Detailer's Domain: BMW M5 - Ext Correction - Swissvax Concorso

Subject: 2002 BMW M5
Requirements - Paint Correction

This car was in great shape, it only needed the paint to be brought back up.

Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Washed with 1Z Exclusive Shampoo
- Iron Cut
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Meg's D300 with Microfiber DA Cut Pad - Griots Orbital
- Menzerna SF4000 with Uber Green Pad - Griots Orbital
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step – Swissvax Concorso
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned

Products used

Links to products used -

1Z einszett Exclusiv Gloss Shampoo
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Uber Clay Bar Kit
Meg's D300 Microfiber Correction System
Menzerna SF4000
Swissvax Concorso
1Z einszett Vinyl Rubber Care
Optimum Metal Polish

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Prep: Wash, Clay, Clean wheels and tires, masking

Sonax Full Effect Wheel cleaner going to work.



Wash


Drying Towel


Claying



Masking





Before





50/50



After



Before



After




3m masking tape


After

 

Gorgeous work Phil! I would like to have seen a few more "full car" shots. Insane 50/50 on the rocker panel.

 

How many hrs on that Phil? Awesome results!

 

i have some full shots but nothing good and the lighting wasn't that good.

 

about 12 hours on the exterior.

 

a few more just for you

 

No kidding, that 50/50 of the rocker panel is insane.

 

super job guys as usual

 

Love the 50/50 's another great job.

 

great job. love the carbon black/camel interior combo

 

thanks guys!

 

I'm always surprised how that the d300 finishes down so well. I've read so many of your posts and they're all awesome! Getting me curious about the MF system hah.

 

Phil
You did a Great job on my M5,I drove home and just parked it, Have not driven it since:shead:well just got back from vacation but car is spanking don't feel like getting it dirty. made that color really pop

 

Rakesh, no problem at all, enjoy it.:applause:

 

Terrific work Phil!

That's one of the most beautiful sedan ever made.

 

I love the older BMW's like this. Not the newr "styles" they have now.

Good work as usual.

 

Excellent Phil!

 

Carbon Black FTW! Almost looks as good as mine Awesome work Phil!

My only complaint about Carbon Black is it lacks that special pop in indirect light...almost has a cloudy complexion in the indirect shadows of sun, would really prefer jet black on mine, but oh well ...

 

Blew me away!

 

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Phil did a good job in getting the most pop in sunlight out of carbon black. I know what you are saying that deep wet look is hard to get out of carbon black. but it is an amazing color under different lights.