2003 BMW 330i Correction/Opti Coat Detail

Discussion in 'Show and Shine' started by tdekany, Dec 11, 2014.

  1. tdekany

    tdekany Wax on..Wax off

    When I initially saw the car to estimate the time this would take, I got excited because I really liked the color (topaz blue). Never had a chance to detail this shade in the past. It needed a lot of work.

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    The car had a very faded clear bra on it that the owner asked me to remove. That took awhile, but once it was off, I gave the car an ONR wash, followed by clay. Dryed it and measured the thickness. Had plenty of clear. Unfortunately most of the front was repainted at some point and it was rock hard.

    This is 12 years of improper care - not pretty, but this is what keeps me in business.

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    This was the overall condition of the paint.

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    50/50 after compounding

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    Some outside shots while the sun was out

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    Halogens

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    Finally the right side was compounded!

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    Compounding was done with HD ADAPT, Pink cutting pad, HD black turkish lamb wool when needed. Rupes 21 on flat areas, Flex 3401 when needed and also Griots PC when needed.

    After the car was corrected, I went over the whole car withOptimum Primer Polish and a blue polishing pad. Finally applied 10cc of Opti Coat Pro.
    PS: On the last day my good friend Gabe Dellinger came by to help me out.
    I always seem to finish too late to pull the car out, so only garage pictures are in the afters. Tires as always - PERL. Wheels were polished but they really need to be refinished.

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    Thanks for looking
     
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  2. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

    nice work! thanks for sharing
     
  3. GDAL

    GDAL Super Moderator

    Incredible transformation. Love that color!!
     
  4. bridings

    bridings New Member

    Nice work! How long did it take to complete?
     
  5. dr.jay

    dr.jay Birth of a Detailer

    E46s are quite possibly the best looking Bmws of all time, great job
     
  6. Chas

    Chas DB Forum Supporter

    Nice work Thomas!
     
  7. kyle butler

    kyle butler Birth of a Detailer

    Very nice work. Now i want one.. :|
     
  8. tdekany

    tdekany Wax on..Wax off

    Thank you guys! It took several days. Too many hours.
     
  9. bentley147

    bentley147 Jedi Nuba

    that was good work ,bmw have hard ass clearcoat it had to take like 10 hrs+ to get it right
     

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