You Won't Believe This BMW, (tore up) Seeing Is Believing

amazing work :soscared::soscared::soscared:. wouldn't you like to get your hands on the nice person who inflected this damage :bat? :chuckle:



you now have one more "client for life". :secret
 
JoshVette said:
Thanks, I seriously contemplated wetsanding it, but I am just not confident enough in my sanding skills to wetsand that much car. I'll do a deep scratch here or there, but not entire panels.



I'd really like to invest in a Mirka system or something similar for these kinds of jobs, until then I will shy away from doing that much car by hand.



I honestly thought it would take longer to do wetsand all that? You really think it would have been faster. It took me about 7 hours just on the passenger side panels, half the trunk, part of the hood and part of the front and rear bumpers.



Thanks for any advise Toto.

Josh
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Yeah Josh, you'll definitely save some time (once you get the technique down) with wetsanding instead of polishing the clearcoat away. It's a more precise way of leveling the defects and just cuts faster. It takes some getting used to but it saves a lot of time if your compound and wool just don't cut it, hehe.
 
You pros amaze me. Y'all have some great stamina. I spend 5 hours on my car (just basic detailing) and I want to drop dead. I can do some minor scratch repair, but nothing like what you did.



The correction on that M3 is some of the most amazing work I have seen on this site ... ever.
 
johny said:
You pros amaze me. Y'all have some great stamina. I spend 5 hours on my car (just basic detailing) and I want to drop dead. I can do some minor scratch repair, but nothing like what you did.



The correction on that M3 is some of the most amazing work I have seen on this site ... ever.
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That's why Josh is one of the best :clap:
 
jimmie jam said:
amazing work :soscared::soscared::soscared:. wouldn't you like to get your hands on the nice person who inflected this damage :bat? :chuckle:



you now have one more "client for life". :secret
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Exactly, the owner might want to get his hands on them that's for sure.
 
Denzil said:
Yeah Josh, you'll definitely save some time (once you get the technique down) with wetsanding instead of polishing the clearcoat away. It's a more precise way of leveling the defects and just cuts faster. It takes some getting used to but it saves a lot of time if your compound and wool just don't cut it, hehe.
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I've done plenty of isolated scratches but never a whole car or half a car.

I'm going to have to look into some of those sanding systems, I'd hate to sand that much car by hand and risk it being uneven.
 
johny said:
You pros amaze me. Y'all have some great stamina. I spend 5 hours on my car (just basic detailing) and I want to drop dead. I can do some minor scratch repair, but nothing like what you did.



The correction on that M3 is some of the most amazing work I have seen on this site ... ever.
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Wow, thanks for the great compliment.



Well, this is what I do full time, so it's not like I put in 8-10 at the office first and then come home and do another 5 on the car, I would definately feel the same as you... Also, on a full correction (8 hour job) I'll easily go through a 6 pack of gatoraide and a few things of water a good breakfast, orange juice, powerbar and a big lunch too. Taking a few little breaks here and there really helps keep the energy levels up also.
 
Yee-Haa! [is what your customer hopefully said ;) ] You should have a customer for life after that fantastic correction.
 
karburn said:
Yee-Haa! [is what your customer hopefully said ;) ] You should have a customer for life after that fantastic correction.
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Thanks, yes he was happy with the job and planning on getting his black Mercedes to me sometime soon also.:woot:
 
Love that silver on the BMW Josh!, you did a awesome correction to return it the way it should look!:bow
 
JoshVette said:
I've done plenty of isolated scratches but never a whole car or half a car.

I'm going to have to look into some of those sanding systems, I'd hate to sand that much car by hand and risk it being uneven.
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Yeah, right now I'm working on the old '89 BMW 525i on my driveway and I'm still wetsanding the entire car. The paint is really stubborn and it's definitely a chore to wetsand the entire car by hand. I have also thought about picking up an air sander like Bryan's (gmblack3a). In an effort to keep it as even as possible I use the Meguiar's E-7200 Sanding Backing Pad.
 
zoomzoom mazda5 said:
Love that silver on the BMW Josh!, you did a awesome correction to return it the way it should look!:bow
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Thanks, I really like the color as well, it's a grey and silver mixture and I think it's looks killer, especially after it's been fully polished.:chuckle:
 
Denzil said:
Yeah, right now I'm working on the old '89 BMW 525i on my driveway and I'm still wetsanding the entire car. The paint is really stubborn and it's definitely a chore to wetsand the entire car by hand. I have also thought about picking up an air sander like Bryan's (gmblack3a). In an effort to keep it as even as possible I use the Meguiar's E-7200 Sanding Backing Pad.
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I saw one of those sanding blocks in action today on a client showing me how to remove orange peel and they seem to work very well. I'm going to wetsand a few cars before I step up to the air sanders I think. I want to really know what I'm doing first.
 
Anyone would be proud to own that car now!

Those shots look so liquid!

I'm curious, because some scratches remain, did you decide not to IPA or Prepsol for fear that you'd feel like you could never finish on time/budget?
 
snowskate said:
Anyone would be proud to own that car now!

Those shots look so liquid!

I'm curious, because some scratches remain, did you decide not to IPA or Prepsol for fear that you'd feel like you could never finish on time/budget?
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Thanks, to answer your question, no. I've IPA'd enough cars and enough of my processes to know what the products I use do, so I don't see any need to IPA every car.



Besides, these scratches were pretty deep, I doubt they will be able to be covered up.
 
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