I was contacted by the owner of this vehicle a few weeks ago. He recently purchased this Cirrus Blue 1988 BMW 635CSI in perfect mechanical condition. The body is in excellent shape other than the paint. I believe it to be all original with the exception of the passenger fender and possibly the hood. Not bad for a 20 year old car. I tried wet sanding a few panels with Meguiars 2000 grit paper to see if this would assist in restoring the finish. Unfortunately it did not. This paint had marring and staining like none I have ever seen. The previous owner must have washed this car with a rake for its entire life. These are only BEFORE and DURING shots, tomorrow I will post the completed shots as I am still working on the vehicle. I got going at 7am with Meguiars 105 and a yellow LC pad on the Makita. After 2 passes at speed 2.5, I realized I was doing NOTHING to the paint. I moved to wool and Menzerna IP. Some improvement. By 4pm, I finished 2 passes of the painted surfaces with wool and Menzerna IP. I followed up with Menzerna 106ff on an orange LC on the Porter Cable to help in removing the hologrammig I installed, no charge... The roof was sanded with Meguiars 2000 paper and compounded 2x with IP and wool on the Makita. This paint was NOT coming back to life so easily. BEFORE: A few process shots: That is smoke.... AFTERS TOMORROW
