Very Difficult Black 745i

[Totoland Mach]

This beauty was one of the scratchiest cars I've done! And, the clear coat was hard as heck. Compounding didn't seem to work the scratches out, so I used 3M Trizact 3000 pads on the air orbital. Whoa....I ended up using 4 pads on this car (to the tune of $32 in Trizact pads).

Here's a sampling of the finish I started with:







Wetsanding and partial compounding







And...just when you think you are done, an alcohol wipedown reveals some leftover sanding haze...grrrrrrrrrrrrr.



So, a couple of "do-over's" later, I finished the sides



After compounding with wool and foam, I used Menzerna 106FA as a polish





I power washed between each step: First to remove any compound and polish dusting and Second to check for any wetsanding haze I missed. I did find a few places and re-compounded those areas



Finally, I applied a heavy coat of Meguiar's #26 and left it on the car overnight. Today, I powerwashed the car with the wax still on the surface and used some new Cobra plush towels to dry/remove the wax.

The car is now ready for a new owner!











Now, I've only got 3 more Black Bimmers to start on.....

Toto

[AeroCleanse]

Which compound are you using? Or should I say, tried to use.

[Totoland Mach]

Which compound are you using? Or should I say, tried to use.

I started with 3M Extra Cut (proverbial sand in a bottle IMO).

When I switched to wetsanding, I actually had better results with System One X3. For some reason, that product does fantastic removing wet sand haze.

Toto

[AeroCleanse]

Just wondering if you have tried Meguairs M105 or M95. I've ordered Optimum Polish, so I'll see how that goes as well.

[killrflake]

Toto is the one man who can make that silk purse out of a cows ear time and time again. A beautiful job, thanks for sharing the pictures with us.

[r0ckstrWS6]

awesome job! I've never had to do any compounding/wetsanding on a car before I'd be crapping my pants thinking I messed up the paint lol

[mixxer]

Wow tato nice save man! You know its bad when the 3m extra cut wont touch it.

[rwisejr]

Master Toto stunning as always

[hayden]

Great job, It looks like a different car

[Dark_Tempest]

Awsome, watch the master work.