mjlinane
My name is Mike
A coworkers new-to-him car of about 2 months. He was determined enough for me to do it yesterday that he showed up in the rain with no guarantee that it would stop before the trip home. Good news: it stopped raining 3 hours in and the streets dried up so he should be able to enjoy the results for a few days.
The car arrived in good shape - just mostly dirty.
So, as usual, started with the wheels - in the rain, I might add. Pretty typical BMW here:
Wanted to go with a German theme so chose Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner.
Pretty color change:
And after a little agitation & rinse:
Rest of the decon -
Foamed with CG Citrus Wash (Red) + Optimum Power Clean
GDPWM with CG Citrus Wash Clear
"Clay" with Nanoskin Autoscrubber Pad + GG6 + ONR (clay lube dilution)
Exhaust tips with P21S Polishing Soap.
Except for the hood, the car was in really good shape. The hood had deep RIDS that I chose not to chase (it is the owner's DD and lives outdoors 24-7 - I didn't see much point in chewing off that much paint off of the bat). Did compound the hood with RUPES 21 + CG Hexlogic Orange + Menzerna FG400 and followed with RUPES 21 + LC Flat Green + Menzerna PO203S Power Finish. (Paint was on the hard side.) Rest of the car just got the Power Finish round.
Due to the color, Befores, 50-50s and Afters would have all looked the same.
Polish residue was removed in 2 stages, Megs D120 Glass Cleaner in process and followed with a heavy rinseless bath with Megs D114. LSP was Wolfgang Deep Gloss Liquid Seal. Final touch (some time later) - including wheels - was with Wolfgang Deep Gloss Spritz Sealant.
Afters - again the color & gloss worked against the camera. Looked very wet and much deeper in person than in the photos.
Thanks for viewing. Questions welcome.
The car arrived in good shape - just mostly dirty.
So, as usual, started with the wheels - in the rain, I might add. Pretty typical BMW here:
Wanted to go with a German theme so chose Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner.
Pretty color change:
And after a little agitation & rinse:
Rest of the decon -
Foamed with CG Citrus Wash (Red) + Optimum Power Clean
GDPWM with CG Citrus Wash Clear
"Clay" with Nanoskin Autoscrubber Pad + GG6 + ONR (clay lube dilution)
Exhaust tips with P21S Polishing Soap.
Except for the hood, the car was in really good shape. The hood had deep RIDS that I chose not to chase (it is the owner's DD and lives outdoors 24-7 - I didn't see much point in chewing off that much paint off of the bat). Did compound the hood with RUPES 21 + CG Hexlogic Orange + Menzerna FG400 and followed with RUPES 21 + LC Flat Green + Menzerna PO203S Power Finish. (Paint was on the hard side.) Rest of the car just got the Power Finish round.
Due to the color, Befores, 50-50s and Afters would have all looked the same.
Polish residue was removed in 2 stages, Megs D120 Glass Cleaner in process and followed with a heavy rinseless bath with Megs D114. LSP was Wolfgang Deep Gloss Liquid Seal. Final touch (some time later) - including wheels - was with Wolfgang Deep Gloss Spritz Sealant.
Afters - again the color & gloss worked against the camera. Looked very wet and much deeper in person than in the photos.
Thanks for viewing. Questions welcome.
