicle only has 94k miles on it, and is honestly in great shape, however the paint was another story. This vehicle was a painstaking 11 hours on the paint alone. Including the buffing/polishing and sealant/wax. Fortunately the vehicle has a very hard clear coat, which makes it harder for me but also harder to scratch. With that said, there were very few deep scratches to take care of, and a lot more depth to be had. Enough of my babble, on to the pics which are pretty self explanatory.



Process:

Menzerna Power Gloss (PG) - Orange Pad

Menzerna Power Finish (PF) - Green Pad

Menzerna Final Polish II - White pad following the PF

Optimum Poli-Seal Sealant - Black pad

Pure carnauba wax - Hand applied



Before Pictures

Driver's Side before - Post wash/clay

Before and After photos, as well as some 50/50 shots



50/50 Photos of the Trunk - After 2 passes of PG, and 3 passes of PF - slight hazing from residue in the flash.

Before/After of the Driver Quarter Panel - 3 passes of PG, 3 passes of PF

50/50 of Driver Quarter Panel

After shot of the Driver Quarter Panel, no more swirls :thumbup:

Before/After of the Passenger Quarter Panel - 3 passes of PG, 3 passes of PF

Still Passenger Quarter Panel, portion above body line was polished, bottom portion unpolished



-Before the polish

-After

Rear Bumper Before/After

 

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Reflection Photos

Finished Photos Outside

 

[imported_DJ Mayo]

Nice detail my friend.

 

[Phillyz]

Very nice detail indeed.

 

[OakesDetail]

Thank you! Very much appreciated!

 

[Mobilejay]

looks good man, very nice

 

[longdx]

Beautiful turnaround. I love the early '90's vintage BMWs. I'm not really fond on the newer styling directiion of current BMWs

 

[White lexus 23]

Looks like brand new

 

[Barry Theal]

nice detail

 

[Thats Fresh]

NICE job. im loving it.

 

[OakesDetail]

Thanks guys! She took quite a bit of work but definitely worth it

 

[jmkiang]

Better than new! Awesome work. Thats a lot of passes!

 

[OakesDetail]

Better than new! Awesome work. Thats a lot of passes!

Thank you! Yes, it's a very hard clear coat which is great for preventing scratches, however makes it more difficult to buff as I'm sure you know. My rotary is also out of commission while I wait for a new one so I had the PC for this job