BMW 745Li Black Metallic Ugh to Great

[Totoland Mach]

Finally finished this bad boy! Even put some Pinnacle Leather Conditioner on those glove leather seats (special order leather from BMW). The interior smells grand....like walking in to a saddle store!

Here's the bumper that I attempted to repair. Either we will discount the car or the new owner can tell us to repaint it (with no discount)



Came out pretty good considering the gouges were all the way to the plastic



Overall shot outside the shop (cold as heck here in KS)



Indoor shot with some nice reflection



Down the side...I finally got a small tripod



Outdoor shot of the rear interior



Another outdoor shot of the driver interior...I do remove that towel after I park the car.



That's it for this week...got a business trip to Illinois for 3 days..See Ya Online!

Toto

[Sevenrd]

Beautiful work, Toto!

[abrcrombe]

Nice work as always!! I am so jealous of your job!

[Nuke33]

Looks awesome!

[Woob]

What products did you use? Good work as usual.

[Jimmie]

Another great job Toto. Couldn't even see scratches.

[FloridaNative]

Originally Posted by abrcrombe

Nice work as always!! I am so jealous of your job!

You took the words right out of my mouth, Abercrombe!! That's a dream job right there. You're one lucky man, Toto. The beamer looks beautiful!! What do you all use in your shop for the headlights? Have a safe business trip.

[Totoland Mach]

Woob: I use Optimum Compound with a 3M cutting pad on the rotary. Then follow that with 3M Glaze (or sometimes Pinnacle XMT Glaze on dark colors). Now, I'm trying (at the dealer's request) a new 3M Product called Ultrafina SE (Swirl Eliminator) and the accompanying ultra soft foam pad. Seems to work good.

FloridaNative: for the headlight lenses, I start with 3000 grit wet sanding, followed by the Festool on rotary mode with a cutting pad and Optimum Hyper compound. This is a pretty fast combo to restore the lenses. I finish the lenses with a polish pad and Meg's #83. After the final wash of the entire car, everything get's a coat of #26.

Toto

[P1et]

I love Toto's posts! Always top work, I hope your boss is happy with the efforts you put forth! Very nice touch-up on the rear bumper as well, I doubt that anyone would notice that though. But you never know, could be people like us buying them!

Also, aren't those the same wheels that come on the X5?

[Woob]

Originally Posted by Totoland Mach

Woob: I use Optimum Compound with a 3M cutting pad on the rotary. Then follow that with 3M Glaze (or sometimes Pinnacle XMT Glaze on dark colors). Now, I'm trying (at the dealer's request) a new 3M Product called Ultrafina SE (Swirl Eliminator) and the accompanying ultra soft foam pad. Seems to work good.

FloridaNative: for the headlight lenses, I start with 3000 grit wet sanding, followed by the Festool on rotary mode with a cutting pad and Optimum Hyper compound. This is a pretty fast combo to restore the lenses. I finish the lenses with a polish pad and Meg's #83. After the final wash of the entire car, everything get's a coat of #26.

Toto

Yes the Ultrafina SE should do pretty well, tiny bit pricey for me. It's more of a finishing polish.