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Totoland Mach
10-30-2008, 02:44 PM
Finally finished this project for the dealer!

The paint was very thin and single stage, so extra care had to be used. And, I managed to burn through an edge on the lower front fender. We knew the car had been compounded over its' 20 year life and tried to be as careful as possible.

For products, I used Meguiar's #83 where there was some correction needed, followed by Meguiar's Color X for depth and further surface enhancement.

Finally, I applied a heavy coat of Meguiar's #26 with a pc and let it dry completely. THEN, I power washed the car to remove excess product from body seams, etc. While the car was wet, I removed the 26 with new mf towels. The dampness on top of the 26 acted like a quick detailer so there was no towel hazing.

Before sample of paint:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/1988%20M5%20E28%20Black/e28M5lowerfenderstart.jpg

AFTER'S:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/1988%20M5%20E28%20Black/88M5InsideFinished5.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/1988%20M5%20E28%20Black/88M5OutsideFinished.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/1988%20M5%20E28%20Black/88M5OutsideFinished2.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/1988%20M5%20E28%20Black/88M5OutsideFinished4.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/1988%20M5%20E28%20Black/88M5OutsideFinished5.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/1988%20M5%20E28%20Black/88M5OutsideFinished6.jpg

While the car is not Concour's level, it's very nice for a 20 year old vehicle with 100,000 miles. It's going into the dealer's collection of M Series.

Toto
robb01
10-30-2008, 02:57 PM
Looks really nice
ScottB
10-30-2008, 04:11 PM
Toto your work is stunning ....
mingraygt
10-30-2008, 04:45 PM
Man! Thats a big turn around.
Surfer
10-30-2008, 06:44 PM
Ahhh, back when BMW made visceral raw cars. Great job, BMW to me died after the E39 M5, everything after that I have no interest in.
killrflake
10-30-2008, 07:44 PM
Another beautiful job from the hands of a master detailer.
lensch09
10-30-2008, 08:32 PM
Sweet, thats looks like the same scissor-lift that I have. Is it a Snap-On? That M5 looks sweet. I'll be doing one identical to it in the spring. Cheers
-Dan
r0ckstrWS6
10-30-2008, 10:36 PM
that looks awesome! what do u use to get to the smaller sections of the vehicle where a pad won't fit?
Old Pirate
10-31-2008, 02:51 PM
Awesome correction and save Toto!:cheers:
sal329
11-01-2008, 02:24 PM
E28 M5 is an awesome car. It looks great, nice work
Totoland Mach
11-01-2008, 03:13 PM
that looks awesome! what do u use to get to the smaller sections of the vehicle where a pad won't fit?

Usually I use my finger wrapped around a microfiber towel and hand apply the product. Door recess's, under tail light housings, under head lights etc. I'll typically use Menzerna 106FA or similar for this area.

Toto
Bobjones
11-04-2008, 08:12 PM
Great work as usual, I used to own one of those, 1987 model to be exact, great driving car then and porbably still is...
Andy Wayan
11-20-2008, 08:40 AM
awwwwwwwwwwwwww....that is sweet
Buddy
11-20-2008, 02:22 PM
Real nice detail. It came out beautiful. Way to go...:buffing: