My wife thought I went nuts!
10-04-2011, 07:39 AM
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So I picked up used 08 535 in monaco blue last July from the dealership that just came off a lease. The paint was in fairly decent condition, but the hood, truck, and top of the cabin had a slight haze to it. Yes, I admit my OCD kicked in, so for the past few months I have been working on bringing it back to it's glory. So almost every weekend (when the weather permits), I have used a clay bar, paint cleanser, paint compound (twice), 4 coats of wax, two coats of top coat, one more coat of wax, and a lot of sweat all done by hand. I also added a black grill, painted the silver piece on the lower grill, and replaced the 535 emblems in black.
Here's the end result....
Here's the end result....
10-04-2011, 08:44 AM
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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
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Looks nice! 
10-04-2011, 09:29 AM
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[font="'Comic Sans MS"]awesome job. [/font]
[font="'Comic Sans MS"]Monaco blue is the best colour imo. especially with tinted windows and cream leather.[/font]
[font="'Comic Sans MS"]Monaco blue is the best colour imo. especially with tinted windows and cream leather.[/font]
10-04-2011, 02:14 PM
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My paint is in good shape - but I want to learn how to do what you did, sounds like a very gratifying process. Although I have nothing to compare it to; it looks great!
10-04-2011, 02:57 PM
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Thanks bro! Here's shot of when I brought it home. The paint wasn't in bad shape, just needed a little tlc to remove the haze and add some depth to the paint. I'd be more than happy to show you what I used, but that it's something that takes several steps, just let me know.