April BMW Start Black 530i

[Totoland Mach]

Started on one of the bad ones: black 530i with lots of road miles and accompanying scratches/chips/swirls.

Here's the driver's side of the front bumper...ain't pretty folks



I wet sanded the bumper to smooth out some scratches and small chips



Next: Used the Metabo and Meguiar's 7006 cutting pad with compound. I like the small backing plate/pad combo on plastic bumpers. Lots of control and I can check the surface temp of the plastic easier.



Switched to a 8006 Meg's pad and glaze (3M + XMT mixed on the pad)





Next up: driver side doors and rocker panels. Lots of scratches and swirls! Switched to the larger backing plate and pads because of the surface area.



The compound worked well in defect removal



Pic of the doors and panels on drivers side after compounding



Finished driver's side with glaze. Tomorrow is hood, passenger side, trunk.



The front bumper came out pretty well and took about 1.5 hours just on this plastic piece to recondition.

I'll post some pics after full glazing with 3M Ultrafina SE.

Totoland Mach

[Nuke33]

Looks great, you had your work cut out for you


p.s. I love your shop

[Jimmie]

You've got to be kidding. That's amazing. Thought she was a goner and you brought her back.

[tonyspop]

Holy smokes,where were they driving that car,through cactus fields????!!!!!!Nice work Toto,work like that really shoots the $$$$$ value up.

[AL417]

Your work is simply amazing. Thanks in advance for posting your progress on the cars you have lined up.

[HighEndDetail]

Great work on the bimmer, I am jealous of your lift you get to use

[Mike T]

Wow! Great job.

[Nica]

Wow toto very nice turn around..question for you, isn't the Metabo to rough for plastic areas? I'm going to look into the types of pads you used. Another question, when you use the Metabo. Do you put the product on the pad or on the paint? Just wondering.

Amazing turn around and the bumper looks really good not to mention the door areas well done Toto.

Thank you for sharing my friend...oh hey you know what I found the lift you have...the cheapest I found it here in Canada is for about $2,700...I'm very temted on purchasing...very!!

[Totoland Mach]

Originally Posted by Nica

Wow toto very nice turn around..question for you, isn't the Metabo to rough for plastic areas? I'm going to look into the types of pads you used. Another question, when you use the Metabo. Do you put the product on the pad or on the paint? Just wondering.

Amazing turn around and the bumper looks really good not to mention the door areas well done Toto.

Thank you for sharing my friend...oh hey you know what I found the lift you have...the cheapest I found it here in Canada is for about $2,700...I'm very temted on purchasing...very!!

Nica: The Metabo works better/as good as the Festool. Being a true rotary, you have to use extra care working with plastic. I've found that using the smaller pad/backing plate allows a bunch more control of the tool. Plus the Metabo is lighter and easier to handle than the DeWalt. I really like the Meguiar's 7006 pads for cutting. They are not as harsh as the 3M waffle pads we have for the DeWalt and I can work the product a lot longer. The process for plastic is: long working time, minimal heat. As far as product placement, I "prime" the pad with product and add more by applying a line of compound directly on the work area.

The lift price is probably reflecting Canadian currency exchange rates, but that's not too bad. You can do a ton of light/medium service on vehicles with that lift.

See You Folks! I gotta do more tonight and tomorrow night...Thursday, I'm checking in the hospital for a stent insertion in my human oil pump (lines are a bit clogged)

[Jimmie]

Originally Posted by Totoland Mach

Nica: The Metabo works better/as good as the Festool. Being a true rotary, you have to use extra care working with plastic. I've found that using the smaller pad/backing plate allows a bunch more control of the tool. Plus the Metabo is lighter and easier to handle than the DeWalt. I really like the Meguiar's 7006 pads for cutting. They are not as harsh as the 3M waffle pads we have for the DeWalt and I can work the product a lot longer. The process for plastic is: long working time, minimal heat. As far as product placement, I "prime" the pad with product and add more by applying a line of compound directly on the work area.

The lift price is probably reflecting Canadian currency exchange rates, but that's not too bad. You can do a ton of light/medium service on vehicles with that lift.

See You Folks! I gotta do more tonight and tomorrow night...Thursday, I'm checking in the hospital for a stent insertion in my human oil pump (lines are a bit clogged)

Best to you with your stent. Please check back with us as soon as you can. I'll be thinking of you until then.