Silver 745i and Black 745i Sport

[Totoland Mach]

Here's a couple of quick shots of the Silver 745...had to be delivered quickly and the car was in pretty good shape. Used Meguiar's #83 to knock out some surface scratching and swirls, then #26 to finish it off.

Before shot after the auction delivery:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Apr07_BMWs/Apr07_ToDetail_4.jpg

Couple of after shots taken inside the shop

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Apr07_BMWs/0407_745iSilverFinished2.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Apr07_BMWs/0407_745iSilverFinished3.jpg

Nice silver gloss on the car.

Started on the Black 745i Sport packaged car. Lots of scratches and swirls and will take pics tomorrow of progress. The only before shot doesn't show how bad it is, but...it's bad.

Before

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Apr07_BMWs/Apr07_ToDetail_5.jpg

I finished the hood and driver's side of the car today. Then, we turn the car around for working room and do the passenger side and trunk. I found the best combo on this car is a Wool Pad on the Metabo with Optimum compound followed by 3M Swirl Remover. There are a few light swirls left, so I'll probably do a quick job with XMT-1 (still waiting on the XMT 360...but I'll use that on another Titanium gray 545i).

Update tomorrow..This black 745i is going to be stunning!

Toto

[sparkie]

That is a nice silver, super gloss. Black 745i tomorrow I will be looking for it. Toto, I needed your help today on a detail I done. The hood and grill needed sanding before polishing. I don't do that, maybe when I get the nerves I will sand.

[Nica]

Very nice Toto...I like the silver and how it seems to glow...oh hey I've been working on my garage and I think your going to find a few things like the shop you work on...well at least one thing in common I suppose.

Looking forward to your pictures Toto, you do great work.

Question for you Mr. Toto. I've been doing some reading on the Metabo and did you know that the Metabo has an automatic shut down when it heats up to much. I've tried very hard to get my Metabo to heat up, enough to cause it to shut down and nothing yet. Have you expereance anything like this?

Just wondering.

[bambo2888]

i like the tires!

[Gary Sword]

Great job as always Toto.

[supercharged]

Looks superb, Toto. Those BMWs you detail then become "THE REAL ULTIMATE DIVING MACHINES."

[turbos17]

That silver is glowing like no other. I can't wait for the black one to be complete. Keep up the outstanding job!

[Nuke33]

these pics just make me want to own a bmw

[Totoland Mach]

Very nice Toto...I like the silver and how it seems to glow...oh hey I've been working on my garage and I think your going to find a few things like the shop you work on...well at least one thing in common I suppose.

Looking forward to your pictures Toto, you do great work.

Question for you Mr. Toto. I've been doing some reading on the Metabo and did you know that the Metabo has an automatic shut down when it heats up to much. I've tried very hard to get my Metabo to heat up, enough to cause it to shut down and nothing yet. Have you expereance anything like this?

Just wondering.

Nica: Yep...I've had the Metabo overheat and shut down. I had the dual halogens plugged in to the same extension cord and was working the tool very hard. I guess the Metabo sensed the voltage load and started stopping and I had to re-start. I let the tool cool down and changed to a separate extension for it; that stopped the problem.

Sparkie: I tried wet sanding some scratched areas and switched to using a wool pad and Optimum. This seems to be the best combo for this particular black car. The wool seems to level the entire painted surface and give me a very nice base to start polishing. Wool definitely is a learning process, almost like wet sanding.

Toto

[scottgt]

i love wool...i got use to it and remove all my bad scratches with it

[Nica]

Sounds like wool has quite the bite to it huh. Is there a particular type of wool to use, I remember someone saying not to use a certain type on bumpers...I can't remember the exact type but I remember th just of it.

Thanks for the heads up Toto, I always connect my Metabo to a designated plug or extension cord. Besides I don't think I'll ever overhead my Metabo because the most I've ever used it continuously is for about 4 to 5hrs. That's why I thought I'd ask you since you use it for many many hours. Good to know though.

[Totoland Mach]

Nica: I think the wool you are referring to is a twisted blend pad. I use a wool pad from Meguiar's that is supposed to be the correct one. It works well on metal surfaces as well as plastic panels. Actually, wool operates cooler on the plastic compared to foam pads. And, it leaves a lot of pad swirls that must be polished out.

This black 745i should turn out to be *the* nicest black car I've ever done! I'll get some pics done late today and post them tonight.

See Ya....I gotta get back to my other job.

Toto

[Totoland Mach]

Worked on the black 745i Sport until almost midnight....tired old dog today.

I used a wool pad on all the surfaces to "level" the paint and to remove scratches.

Here's a good example of what wool pads can do: The passenger door had some scratches..not too deep, but pretty good ones.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Apr07_BMWs/Black745i_SportPkg/0407_745iSport_DoorScratch2.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Apr07_BMWs/Black745i_SportPkg/0407_745iSport_DoorScratch.jpg

After using wool

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Apr07_BMWs/Black745i_SportPkg/0407_745iSport_DoorScratchWoolpad3.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Apr07_BMWs/Black745i_SportPkg/0407_745iSport_DoorScratchWoolpad2.jpg

Working with wool is definitely different. I learned to work the compound until almost all the wool induced swirls are gone. Then, follow up with a polish/glaze combo.

Here's more areas of the car I've got to work on...lots of swirls, but wool will take care of them.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Apr07_BMWs/Black745i_SportPkg/0407_745iSport_Swirled_Bumper.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/Apr07_BMWs/Black745i_SportPkg/0407_745iSport_Swirled.jpg

Hopefully, I'll have some "done" pics available tonight.

See Ya

[P1et]

Excellent work Toto! You get the absolutely worst vehicles it seems!

[Totoland Mach]

Excellent work Toto! You get the absolutely worst vehicles it seems!

Actually, the cars are in good shape mechanically and poor shape appearance wise. Remember, they are coming off a 3 year lease (and I firmly believe lease owners don't really care about detailing a car they don't own) and they have been well maintained because they have zero pay warranty and maintenance.

What I do is bring the appearance of the car as close to original as possible. The dealer will go so far as to re-paint/re-condition wheels, re-paint bumpers, re-dye leather if it is worn, etc. But, when the cars are completed, they look like new 3 year old cars!

This 745i will be one of the best black cars we have done...the wool process really gives the blalck a uniform condition and we glazed it late last night.

Toto

I've got some XMT 360 to try on a Titanium Gray 545i that is in pretty good shape appearance-wise. That will be later this week. I'm eager to try that product out as a 1 step.