jarred767
10-06-2014, 12:33 AM
Hey guys, so the first Show N' Shine I've had time for on here since joining, but wanted share a little of my work. Had a customer who purchased this black BMW at an auction a few months back and decided that it was time to get it back to looking the way it was supposed to and then properly protected. It wasn't crazy bad, but obvious that it had seen its share of automatic car washes. The paint however was jet black and not exactly the easiest to work with. A few pictures when the car showed up (it was raining, so not exactly the best environment to showcase the paint, but I can't control that up here in Seattle) :)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82588
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82586
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82587
Passenger side front bumper had a decent little scrape:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82589
Passenger side rear bumper had also been hit - a lot of paint transfer here:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82590
After washing with a 2 bucket method and decontaminating with a Nanoskin Autoscrub sponge, I pulled it into the garage to dry it off and see exactly what I was up against
Hood:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82593
Trunk lid:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82591
Roof:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82594
Side Panel (they all looked the same, so I'll spare you all the pics)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82596
Did a couple test spots to see what process I wanted to go at it with. I went with M105 and a Meguiars 5" MF cutting pad using my Rupes 21 polisher followed by M205 on a Meguiars black finishing pad using my PC. Followed this up with an IPA wipe down before applying my second to last Opti-Coat 2.0:(
And the afters, (sorry, no sun shots as it was raining until it got dark that night) Took a few with the Brinkman to show the lack of swirls though :xyxthumbs:
Trunk lid:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82609
Door Panel:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82610
Hood:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82612
Front passenger bumper blemish:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82607
Rear passenger scuff marks:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82608
And some reflection shots:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82606
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82600
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82601
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82603
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82604
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82605
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82598
Thanks for looking!
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82588
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82586
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82587
Passenger side front bumper had a decent little scrape:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82589
Passenger side rear bumper had also been hit - a lot of paint transfer here:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82590
After washing with a 2 bucket method and decontaminating with a Nanoskin Autoscrub sponge, I pulled it into the garage to dry it off and see exactly what I was up against
Hood:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82593
Trunk lid:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82591
Roof:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82594
Side Panel (they all looked the same, so I'll spare you all the pics)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82596
Did a couple test spots to see what process I wanted to go at it with. I went with M105 and a Meguiars 5" MF cutting pad using my Rupes 21 polisher followed by M205 on a Meguiars black finishing pad using my PC. Followed this up with an IPA wipe down before applying my second to last Opti-Coat 2.0:(
And the afters, (sorry, no sun shots as it was raining until it got dark that night) Took a few with the Brinkman to show the lack of swirls though :xyxthumbs:
Trunk lid:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82609
Door Panel:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82610
Hood:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82612
Front passenger bumper blemish:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82607
Rear passenger scuff marks:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82608
And some reflection shots:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82606
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82600
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82601
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82603
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82604
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82605
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=82598
Thanks for looking!