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Montego Blue E92 Paint Correction - Bunch of Pics(before and after pictures)
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| 09-09-2012, 10:49 PM | #1 |
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Montego Blue E92 Paint Correction - Bunch of Pics(before and after pictures)
II didn't do the correction to the car I left that to the pro.
I must say I'm very please with the work, I feel bad for neglecting the paint for the year and a half I've owned it but lucky it's much better now and shiny!  - Washed with Chemical Guys Citrus Wash diluted to remove any protection still on vehicle... but I found out there was none :surprised: - Dried with Soft Microfiber Towels - Clay Bar using Detailed Image Gentle Fine Grade Clay - Single Stage Polish with M205 on LC white pad with PC7424XP DA Polisher (remove 75%+ of swirls, but unable to correct deeper defects) - LSP - CG Blacklight - Basic Engine Cleaning and Dress all plastic engine components w/ 303 - Quick interior vacuum and dressed all vinyl with 303 Before: You can easily see the swirls in the paint       ^bugs guts and stains on the front  ^Dirty wheels, but not too bad given it was a BMW.. I've seen much, much worse.  ^Example of a deeper scratch that was unable to be removed  ^Some water spots lightly etched into clear coat
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 ^Scratches Under Driver's Side Door Handle (no after pic, but removed ~75% of them)  ^Hard water stains on paint - thanks Illinois Rain  ^Absolutely no water beading meaning car had ZERO protection (wax or sealant) on it. Shame Shame Shame!!!  ^Wheel Cleaner going to work  ^Working with the clay  ^Dirty clay after going over the hood. Someone needs to take a bit better care of their car :squareeyed: I've seen worse, though.  ^Checking out the damage under halogen lights after being clayed - more swirls  ^Taping off anything that may be damaged from polish or wax  ^More taping  ^Taping off my test location
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 ^Test spot before correction  ^After correction - most of the swirls/scratches removed  ^Checking out the test spot in the sun, looks good enough to me  ^Fender Before  ^Fender After  ^Engine Before  ^Engine After  ^Hood After  ^All Done  ^Trunk looked great afterwards   ^All cleaned and dressed  ^Paint just looks dripping wet, turned out great.  ^Hood is a ton better, but not flawless. It was the worst part on the whole car.  ^Happy with the results
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 ^Some reflection shots  ^Crystal Clear Reflections Thanks for looking! Hopefully you could make it through all the pics! Original post http://www.properimage.net/forum/sho...-Bunch-of-Pics
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Sparkling!! Question, when you hire the pro, do you get to select which products they'll be using on your car?
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I know this thread is slightly dead, but I wanted to ask what front lip you've got on there? It looks great.
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The lip is a Hamann rep in carbonfiber. Very nice piece for the money.
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Did he use a rotary buffer or a dual action polisher? From the tape I'm guessing rotary.
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It's the OEM M-Tech rear bumper. (painted like the 335IS)
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How much you paid for whole job?
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