Envy Valeting Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 A paint correction detail, and boy was it a challenge to correct! Looks harmless enough on Saturday morning, but looks can be deceiving OK, on with the show. Wheels washed 1st with Envy Brushes and Espuma Revolution. Rinsed off then time for the Bubbly Jubbly SSF. Rinsed then washed with TBM, drit guards, zimmerframe sponge and DG shampoo. Rinsed and dried to look like this: Clay time, glad to have Dodo Gentle grey back on the van. Not a lot to remove though which is good. Measure the paint, nice even readings. Why are we doing a correction? What can it look like after a correction? How about half way through a correction? (unrefined) Now, I wont mess about...this car was a tough one. 3-4 hits per panel with the Metabo and a Scholl Concepts orange pad using FCP, FCP and UF mixed, and then UF to refine..sometimes needing more steps. The paint was/is rock hard. So much so I retired to the hotel on Saturday night, ran a bath, plugged in the brinkmann and got on the net to see if there was a miracle 335 polish combination. Alas not, every detail I could read said "hard paint", still I was not alone in the challenge. Day 2 I was greeted by a sexy chick Polish polish polish polish..... Not a whole load of pictures as most of the time was needed polishing. Once all the polishing was done the car was de-dusted, cleansed, and waxed with Dodo Juice Blue Velvet. Exhaust tips buffed, interior given a thorough detail etc etc. Enjoy the afters: Time taken 19hrs Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccaman Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Beemers always seem to make it difficult for you detailers Tim. By the way I was talking to Barry from Auto Detox earlier today about detailing my Zed. He said he had been speaking to you earlier, it's a small world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Valeting Posted September 1, 2009 Author Share Posted September 1, 2009 Yeah, he's a good mate..you'll not go wrong with him BMW's generally are hard buggers to do, that and VW/Audi VAG group cars but this was like no other. I do a lot of 3 and 5 series Beemers and I think generally I pretty much have them sussed i.e. I know what pad/polish will work rather than trying a whole heap of options, but this one.....F'k me! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Quite a nice colour that Bimmer, now it's clean and swirly free. Just think how boring it would be if they were all easy details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Very nice bud . Quick noob question hear What is the tape for? Is it just to stop polish and wax residue from getting in the cracks? Im interested in getting into detailing and Im trying to pick up every bit of info I can. Cheers Woody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walbertonio Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Quality result! Think the tape is so you can do right to the edges without hitting another panel/etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Valeting Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 Woody you are right as is Walbertonio. Stops damage but also makes the clean up easier after. Damn dust gets everywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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