Detailer's Domain: 2 BMW 5's night and day
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My Ride: 2003 Audi RS6/2002 Porsche 911 Turbo/2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser
Okay I know many of us see a ton of dealers damage paint but boy oh boy this one was bad. So I get a call this week from 2 customers one with a 2004 BMW 530 (silver) with about 44k on it. Then another customer with a brand new 08 535ix with 13xx miles on it (black) both were in for an exterior paint correction/polish.
Well to my surprise and probably yours the one with 13xx miles was about 12 hours of work where as the 04 was probably 6-7 hours.
Here is the silver car 5:
Products used:
Optimum Power Wash (to strip the wax etc)
Uber Clay Bar with Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer
Swissvax Cleaner Fluild Strong
Swissvax Cleaner Fluid
Swissvax Divine
Wheels and Tires
Swissvax Pneu
P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel
Ace Powersticks
Glass inside and out:
Lusso Glass Polish
Interior:
Leather Master Rapid S (leather cleaner)
Leather Master Vital (Conditioner)
Einszett Cockpit
Tools:
Infratech 5300
Makita 9227 Hi Speed Rotary
LC Green Pad
LC CCS White Pad
LC CCS Blue Pad
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Cam Spray 1500A with Cam Spray Foam Gun
3m Masking Tape (green)
Wash:
Opti Power Wash to strip off anything left on the car
Wheels:
Well to my surprise and probably yours the one with 13xx miles was about 12 hours of work where as the 04 was probably 6-7 hours.
Here is the silver car 5:
Products used:
Optimum Power Wash (to strip the wax etc)
Uber Clay Bar with Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer
Swissvax Cleaner Fluild Strong
Swissvax Cleaner Fluid
Swissvax Divine
Wheels and Tires
Swissvax Pneu
P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel
Ace Powersticks
Glass inside and out:
Lusso Glass Polish
Interior:
Leather Master Rapid S (leather cleaner)
Leather Master Vital (Conditioner)
Einszett Cockpit
Tools:
Infratech 5300
Makita 9227 Hi Speed Rotary
LC Green Pad
LC CCS White Pad
LC CCS Blue Pad
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Cam Spray 1500A with Cam Spray Foam Gun
3m Masking Tape (green)
Wash:
Opti Power Wash to strip off anything left on the car
Wheels:
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My Ride: 2003 Audi RS6/2002 Porsche 911 Turbo/2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser
Sorry about the pictures this car was done at 8:05pm.
2008 535xi Black as promised
Products used:
Optimum Power Wash (to strip the wax etc)
Uber Clay Bar with Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer
Menzerna Power Gloss Compound - yellow ccs pad
Menzerna SIP - orange ccs pad
Menzerna 106FA -green ccs pad
Menzerna PO85RD - white ccs pad
Menzerna Top Inspection
Swissvax Cleaner Fluid red ccs pad
Swissvax Saphir
Wheels and Tires
Swissvax Pneu
P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel
Ace Powersticks
Glass inside and out:
Lusso Glass Polish
Tools:
Infratech 5300
Makita 9227 Hi Speed Rotary
Lake Country CCS Pads 5.5 inch
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Cam Spray 1500A with Cam Spray Foam Gun
Before shot:
Wash
Again stripped everything off with the Optimum Power Wash
Wheels
Before:
During:
After:
2008 535xi Black as promised
Products used:
Optimum Power Wash (to strip the wax etc)
Uber Clay Bar with Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer
Menzerna Power Gloss Compound - yellow ccs pad
Menzerna SIP - orange ccs pad
Menzerna 106FA -green ccs pad
Menzerna PO85RD - white ccs pad
Menzerna Top Inspection
Swissvax Cleaner Fluid red ccs pad
Swissvax Saphir
Wheels and Tires
Swissvax Pneu
P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel
Ace Powersticks
Glass inside and out:
Lusso Glass Polish
Tools:
Infratech 5300
Makita 9227 Hi Speed Rotary
Lake Country CCS Pads 5.5 inch
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Cam Spray 1500A with Cam Spray Foam Gun
Before shot:
Wash
Again stripped everything off with the Optimum Power Wash
Wheels
Before:
During:
After:
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Mileage on this brand new car.
Paint imperfections on the hood (buffer trails/holograms/light scratches/swirls everywhere)
Paint imperfections on the hood (buffer trails/holograms/light scratches/swirls everywhere)