ScheerSpeed

this car was recently bought used. it had some MAJOR repainting done, that the current owner was unaware of... really unaware of...

Exterior:

-Wash
-CG CWG
-CG waterspot Remover
-white/yellow shMITT

-Wheels
-CG Citrus wheel cleaner
-ARO
-CG CWG
-Black shMITT
-EZ detail brush
-Meguiar's Hyper dressing
-Wheel Wells
-Simple Green
-Meguiar's super degreaser
-Meguiar's Hyper Dressing

-Clay
-CG SQD
-CG Blue clay

-Engine
-Meguiar's Super Degreaser
-Meguiar's Hyper Dressing

-Correction
-Menzerna PowerGloss via LC PFW pad 1500rpm
-Meguiar's M105 (didn't work!)
-Menzerna SIP via LC white pad 1500rpm
-Menzerna 85RD via LC black pad 1500rpm
-Makita 9227
-3M yellow foam backing plate

-Protection
-Collinite 915
-FK1# 425

-soft top
-ARO
-Raggtopp

-Interior
-CG Lightning fast
-CG leather cleaner
-Aerospace 303 proectant
-Zaino Z10
-Stoner's Invisible Glass
-1Z Gummi Pflege
-FK1# 425

enjoy!!!

Before: this car was in pretty bad condition... but i had no clue what i was in store for until after the wash...........

























scrubbing ARO on the top



after washing and clay



















so at this point, i am in complete astonishment of how bad of a paint job this car had!!! it looke like it barely got wetsanded and buffed after leaving the body shop!!! and i had yet to even put the light to it! honestly i was afraid of what i would see!

so i took a break and did the interior... my camera died after this pic... so i charged it while i did the rest, but forgot to take pictures after...





now... onto the halogens.....

































before/ after of the trunklid. after 1 pass with menzerna Power Gloss. look at the difference in the reflection! like the title says!!!






trunklid after 2 passes of PG

ScheerSpeed

now for a 50/50 of the hood.



after 1 pass



2 passes



reflection before/after of the hood









front fender







driver's door









not even sanded!!!!!!!!!!!













trunk lid





Finished!








































i finished that day at 1:15AM

i went back the next day to finish up the interior, do a FK# 425 wipe and black WOW. but i forgot my camera.

i hope you guys enjoyed seeing what a little elbow grease and some polish can do when it comes to restoring REFLECTIONS

TheSpeedRacer

Awsome job... it's amazing at the poor condition some of these cars are in

imjimmylin

Looks great. Love the 4th last shot.

Panopticon

Wow, amazing job!

MuttGrunt

oh come on now. everyone knows after a good wash with, it's best to dry your car with steel wool!

awesome pics! too bad you didn't get some of the interior. was it pretty abused for its age? you'd think when someone buys such an expensive car they'd take car of it. but then again thats a problem with BMW's: some people really are car lovers, others are just badge whores.

great work!

ArpusTT

what does someone who does this get payed for a job like this? like you came back the next day and everything. if you don't mind me asking that is.

EOE

Previous owner used sponge for dishes abrasive side down to wash his ca how many timesr? 10? 20 times? Great save I don't remember seeing even FMINUS tackle some thing this beat up.

Good job, two thumbs up. BTW to get the perfect reflection I would say it needs some wet sanding. It is still not as clear as it could be. What you think?

Jonanator

Great job!

Did you detail in a fire hall?

ScheerSpeed

yea, some parts would have needed to be sanded, but the owner didnt want to pay extra for it