Envy Valeting Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 BMW 850 for a paint correction detail, and internal hoover, leather cleanse and condition. Should be 2 days work..or so I thought. Lives outside and needs a very BIG tidy up. It starts Washed as per usual with Espuma Revolution, Envy Brushes, Bubbly Jubbly and Dodo Sour Power etc. Dried, then clayed with gentle grey Paint readings were all over the place. The only bit with "expected" readings was the sunroof....oh no.. New foam pad to try...from Hungary Some correction under way now.. Lots of swirls, that hid lots of RDS's. Sticky paint, weird paint to polish. Every panel needed different products and very stressful. 1 pass on the rear spoiler for a rough 50/50 All in all I spent approx 24hrs machine polishing this car! When I was finished you could say I was relieved. Not a 100% correction, but certainly in the high 90's. Paint was cleansed with Lime prime lite, then sealed with Swissvax Saphir. Tyres, glass etc all done. Interior Swissvax'd mainly. 3 days to get to this: Thanks for looking Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Just out of interest did you get any paint readings on this one Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Looks superb, Tim... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT4 Zed Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Just out of interest did you get any paint readings on this one Tim. .....Paint readings were all over the place. The only bit with "expected" readings was the sunroof....oh no.. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I think the 8 series is a lovely looking motor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Valeting Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 Just out of interest did you get any paint readings on this one Tim. Yes mate, varied from 120uM to off scale (1000uM+) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Thanks Tim, I have a sudden interest in paint thickness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 What an improvement! Eek, that would have been a bit painful using the different pads for different panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 massive improvement Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimm Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Top work as always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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