RaskyR1
11-13-2015, 02:29 PM
E46 M3 in for a 1-step "plus" correction and PPF removal. The "plus" part is because I wanted to try the new CarPro Essence sample so I step up my correction step and used Essence as a finishing polish to refine the paint and amp up the gloss. :)
When I finished working on this one late last Saturday night on this car I still had to do the windows, exhaust, and a few other misc items and planned to take full car after pics when I was done. Unfortunately delivery of the car was pushed out to 4 days later and I had forgotten to take after pics with my SLR, so all I have is a few with my iPhone after I was done polishing. :(
Process:
Wash - ONR
Wheels - Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus & various brushes.
Tires - Cleaned with Megs D143 and Tuf-Shine brush. Dressed with Megs Hyper Dressing
Tar Removal - Tarminator
Paint Prep - Nanos Skin Towel and Glide as lube
Paint Correction - Groit's Fast Correct Cream on the G21 with Griot's MF BOSS pads followed by Essence on the G21 with yellow BOSS pads. Tight areas done with Rupes LHR75e
Exhaust - Optimum Metal Polish
LSP - Decided to top Essence with 22ple VS1 at the last minute.
PPF FUN! :)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4988.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4988.jpg.html)
NOT!
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4989.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4989.jpg.html)
A little over an hour later...
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4990.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4990.jpg.html)
50/50's after Fast Correct
Swirling wasn't too bad, but the paint had lots of staining and water spots
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4991.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4991.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4993.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4993.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4994.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4994.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4995.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4995.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4996.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4996.jpg.html)
Holograms on the drivers side...
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4997.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4997.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4998.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4998.jpg.html)
Before
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4999.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4999.jpg.html)
After Fast Correct
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_5000.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_5000.jpg.html)
After Essence
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_5001.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_5001.jpg.html)
iPhone pics after polishing, car isn't finished here though
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/E2992DB6-6159-4E96-BB83-3AA58635E397.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/E2992DB6-6159-4E96-BB83-3AA58635E397.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/3CB618A2-8A1D-4FE8-9E1C-5DB467987389.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/3CB618A2-8A1D-4FE8-9E1C-5DB467987389.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/118F55BD-091B-4420-AEDC-FAA7C26C0B64.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/118F55BD-091B-4420-AEDC-FAA7C26C0B64.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/0C2A12C0-A67A-4CA5-8EB1-D2F47D561C06.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/0C2A12C0-A67A-4CA5-8EB1-D2F47D561C06.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/E6A9BC88-F951-4BFF-8961-540372206789.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/E6A9BC88-F951-4BFF-8961-540372206789.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/6D996A86-E157-4527-80E5-A6477F24D41F.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/6D996A86-E157-4527-80E5-A6477F24D41F.jpg.html)
Thanks for looking,
Rasky
When I finished working on this one late last Saturday night on this car I still had to do the windows, exhaust, and a few other misc items and planned to take full car after pics when I was done. Unfortunately delivery of the car was pushed out to 4 days later and I had forgotten to take after pics with my SLR, so all I have is a few with my iPhone after I was done polishing. :(
Process:
Wash - ONR
Wheels - Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus & various brushes.
Tires - Cleaned with Megs D143 and Tuf-Shine brush. Dressed with Megs Hyper Dressing
Tar Removal - Tarminator
Paint Prep - Nanos Skin Towel and Glide as lube
Paint Correction - Groit's Fast Correct Cream on the G21 with Griot's MF BOSS pads followed by Essence on the G21 with yellow BOSS pads. Tight areas done with Rupes LHR75e
Exhaust - Optimum Metal Polish
LSP - Decided to top Essence with 22ple VS1 at the last minute.
PPF FUN! :)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4988.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4988.jpg.html)
NOT!
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4989.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4989.jpg.html)
A little over an hour later...
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4990.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4990.jpg.html)
50/50's after Fast Correct
Swirling wasn't too bad, but the paint had lots of staining and water spots
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4991.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4991.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4993.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151106-DSC_4993.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4994.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4994.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4995.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4995.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4996.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4996.jpg.html)
Holograms on the drivers side...
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4997.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4997.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4998.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4998.jpg.html)
Before
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4999.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_4999.jpg.html)
After Fast Correct
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_5000.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_5000.jpg.html)
After Essence
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_5001.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/20151107-DSC_5001.jpg.html)
iPhone pics after polishing, car isn't finished here though
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/E2992DB6-6159-4E96-BB83-3AA58635E397.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/E2992DB6-6159-4E96-BB83-3AA58635E397.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/3CB618A2-8A1D-4FE8-9E1C-5DB467987389.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/3CB618A2-8A1D-4FE8-9E1C-5DB467987389.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/118F55BD-091B-4420-AEDC-FAA7C26C0B64.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/118F55BD-091B-4420-AEDC-FAA7C26C0B64.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/0C2A12C0-A67A-4CA5-8EB1-D2F47D561C06.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/0C2A12C0-A67A-4CA5-8EB1-D2F47D561C06.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/E6A9BC88-F951-4BFF-8961-540372206789.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/E6A9BC88-F951-4BFF-8961-540372206789.jpg.html)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/E46%20M3/6D996A86-E157-4527-80E5-A6477F24D41F.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/E46%20M3/6D996A86-E157-4527-80E5-A6477F24D41F.jpg.html)
Thanks for looking,
Rasky