A full paint corrective detail of a 1991 BMW 535i. This vehicle only has 94k miles on it, and is honestly in great shape, however the paint was another story. This vehicle was a painstaking 11 hours on the paint alone. Including the buffing/polishing and sealant/wax. Fortunately the vehicle has a very hard clear coat, which makes it harder for me but also harder to scratch. With that said, there were very few deep scratches to take care of, and a lot more depth to be had. Enough of my babble, on to the pics which are pretty self explanatory.

Process:
Menzerna Power Gloss (PG) - minimum of 3 passes per section
Menzerna Power Finish (PF) - minimum of 3 passes per section
Menzerna Final Polish II - White pad following the PF
Optimum Poli-Seal Sealant
Pure carnauba wax

Before Pictures






Driver's Side before - Post wash/clay



Before and After photos, as well as some 50/50 shots

50/50 Photos of the Trunk - After 2 passes of PG, and 3 passes of PF - slight hazing from residue in the flash.





Before/After of the Driver Quarter Panel - 3 passes of PG, 3 passes of PF



50/50 of Driver Quarter Panel






After shot of the Driver Quarter Panel, no more swirls



Before/After of the Passenger Quarter Panel - 3 passes of PG, 3 passes of PF




Still Passenger Quarter Panel, portion above body line was polished, bottom portion unpolished

-Before the polish

-After


Rear Bumper Before/After



Reflection Photos














Finished Photos Outside

Brilliant work man, mind if I shadow you on a detail? I've got a good idea of how to do some decent stuff but your work is amazing!

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Looks like it just rolled out of the showroom!

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SHU188mph

WOW. Beautiful work. I just did a quick something something to my e46, as im trying to sell it.. PoorBoys 2.5 and souveron *sp*.. I wish i was detailed enough to do what you have.

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Thanks! I don't mind at all, got a few interesting details coming up....500+ HP Evo for a magazine, classic Rolls Royce, Audi R8 (not for a month or so) a long with quite a few others.

Thank you! The owner was honestly speechless, I actually thought he wasn't satisfied at first till I asked him haha

Thank you! As you probably know, it takes a lot of work and patience, if you have the time to do it then you can really get some awesome results. I haven't used Poorboy's for paint correction work but I like their interior products

Looks great!

I'm with everybody else. Great job!

You should get some full body shots before you start!

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Thank you!

I have some, but the car was a little wet from the rain and we all know water "enhances" the appearance. Hence why everyone goes for that wet look when the car gets detailed

I can throw them up here to give you guys a reference in similar lighting conditions.

wow oakes looks sick dude

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Since my 4cyl isnt doing the job, my 8cyl will.

thank you!

WOW. Where are you located?

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Dan

I'm in West Chester PA

Nice...can I ask what the typical detail costs? Looks like you do some awesome work...

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Dan

Not sure I'm at liberty to discuss that here

You got it. Next time I'm ready for a detail we can discuss.

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Dan

Sounds good to me