Quick (for me) BMW 545i and Sun Shots of 745Li both black

[Totoland Mach]

Well, well, well, the sun does exist! I was able to pull out the Black 745Li today to shuffle cars and get a black metallic 545i on the lift. This is a pre-sold car, so the dealer wanted it done asap.

Here's the 2002 745Li in all her glory!

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/02%20745Li%20Black%20and%20Tan/02745LiOutsideSunShot5.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/02%20745Li%20Black%20and%20Tan/02745LiOutsideSunShot4.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/02%20745Li%20Black%20and%20Tan/02745LiOutsideSunShot2.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/02%20745Li%20Black%20and%20Tan/02745LiOutsideSunShot7.jpg

On to the 545i. Newer car with car wash scratches. Used a wool pad and Meg's 83 which worked somewhat good but left the deeper scratches still in the paint. I have a sample of Meguiar's 105 compound and blasted away with that. Whoa! Worked like a charm....very dusty stuff (even more than System One). Followed that with 3M Dark Glaze and I'll power wash tomorrow and add a coat of wax.

I didn't get a chance to do some good "before's" due to time limitations.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Black%20Metallic%20545i/545iBlkMetMegs105_2.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Black%20Metallic%20545i/545iBlkMetMegs105.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Black%20Metallic%20545i/545iBlkMetPolished.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Black%20Metallic%20545i/545iBlkMetPolished2.jpg

Start-To-Finish on the paint was 9 hours.

Toto

[id-type-s]

One day I will be able to do that! One day....


Great work as always!

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This is a pre-sold car, so the dealer wanted it done asap.

Because he wanted his c h e c k

that 745 turned out great, I have a fun project today, a 1988 928...Black.

[Totoland Mach]

This is a pre-sold car, so the dealer wanted it done asap.

Because he wanted his c h e c k

that 745 turned out great, I have a fun project today, a 1988 928...Black.

So True!

Have fun with that 928! My neighbor had one year's ago. Great sounding Porsche....Mustang-Like (j/k)

Toto

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never used 3m glaze before, how is it compared to speed, machine or show car by megs

[Totoland Mach]

never used 3m glaze before, how is it compared to speed, machine or show car by megs

3M Dark Glaze is really a polish like Menzerna. It's in the Perfect-It 2 product line and was replaced (supposedly) by the Swirl Remover in the Perfect-It 3 line. It's a good polish and finishes completely so you can see your progress.

I don't even know if it's still available in the current product line, but if you can get some, try it.

Toto

[Totoland Mach]

Finally got the 545i out of the shop and gave it a final power wash...started out cloudy, then the sun popped out.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Black%20Metallic%20545i/545iBeforePwrWash.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Black%20Metallic%20545i/545iFinishedOutside.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Black%20Metallic%20545i/545iFinishedOutside2.jpg

Delivery tonight and I start on a metallic black X3 tomorrow.

Toto

[Gary Sword]

Nice Toto! My Porsche nut friend has a black 928 in his collection.

[blk45]

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/02%20745Li%20Black%20and%20Tan/02745LiOutsideSunShot4.jpg




WOW! Great work as always Toto. Now make mine look like that! :D

Is that JB or BSM? It looks like Jet Black.

[SwedenDetail]

3M Dark Glaze is really a polish like Menzerna. It's in the Perfect-It 2 product line and was replaced (supposedly) by the Swirl Remover in the Perfect-It 3 line. It's a good polish and finishes completely so you can see your progress.

I don't even know if it's still available in the current product line, but if you can get some, try it.

Toto

It's a killer bottle. The word has it that it will be put out but I hope not. According to what I have heard 3M is buying polishes and refine them themselves. If so one should be able to find it elsewhere.

As always an amazing job. God knows this is detailing!

Daniel

[Totoland Mach]

WOW! Great work as always Toto. Now make mine look like that! :D

Is that JB or BSM? It looks like Jet Black.

Actually, it's Black Sapphire Metallic. It finished out as deep as jet black. If I could catch the sun just so, you'd definitely see the metallic.

Toto

[blk45]

Actually, it's Black Sapphire Metallic. It finished out as deep as jet black. If I could catch the sun just so, you'd definitely see the metallic.

Toto

Wow, even more impressive Toto! :cheers: How far is it from Tampa to you? :D