Detailed this 2001 740i today. Sorry about the lack of many afters. As is the norm lately, it was completely dark by the time I finished. But I think the progress shots get across how it was improved.
I started off on the hood with the PC, #83 and a cutting pad - it barely made a dent in the swirls. So it was out with the PC and in with the Hitachi.
Process was...
Wash
Clay
OP yellow edge pad @ 1500 - couple passes in certain areas
OP blue edge pad @ 1100
Souveran
Some befores...
Doesn't look so bad until it's been washed and some light is put on it...
Here's after the first pass of OP at 1500rpm with the yellow edge pad. Still a bit of swirlling left, but the finish pass improved it more. Probably got it about 90% swirl free. Just didn't have the time to get it as perfect as I would've liked. BTW, some of those blemishes are nicks in the paint. Nothing I can do about that.
Polished...
The amount of OP I used for the trunk on the finish pass...
And the trunk after some Souveran..
And that's all! It was completely dark by the time the car was done. I think the progress shots get across just what an improvement the OP did. The Souveran was just icing on the cake.
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