535d Car Park Pics
03-13-2006, 09:44 AM
#11
Senior Members
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: –
Posts: 543
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: –
How can I make ours look like yours? 
What products do you use to clean your beauty?
I'm collecting a list of products you guys recommend
I've already been recommended with 3M Imperial Hand Glaze to take out the swirl marks. I should wax with Blitz One Grand. What other good products are there?
What products do you use to clean your beauty?I'm collecting a list of products you guys recommend
I've already been recommended with 3M Imperial Hand Glaze to take out the swirl marks. I should wax with Blitz One Grand. What other good products are there?
03-13-2006, 10:12 AM
#12
Members
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Posts: 243
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: Booked: E70n X5 40d M. Carbonblack, oyster, comfortseats, Nav Pro, Active Drive, Panoramic, Hifi PRO DSP, HUD, Alutrim, Satin ext, gloss rails, towconnector, elctric lid, alarm and more.
FS: E61 535D -06, Activesteering, Comfort seats, Hifi, M-steeringwheel, PDC, Rails, Tinted windows, Folding mirrors, Towconnector, Alu trims, Panoramic roof, ISO FIX, SonyEricsson BT-HF, 124 wheels, Alarm, Electric lid, Aburn interior, Xenons, Silvergrey and the crappy cupholders!!!
Super combo!!
I really prefer the 172 wheels over the M6!
Nice shoots!!
I really prefer the 172 wheels over the M6!
Nice shoots!!
03-13-2006, 10:16 AM
#13
Members
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: London/Manchester, UK
Posts: 98
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 535d Sport Carbon Black, Black Dakota leather, Media Package, Bluetooth, Bi-xenon headlamps, adaptive headlamps, auto dimming interior mirror, heated folding door mirrors, electric front seats with drivers memory, heated front seats, extended light package, sun protection glass, electrically adjustable steering column, automatic air conditioning.
Originally Posted by Fin535dA' post='254255' date='Mar 13 2006, 06:44 PM
How can I make ours look like yours? What products do you use to clean your beauty?
I'm collecting a list of products you guys recommend
I've already been recommended with 3M Imperial Hand Glaze to take out the swirl marks. I should wax with Blitz One Grand. What other good products are there?
What products do you use to clean your beauty?I'm collecting a list of products you guys recommend
I've already been recommended with 3M Imperial Hand Glaze to take out the swirl marks. I should wax with Blitz One Grand. What other good products are there?
That fixed most of the swirls, I still have some but after about 6 hours work with a Porter Cable the paint looked like this:
All I do now to maintain it all I do is hose the car down, wash with Meguiars Gold Glass and a Lambs Wool mitt (which gets machine washed after each car wash) starting from the top and working down, dry with a decent leather and if I have the time top up the shine with some good quality wax (I use the one in the pic above)
Just so you know before the car park shoot the car had a quick 20 minute wash with meguiars and buckets of clean water thrown over it to rinse as I didn't have a hose pipe! Once you get the swirls out it's just a matter of being careful when washing to preserve the finish, this is my first black car (my last three cars have been silver) and although it is harder work to keep looking good I think it looks a lot better when kept shiny
03-13-2006, 11:11 AM
#15
Contributors
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Trieste, Italy
Posts: 899
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: Cars:2011 - BMW F11 535i, Alpine White, Msport version2009 - MINI COOPER, Mellow Yellow2007 - BMW E61 LCI 530i, Space Gray, Msport version - SOLD2006 - MINI COOPER, Park Lane Version - SOLD2005 - BMW E61 525i, Titan Silver, Msport version - SOLD2003
Model Year: 2012
[quote name='Mambo' date='Mar 13 2006, 09:56 AM' post='254171']
What do you guys think?
Simply beautiful!
What do you guys think?
Simply beautiful!
03-13-2006, 11:20 AM
#16
Senior Members
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Posts: 6,458
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
OMG Mambo i have the exact colour and i have already alot of swirl marks. Do you guys find enoguh using a good wax to cover them or i must get an abrasive polish?
Spectacular good looking...although i prefer the 166 wheels over the 172. I even prefere the 135 over the 172 but just in design. The size and fittings are better obviusly on the 172 but i like the shape of the 135. More progressive spokes, more fluid, just like the car design. I don;t like the way the 172 spokes look like bent. But the colour and paintwork looks stunning...takes your eyes away and keeps them on the shine.
Great job.
Spectacular good looking...although i prefer the 166 wheels over the 172. I even prefere the 135 over the 172 but just in design. The size and fittings are better obviusly on the 172 but i like the shape of the 135. More progressive spokes, more fluid, just like the car design. I don;t like the way the 172 spokes look like bent. But the colour and paintwork looks stunning...takes your eyes away and keeps them on the shine.
Great job.
03-13-2006, 11:23 AM
#17
Members
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: London/Manchester, UK
Posts: 98
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 535d Sport Carbon Black, Black Dakota leather, Media Package, Bluetooth, Bi-xenon headlamps, adaptive headlamps, auto dimming interior mirror, heated folding door mirrors, electric front seats with drivers memory, heated front seats, extended light package, sun protection glass, electrically adjustable steering column, automatic air conditioning.
Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='254319' date='Mar 13 2006, 08:20 PM
OMG Mambo i have the exact colour and i have already alot of swirl marks. Do you guys find enoguh using a good wax to cover them or i must get an abrasive polish?
Spectacular good looking...although i prefer the 166 wheels over the 172. I even prefere the 135 over the 172 but just in design. The size and fittings are better obviusly on the 172 but i like the shape of the 135. More progressive spokes, more fluid, just like the car design. I don;t like the way the 172 spokes look like bent. But the colour and paintwork looks stunning...takes your eyes away and keeps them on the shine. Great job.
Spectacular good looking...although i prefer the 166 wheels over the 172. I even prefere the 135 over the 172 but just in design. The size and fittings are better obviusly on the 172 but i like the shape of the 135. More progressive spokes, more fluid, just like the car design. I don;t like the way the 172 spokes look like bent. But the colour and paintwork looks stunning...takes your eyes away and keeps them on the shine.
Great job.I did mine about 2 months ago and there are already some fine scratches over the paint, I am going to try layering wax on it when it gets a bit warmer and see if that protects the paint for a little longer
WRT the wheels I like the 172 but would prefer if the rear was noticably wider (like on the M3)...
03-13-2006, 11:31 AM
#18
Senior Members
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Posts: 6,458
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Mambo' post='254323' date='Mar 14 2006, 12:23 AM
WRT the wheels I like the 172 but would prefer if the rear was noticably wider (like on the M3)...
03-13-2006, 12:55 PM
#20
Contributors
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Central London, United Kingdom
Posts: 387
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='254319' date='Mar 13 2006, 08:20 PM
I even prefere the 135 over the 172 but just in design. The size and fittings are better obviusly on the 172 but i like the shape of the 135. More progressive spokes, more fluid, just like the car design. I don;t like the way the 172 spokes look like bent.
Good work BMW
