1997 BMW 328i Brought Back To Life - WG, PoorBoys, 845

[NickNickNick]

My buddy wanted to bring his '97 BMW back to life.
The paint was in really poor condition with swirls, webbing and a ton of RIDs. Knowing the car would see car washes after the correction, I aimed to correct but not to perfect.
The lineup of products for this job:

CG Mr. Pink
Nanoskin blue mitt
WG Uber Compound
PoorBoys Polish with Sealant
Collinite 845
Pinnacle AWC
DP Tire Cleaner
Optimum Opti-Bond
303 AP
Mothers APC
Woolite for leather
Solution Finish Black Restorer

The combination of UC / PB / 845 is extremely powerful. UC finishes very nice and Poorboys polish with sealant makes for a speedy process. Topping with 845 adds an incredible level of gloss and protection.

The interior saw a heavy vacuum and elbow grease. I used a light APC solution on the console to break the crud loose then put a light coat of 303 AP across the dash, console and door panels. The seats saw a light APC solution, woolite 1:10 and a light coat of 303 AP. This combo restored the interior without adding a level of gloss that screams "fake!"

Interior Before:

















Interior After:






















On to the exterior ...
Starting with a foam gun bath



Then Nano Mitt



Some BEFORE pictures of the paint









DURING / AFTER Shots ...









In this pic you can see the progression of correction. The foreground is the original paint condition with the background showing incredible reflection.



Mirror Before: Notice the faded black surround





Mirror After: Notice the faint gloss on the plastic surround from the black restorer





Door handle before black restore:



Door handle after black restore:



Wheels before:



Wheels after:



Full body shots:











Product lineup:



Thanks!
Nick

[Sicoupe]

Outstanding job Nick!

[AGOatemywallet]

Your Friend is a Slob

Kick him in the for me

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Beautiful transformation Nick. That black BMW looks great.

Thanks for sharing.

[tenblade2001]

great save

[OTSDetail]

Looks good man.

[sproketser]

You did a great job on the Bimmer mate ! Nice before & after shots .

[gski]

Nice work. Couldn't agree more your product combo is very potent.

[Paul A.]

Outstanding work on what is most likely thinning clear coat! Is there ANY chance you can talk your friend into avoiding the auto washes? After seeing how stunning it looks now it would be a shame to see it ruined so fast.

Absolutley beautiful recovery.

[NickNickNick]

Outstanding work on what is most likely thinning clear coat! Is there ANY chance you can talk your friend into avoiding the auto washes? After seeing how stunning it looks now it would be a shame to see it ruined so fast.

Absolutley beautiful recovery.

Thanks all!

Yeah I asked to avoid the car wash as much as possible and do a proper wash. We'll see. I'm hoping to get about 3 months of coverage then hit it with a coat of 845 for the winter. Thats the best I think I could do with the thinning clearcoat. A light pass with the PBWS is possible too with a black pad, little to no pressure then top with 845 for the winter. I'll cross that bridge when we get there and I'll post an update.

Thanks again,
Nick