SpeedFreak Detailed: 16k mile Interlagos Blue M5 resurrection!

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speedfreak81

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Hey guys! Very excited about this post, as the transformation throughout was truly a sight to see. I was contacted by a member on M5Board, to do some work on his Interlagos Blue M5. What a beautiful color it is, my all time favorite on these M cars. The vehicle in question is a 2006 model year with barely 16,000 miles on the odo. The client picked the car up in April from a dealer who had obviously "attempted" to run a buffer over it.



After I viewed the car in the sun, we went over various plans of attack and settled on a full multi stage correction. Once the correction was complete, the work was locked in and protected with Opti Coat.



The pictures will show the extent of the damage inflicted by the unskilled stealership employees. RIDS, rotary buffer swirls, even pigtails were present in some areas from grit trapped under their buffing pad. Speaking of RIDS, they were abundant on every single panel, and the paint was very hard. The defect removal portion of the correction was probably the longest of any car I have worked on, and required almost 30 hours. I was making 5-7 passes per panel to fully remove the RIDS.



As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.......which begs the question, how many words are a hundred or so pictures worth???? You be the judge.







PRODUCTS USED:





  • Griots HD wheel cleaner
  • Meguiar's APC
  • CG Citrus wash
  • Pinnacle speed clay
  • DoDo Juice born slippery clay lube
  • M105 on Lake Country PFW pad via FLEX 3401
  • Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish on LC CCS white pad via FLEX 3401
  • Menzerna PO85RD (SF4500) on LC CCS Grey pad via FLEX 3401
  • Optimum metal polish
  • Wolfgang Black Diamond tire gel
  • Stoner Invisible Glass
  • Optimum Opti Coat
  • Poorboy's wheel sealant







Quick shot of the clay....pretty dirty









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Starting with the hood









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Swirling and RIDS present near windshield









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Pigtails previously mentioned









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Water spots and mineral deposits etched into the clear









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rotary installed swirling!









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More RIDS and swirls on passenger side









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Driver's side hood after M105 on PFW, what a difference!









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RIDS before









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Gone!









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After the hood I moved on to the trunk lid, which was especially bad









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Working on some 50/50s











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Compounding completed









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Driver's side fender before









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50/50









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50/50 driver's side front door









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Defects removed! David of ProShield films surveys the work









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Driver's rear door before









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50/50









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Working in small sections for maximum defect removal









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Defects on door handle removed









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Rear door fully compounded









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Driver's side quarter 50/50









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Rear of vehicle full of RIDS and swirls!









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Not the greatest shots on the passenger side bc of the incoming light, but you get the idea







Passenger side quarter before









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50/50









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Passenger rear door 50/50









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After correction









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Front door 50/50s









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Door fully corrected









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Few shots showing the new found gloss









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After the compounding and polishing stages were complete, the car was pulled out to be washed, and wiped down with alcohol as prep for the Opti Coat application.







Opti Coat flashing onto the paint surface









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AFTERS!!!







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Thanks for looking and hope you enjoyed the post!







-Brian
 
Thanks Thomas I'll check them out. How do they finish compared to the PFW/105 combo. You can see from the 50/50s that I'm damn near LSP ready JUST from that combo alone.



Brian
 
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