Black E30 Vert
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My Ride: Alpine White 2006 530Xi (SLD)
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I just wanted to see what I would accomplish with a quick detail on this E30. It looked like it wanted to shine
Here's the first part of quite possibly may become a long saga of one '87 E30 Vert in Cali - this is RWC Chris' daily beater, so I have a feeling he might have some plans for it too.
Some before shots:
![](https://sphotos-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/581080_410700305708297_605738784_n.jpg)
"nice" bird spots - spritz with mild degreaser:
![](https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1186703_410703072374687_1786335175_n.jpg)
Started with the wheels, because they were just super dirty and caked with a huge layer of brake dust. This is a shot of me trying to take a pic and work the brush after sonaxing them at the same time
![](https://sphotos-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1186703_410703079041353_1740930967_n.jpg)
Next up was a foam bath:
![](https://sphotos-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/1186703_410703082374686_528867172_n.jpg)
Once the wash was done, the swirls came at me like it was 1992
![](https://sphotos-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1186703_410703085708019_349043436_n.jpg)
Because the car was in such a gentle condition and the paint is - albeit quite hard, it is a Bimmer after all - single-stage, I decided to tape off all the edges just to be safe
![](https://sphotos-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/546911_410706315707696_206005439_n.jpg)
I didn't want to take off too much paint in the process, so I went with a relatively mild abrasive and a green pad:
![](https://sphotos-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/546911_410706319041029_892223552_n.jpg)
Quick light test after the initial product combo test:
![](https://sphotos-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/546911_410706322374362_815791811_n.jpg)
Can you tell how much better the quarter panel reflects than the door?
![](https://sphotos-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/546911_410706325707695_770729154_n.jpg)
Responding well enough, so I went ahead and did the entire car with green Uber pad and Chemical Guys' V34. After it was all done, I ended up with a totally ruined pad:
![](https://sphotos-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/546911_410706329041028_1505911102_n.jpg)
But it was all worth it in the end - it ended up being an even better paint correction than I had anticipated... after midnight... sealed her with some mild sealant/spray wax, tested adam's VRT on the rubber and some trim, took a couple of [admittedly low-quality] pics and headed home![Big Grin](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/biggrin.gif)
![](https://sphotos-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1208850_410710832373911_978860368_n.jpg)
Today, when I swung by the shop to prep my car for Cars n Coffee tomorrow, I took this shot of the E30 in the sun:
![](https://sphotos-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1185507_410950505683277_2035171168_n.jpg)
Looking much better, but by no means finished. There will be other installments featuring this car "coming soon", which I'm thinking I'll just add to this thread as I do more cool stuff with it. For now, akuna matada
![Smile](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/smile.gif)
Here's the first part of quite possibly may become a long saga of one '87 E30 Vert in Cali - this is RWC Chris' daily beater, so I have a feeling he might have some plans for it too.
Some before shots:
![](https://sphotos-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/581080_410700305708297_605738784_n.jpg)
"nice" bird spots - spritz with mild degreaser:
![](https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1186703_410703072374687_1786335175_n.jpg)
Started with the wheels, because they were just super dirty and caked with a huge layer of brake dust. This is a shot of me trying to take a pic and work the brush after sonaxing them at the same time
![Smile](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/smile.gif)
![](https://sphotos-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1186703_410703079041353_1740930967_n.jpg)
Next up was a foam bath:
![](https://sphotos-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/1186703_410703082374686_528867172_n.jpg)
Once the wash was done, the swirls came at me like it was 1992
![](https://sphotos-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1186703_410703085708019_349043436_n.jpg)
Because the car was in such a gentle condition and the paint is - albeit quite hard, it is a Bimmer after all - single-stage, I decided to tape off all the edges just to be safe
![](https://sphotos-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/546911_410706315707696_206005439_n.jpg)
I didn't want to take off too much paint in the process, so I went with a relatively mild abrasive and a green pad:
![](https://sphotos-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/546911_410706319041029_892223552_n.jpg)
Quick light test after the initial product combo test:
![](https://sphotos-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/546911_410706322374362_815791811_n.jpg)
Can you tell how much better the quarter panel reflects than the door?
![](https://sphotos-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/546911_410706325707695_770729154_n.jpg)
Responding well enough, so I went ahead and did the entire car with green Uber pad and Chemical Guys' V34. After it was all done, I ended up with a totally ruined pad:
![](https://sphotos-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/546911_410706329041028_1505911102_n.jpg)
But it was all worth it in the end - it ended up being an even better paint correction than I had anticipated... after midnight... sealed her with some mild sealant/spray wax, tested adam's VRT on the rubber and some trim, took a couple of [admittedly low-quality] pics and headed home
![Big Grin](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/biggrin.gif)
![](https://sphotos-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1208850_410710832373911_978860368_n.jpg)
Today, when I swung by the shop to prep my car for Cars n Coffee tomorrow, I took this shot of the E30 in the sun:
![](https://sphotos-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1185507_410950505683277_2035171168_n.jpg)
Looking much better, but by no means finished. There will be other installments featuring this car "coming soon", which I'm thinking I'll just add to this thread as I do more cool stuff with it. For now, akuna matada
![Bye](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/bye.gif)
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