WaxWerks Detailed: 1995 Individual MauritiusBlau 540i Paint Correction

[bretster]

Here's my nearly 120 picture write-up on a 1995 Individual 540i. Forum member StaySlackin messaged me about it and after conflicting schedules we managed to squeeze this one in. It was a great car to work on and a truly beautiful color. Onto the write up :)

What was done:
- Before pictures
- Wheels hit with Sonax full effect and meguiars wheel brightener
- Tires treated with Adams APC and prima nero
- Engine treated with in and out spray
- exterior wash using lusso auto bathe and foam gun w/ CG MSii
- door jambs cleaned as well as hood and trunk jambs
- Prima nero on undercarriage
- clayed entire exterior including windows
- taped up
- 3 step - m105 -> menz sip -> menz super finish -> menz powerlock
- rubber and vinyl cleaned w/ In and Out, Prima nero
- exhaust tips cleaned and polished
- windows clayed again and cleaned with prima clarity
- wheels polished with meguiars wheel polish

Interior:
- leather cleaned with lexol
- vacuum
- trims treated with prima nero and in n out spray
- interior glass cleaned with clarity

Products used:
Exterior wash:
- Lusso auto bath
- Gilmour Foam gun w/ CG MaxiSuds
- Uber wool wash mitt
- Blue microfiber wash mitt
- Uber super drying microfiber towel
- Prima nero on undercarriage

Engine:
- Adams In n out spray

Interior:
- Lexol Cleaner and Conditioner
- Uber leather cleaning brush
- In n out and Prima Clarity and Nero to clean the trims

Paint correction:
- Porter Cable PC 7424XP
- Flex PE-14
- Uber green and orange 5.5 pads
- Surbuf pads 5.5
- Megs 105
- Menz superfinish
- Menz SIP
- Menz Powerlock

Now for the pictures :)

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Megs wheel brightener followed by sonax
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foam
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it ate my tape :o
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[bretster]

clay was pretty contaminated
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[bretster]

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action shot haha
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[BobbyG]

That car is in tough shape! You've done quite a bit of work so far just washing and performing some of the basics.

Metallic blues are one of those colors that pop when done correctly and I do mean POP. The blue becomes super bright and the flake base coat just sparkles...

Keep up the good work and look forward to more photos! :props:

[bretster]

interior time
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and now onto after sealant pictures :)
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delivery
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another happy customer:)
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Thanks for looking :)

[2kredbb6]

That series no matter how old it is, ONCE it's cleaned and Polished they look GREAT.

Awesome work ...

[lokerola]

Holy cow that looks awesome! Great job. The delivery pic is my favorite.

[bretster]

Thanks for the kind words guys, yeah this car was in real bad shape before it came but I think it came out well after.

And it's also my favorite, i have it in all of my write ups from when i detail at home haha :)