Such thing as too much detail?
07-30-2009, 10:29 AM
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you can safely polish 35-40 times... more than enough to last the ownership of the car. of course, the more often you use the abrasive polish you'll naturally lower that count. but once you get a real nice correction, youll be just maintaining with light polish. so shine away!
07-30-2009, 12:25 PM
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My Ride: I have an 05 545i. It's a manual with a few options. This is my first BMW but I don't know how I'll ever be able to switch to something else.
What kind of polish are you using George? Just out of curiosity
07-30-2009, 01:02 PM
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My Ride: 2004 530i
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Originally Posted by pjinca' post='959831' date='Jul 30 2009, 04:30 PM
Just remember to wax on -> wax off <- Danielsan 
07-30-2009, 01:04 PM
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My Ride: 2004 530i
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Originally Posted by kaiten408' post='959826' date='Jul 30 2009, 04:25 PM
What kind of polish are you using George? Just out of curiosity
07-30-2009, 01:27 PM
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Jet Black is really difficult to get right, but when you do it looks stunning. And my experience was that it had a very hard clear coat, so once you got it looking good it was easier to keep up with. Sapphire Black, on the other hand, seems much softer - which makes it easier to polish but really difficult to maintain.
Since you just polished it a few weeks ago, I would think that another final polishing with something like Meguiars Mirror Glaze #205 Ultra Finishing Polish won't peel off much clear coat - you should be fine.
More pics please when you are done!
Since you just polished it a few weeks ago, I would think that another final polishing with something like Meguiars Mirror Glaze #205 Ultra Finishing Polish won't peel off much clear coat - you should be fine.
More pics please when you are done!
07-30-2009, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by kaiten408' post='959826' date='Jul 30 2009, 01:25 PM
What kind of polish are you using George? Just out of curiosity
07-30-2009, 02:36 PM
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My Ride: I have an 05 545i. It's a manual with a few options. This is my first BMW but I don't know how I'll ever be able to switch to something else.
Megs 205 is pretty good, can you get that OTC?