1988 BMW 535is Paint correction

[Audios S6]

The owner of this car actually has most of 3 of them. This is the frankencar, the other 2 are donors. When he got the car it had 250K miles on it, he put in a donor motor and tranny at 70K. Put new new suspension, weather gaskets/seals, window trim and numerous other bits. The car was also repainted at some point. I was asked to handle the paint as the owner is great with the mechanical bits, but not the finishes.

Process:
Washed with megs D114 using GDM
Clayed with ONR and speedy prep towel
Mounted trim was cleaned with Mothers Back to black restorer
Removable trim was cleaned with Zep citrus via tornador, OPC and brushes
Exhaust got a new AGO product soon to be released
Paint was corrected with the rupes UHS system and a 21
wheels got a RW with D114
Tires got the BF AIO T&T protectant
Mounted trim was protected with UTTG
removable and intricate trim was protected with Maxima SC-1
The spoiler was protected with Carpro DLUX


The exhaust only got the new AGO product, no APC or anything, it just melted away the carbon to reveal this. As I was doing it, the owner was on the other side of the garage an told me not to bother since he was going to put chrome tips on it. I told him not to bother with the chrome tips.

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag290/detailedcreationsmpls/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7697_zpsurzhjagf.jpg (http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/detailedcreationsmpls/media/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7697_zpsurzhjagf.jpg.html)

Front grilles were all removed since there was a ton of splatter on them. Final result along with the bumper trim and chrome

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag290/detailedcreationsmpls/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7690_zpskcirrey5.jpg (http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/detailedcreationsmpls/media/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7690_zpskcirrey5.jpg.html)

Rear spoiler was covered in TOGWR, it came out very nice with the Mother's cleaner, and DLUX brought back quite a bit of the original color. Taillight chrome was polished by hand.

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag290/detailedcreationsmpls/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7693_zpspi8kwqja.jpg (http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/detailedcreationsmpls/media/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7693_zpspi8kwqja.jpg.html)

Quarter panel before and after. The swirls were moderate over the vehicle. Unfortunately, there are a ton of deep sanding pigtails that remain on the driver's side. Eventually it will get sanded or a respray.

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag290/detailedcreationsmpls/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_2320_zpsh6mpzbif.jpg (http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/detailedcreationsmpls/media/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_2320_zpsh6mpzbif.jpg.html)

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag290/detailedcreationsmpls/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_2321_zpssgedftvp.jpg (http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/detailedcreationsmpls/media/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_2321_zpssgedftvp.jpg.html)

A few more after shots

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag290/detailedcreationsmpls/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7699_zpsva4mjbt3.jpg (http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/detailedcreationsmpls/media/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7699_zpsva4mjbt3.jpg.html)

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag290/detailedcreationsmpls/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7703_zpsfucvfov8.jpg (http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/detailedcreationsmpls/media/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7703_zpsfucvfov8.jpg.html)

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag290/detailedcreationsmpls/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7710_zps1umfjrkp.jpg (http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/detailedcreationsmpls/media/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7710_zps1umfjrkp.jpg.html)



That V12 jag is up next.

[Shark Politur]

Went through some pages and here is you, strange no comments considering this is probably the best detailed Bimmer 535 from 1988!
This car is a true road killer plus this & other BMW's from the 80's and early 90's what made BMW what it is today.
Congratulations!

[Sizzle Chest]

Good job bumping this thread Shark! Audios: excellent work on that paint. It looks fantastic and I love that grey metallic! Nice!

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Nice work Bob! That looks great. Any more pictures of the entire BMW? Man, how did I miss this?

Thanks for sharing.

[Audios S6]

Thanks guys. It's hard to tell in the pics, but the car was on a lift. At the time, it was having the front seats reupholstered, so could not be moved. I know I have some more pics of it, I'll have to see if any are of the whole car. I will be working on his neighbor's M5 this weekend, so may be able to stop over and snap a few more

[Audios S6]

Nice work Bob! That looks great. Any more pictures of the entire BMW? Man, how did I miss this?

Thanks for sharing.

Here you go Mike!. Wish I had more, but I was a bit hamstrung for angles.

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag290/detailedcreationsmpls/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7729_zpsojyzv0ue.jpg (http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/detailedcreationsmpls/media/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7729_zpsojyzv0ue.jpg.html)


Note amount of space on passenger side. That's all I had to work with for correction and photos. Funny cause the owner said he had a huge garage; true statement, but a bit misleading.

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag290/detailedcreationsmpls/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7692_zpsiynevz4w.jpg (http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/detailedcreationsmpls/media/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7692_zpsiynevz4w.jpg.html)

Driver's side, all my gear just out of frame.

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag290/detailedcreationsmpls/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7704_zpsxuy5kh4q.jpg (http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/detailedcreationsmpls/media/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7704_zpsxuy5kh4q.jpg.html)


And the rear, only place I really had space to work. You can see all my gear between the cars.

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/ag290/detailedcreationsmpls/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7695_zpshub1ha43.jpg (http://s1371.photobucket.com/user/detailedcreationsmpls/media/1988%20BMW%20535is/IMG_7695_zpshub1ha43.jpg.html)

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Mmmmm. Schwarz BMW. Thanks for updating.

Looks like a bit of a cramped area to work in. Were you allowed to raise and lower the car to your liking during the job?

[Audios S6]

Mmmmm. Schwarz BMW. Thanks for updating.

Looks like a bit of a cramped area to work in. Were you allowed to raise and lower the car to your liking during the job?

I was allowed to raise and lower the car as needed, which did help a bit for actual correction work. I still had my back to the wall, and had to shimmy everywhere I went. It definitely made inspection easier.

[Jaretr1]

Those were great cars. I remember when I was working valet as a teenager right after Hurricane Andrew, a super nice lawyer stayed at the hotel I was working at and he had that same generation M5. While he was there for a few months, he traded it in for the new at the time 745iL. We (all the valet guys) begged him not to. While the 7 was a super nice sedan, it was no M, and he knew it, and regretted it.