Black BMW X5 Started 10' shot versus closeup

[Totoland Mach]

Finished the white 545i and couldn't be happier. The dealer put this on the rack for taping and wet sanding....

Looks pretty fair from 10 feet



Then...put some halogens on this fella...lo' and behold...Houston, we have a swirl problem!



More ugliness:



And some more work to do:



I'll start compounding tomorrow. Wet sanded a few spots this afternoon.

Stay Tuned .......

Toto

[Nuke33]

Looks like you have your work cut out for you hehe

[Gary Sword]

I'm sure it will look great when your done Toto.

[Jimmie]

I've seen a bunch on here, and don't think that there were any ones worse. It will be fun to hear what you do.

[R1DC2]

wow. cant wait to see the finishing results!

[supercharged]

Are those swirls so bad that car needs wetsanding?

[Totoland Mach]

Originally Posted by supercharged

Are those swirls so bad that car needs wetsanding?

Supercharged: Nope! Typically, I wet sand the front bumper and the front portion of the hood. It helps with the small sand/stone chips. Especially so since you can't use a lot of rotary on the plastic bumper. While doing the front bumper, I also sand the plastic headlight covers and compound them out with the Festool to make them look new.

Also, along the side there are some moderate scratches and the wet sanding will remove a bunch of that, leaving the rest for the rotary.

I probably spend 15-20 minutes with the wet sanding and on this X5, I'll do it by hand. I use the Snap-On air orbital sander for whole hoods, trunks, etc.

Toto

[supercharged]

Originally Posted by Totoland Mach

Supercharged: Nope! Typically, I wet sand the front bumper and the front portion of the hood. It helps with the small sand/stone chips. Especially so since you can't use a lot of rotary on the plastic bumper. While doing the front bumper, I also sand the plastic headlight covers and compound them out with the Festool to make them look new.

Also, along the side there are some moderate scratches and the wet sanding will remove a bunch of that, leaving the rest for the rotary.

I probably spend 15-20 minutes with the wet sanding and on this X5, I'll do it by hand. I use the Snap-On air orbital sander for whole hoods, trunks, etc.

Toto

Thanks, Toto.

[P1et]

Toto, how much clear do you think you're taking off everytime you do a car that's in that bad of a shape?

[Nica]

Originally Posted by Totoland Mach

Toto

That looks terrible wow, I don't think that a PC would do it here. I can see why a rotary is required, I'm sure this is a walk in the park for you Toto. I'm really looking forward to the process and write up, I enjoy seeing your results sir Toto.