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Old 05-07-2007, 06:00 PM
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BMW 118d detail "light"

Got asked if i could help a guy out with some scratches he had got on his BMW, not much, but the car is just months old and its not fun having a new silver BMW with scratches, so i said yes to help him out.

Told him it would take ca 1 hour, and 5 hours later im done. Lots of talking, and i showed him first how to wash a car the AG way.

The CK on the BMW is luckily "softer" than the Audi i did saturday/sunday, but some of the scratches was a little to deep to fully remove them, but you have to look real close in the right (wrong) angle to see them so ill say it went great...

As said washed:

GritGuard
Foam Gun
DP extreme (foam and bucket)
ShMitt
EZ wheel brush
P21s wheel gel
ShMitt black
and the Guzzler

He watched and i washd (he did the wheels) and hopefully he got a few tips

Polish was:

MG 83
Yellow megs pad
PC
MF

Did this only at the side he had the scratches, after that i applyed (on the same side):

DuraGloss 101
Beige pad
PC (i know this is a hand on only polish/cleaner, but i wanted to try the PC)

Did the hood with P21s carnauba wax (wanted to see how it was on silver: OK but DG 101 gives more "gloss") and the rest of the car got DuraGloss AquaWax (its the "one"--it rules)

Got one picture of the scratch, but is hard to see on the silver how it is. Not bad, but you surley could see it.

Scratch:


Afters:















Finish

Not easy to see on the pics, but the P21s wax and the DG 101-DG AW gave different gloss/shine (more yellow with the P21s wax.) we both had the DG 101 as the nr1 choice (he will probably get the DG 101 for himself, and do the rest of the car later)

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Old 05-07-2007, 06:36 PM
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Beautiful work there bud! I love Bimmers and sure wish we had the 1er over here. Rumor has it BMW is thinking of putting the twin turbo I6 from the 335i in one. That thing would FLY!
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Old 05-07-2007, 06:51 PM
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Very nice there, Truls! It looks wet and glossy!
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Old 05-07-2007, 07:34 PM
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Very nice Truls!

I would buy a BMW just to get the "angel eye" lights!
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Old 05-07-2007, 07:48 PM
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You made it look great Truls.
This shot with the headlights is awesome.

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Old 05-07-2007, 08:53 PM
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That car looks great Truls!
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Old 05-07-2007, 09:33 PM
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Looks pretty good!
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Old 05-07-2007, 10:34 PM
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Truls: Shame on you for showing a nice diesel that we can't get in the U.S.!!

Seriously, very nice job on silver. I like the ease of maintenance on that color (which is one of the reasons I bought a silver 330 Xi)

I'll bet the owner will really appreciate it when the sun shines.

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Old 05-08-2007, 03:30 AM
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Interesting BMW, and nice job Truls. That silver is stunning. I love the shots with the halos on in the headlights. The reflection of your red Evo off the BMW teases me, I love Evos. I showed my gf the AG way of washing the car and she was complaining how long it took. I was making her dip the mitt in the rinse bucket and she didn't do a good job with that, she barely touched it in the rinse bucket lol.
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Old 05-08-2007, 05:49 AM
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You do awesome work. The car looks great. Real glossy!
I like the red in the reflection!
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