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07-05-2011, 05:57 AM
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My Ride: 2008 550I LOADED, all options except HUD and NV
Well, after a painstaking weekend of washing, claying, pre-wax cleaning, glazing, then waxing. Here is the results:
07-05-2011, 06:01 AM
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Looking good! Love the tints on the turn signal. How much % is that? I after 4 months just detailed my car. I need to finish it in a bit by adding the final layer of wax 
. What products do you use?
. What products do you use?
07-05-2011, 06:09 AM
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My Ride: 2008 550I LOADED, all options except HUD and NV
I used all Meguiar's products, haven't tried anyone else's yet - maybe TonyMac can convince me to try something else
It was all done by hand too, my neighbor let me borrow his rotary polisher (Milwaukee model 5455, I think) but I am not sure about using it until I get some practice on a scrap panel.
The taillights came like that, they're smoked
07-05-2011, 06:31 AM
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My Ride: ///M5 BEAST
Model Year: 2006
your car is sick man. i have the same color. im getting my M5 Tech kit put on this week (minus rear bumper tho). so i cant wait. its going to look similar to yours. i was about to wash, clay bar and wax my car this past weekend but decided to hold off until i found a better wax....how much do you love that meguires or do you suggest i find something better for our paint color?
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Looks great! 
Loving the reflections and the glassy surface especially in the 3rd pic.
Have you thought about Bruce's cables, or do you already have them? Difficult to tell from pictures.
https://5series.net/forums/topic/114...bruces-cables/
Another thing, because your wheels are very dark, try taking next pictures with a flash, even if it's daylight. That could highlight them more.
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Loving the reflections and the glassy surface especially in the 3rd pic.Have you thought about Bruce's cables, or do you already have them? Difficult to tell from pictures.
https://5series.net/forums/topic/114...bruces-cables/
Another thing, because your wheels are very dark, try taking next pictures with a flash, even if it's daylight. That could highlight them more.
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07-05-2011, 06:40 AM
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your car is sick man. i have the same color. im getting my M5 Tech kit put on this week (minus rear bumper tho). so i cant wait. its going to look similar to yours. i was about to wash, clay bar and wax my car this past weekend but decided to hold off until i found a better wax....how much do you love that meguires or do you suggest i find something better for our paint color?
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07-05-2011, 07:01 AM
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My Ride: 2008 550I LOADED, all options except HUD and NV
your car is sick man. i have the same color. im getting my M5 Tech kit put on this week (minus rear bumper tho). so i cant wait. its going to look similar to yours. i was about to wash, clay bar and wax my car this past weekend but decided to hold off until i found a better wax....how much do you love that meguires or do you suggest i find something better for our paint color?
Hey Antti, do you know anything about that polisher I mentioned above? It says 1750 RPM on it, but I am guessing I need to find a way to adjust it to around 1000 RPM before I actually use it. It's pretty old, my neighbor used it to polish his '32 Ford, but he's about 80 and hasn't used it in years.
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Yes you will need a polisher that has an adjustable rpm range between 400-2000rpm (around that). A rotary polisher has a steeper learning curve compared to an orbital polisher. I'd suggest that. For example Meguiar's has few of them. In orbital polishers (DA) the rpm range is much lower due to the orbital movement of the pad.
I've used a DA for now, but last week I bought my first rotary and polished a car with it last weekend, and I can say controlling a rotary is much more difficult than a DA
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I've used a DA for now, but last week I bought my first rotary and polished a car with it last weekend, and I can say controlling a rotary is much more difficult than a DA
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Yes you will need a polisher that has an adjustable rpm range between 400-2000rpm (around that). A rotary polisher has a steeper learning curve compared to an orbital polisher. I'd suggest that. For example Meguiar's has few of them. In orbital polishers (DA) the rpm range is much lower due to the orbital movement of the pad.
I've used a DA for now, but last week I bought my first rotary and polished a car with it last weekend, and I can say controlling a rotary is much more difficult than a DA.
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I've used a DA for now, but last week I bought my first rotary and polished a car with it last weekend, and I can say controlling a rotary is much more difficult than a DA
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Thanks Antti, I was actually going to see about getting a scrap panel from a junkyard to practice on and see if I can figure out how to use it. No way that thing is touching my paint until I am comfortable with it.
