BMW 530i Black - Gee, Where Did I Stop?

[Totoland Mach]

Just kidding! This black Bimmer is the usual type for the shop...tons of swirls and a few major scratches.

Used my combo of 3M Extra Cut and Meguiar's #83 (still one of the most versatile products in the market).

The dealer said I should take a pic of where I stopped on a door panel...pretty dramatic!





Here's what I am starting with



Finished compounding the driver's side last night. I'll power wash the dust and flip the car on the lift so the passenger side is in the working area. I wish we could center that lift in the shop, but it would interfere with other cars.



Hood compounded.



Toto

[Tonya]

Very Nice Pics love the door panel shot!
As always great work!

[Gary Sword]

Great job as always Toto. It's seems like about 75% of the bimmers you do are black.

[alban61]

Great job Toto! That hood shot is unreal! Mirror, mirror!

[robzie]

(kneels before Toto) "WE'RE NOT WORTHY!!!

great job as always

[Nica]

Very nice Toto, man that looks good for just a compound. I'm assuming you used wool pads right? Question for you Toto, what kind of tape are you using? Reason I ask is becuase it's not the regular blue tape? Is it that 3M tape? If so how good is it?

[07ImpalaSS]

Very nice.

[pirex]

Nice job Toto, the car had some great swirls!

[Totoland Mach]

Thanks Folks!

Nica: I used a 3M compound pad on this car. I tried wool after wetsanding the trunk lid and the pad works better/faster. The tape is some body shop tape the dealer bought. It's not as good as the blue IMO, but apparently popular with the body shop people.

Well, I discovered acid rain etching after doing the hood and pulling the car in the sun this morning, so I'm going to wet sand and re-compound the hood tomorrow. I wet sanded the trunk lid, then compounded it out to get rid of the acid rain etchings (boy, that stuff must have been strong acid!)

Pic of sanded trunk lid. Used 3M Trizact 3000 grit with the air orbital sander.





After compounding but before glazing





I had some "experiment" time today and tried the Menzerna Professional Glaze. Unlike 3M, which works as a polish, the Menzerna is pure glaze and leaves a residue, but the depth is incredible.

I'm going to use it on the hood after I remove the acid rain etching tomorrow, but here is a side shot. The "scratch" reflections you see in the lower door are the floor scratches in the epoxy paint...not the 530i.



Toto

[Nica]

Thanks for sharing Toto, I've seen that same color tape at my friends body shop that's all he orders I think it's 3M, don't know...that's just what I'm assuming. The Menzerna Glaze is wicked stuff, glad to hear you enjoyed it. You always have good stuff to share Master Toto. Thank you for taking the time to share.