Black Sapphire Metallic BMW 550i

Discussion in 'Show and Shine' started by AndyThomason, Dec 21, 2014.

  1. AndyThomason

    AndyThomason Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    Happy holidays everyone! I did this particular BMW a little over a year ago already. It was swirled up severely back then so I was happy to see that it hadn't gotten that bad since. But it is a daily driver that sees a lot of highway time. It did have some minor swirling and some heavy water spotting on the hood especially. As always though, this color looks incredible with the different amounts of flake in the paint. Unfortunately I once again had no sun to show it off though.

    Dawn wash
    Clayed the areas that needed it.
    Dried
    Masked
    Griot's DA
    Menzerna FG400
    Menzerna PowerLock

    Some before shots...gotta love these wheels!

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    These scratches were pretty in there but did improve a little bit.

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    Stubborn water spots on the hood

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    Dirty badge

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    Lock was dirty

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    Getting better

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    Can see a little difference here

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    Imperfections around the car

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    Trunk progress

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    Mirror progress

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    Nasty!

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    Getting there

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    Working on the floor mats

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    Finally done! After shots. Again, no sun unfortunately.

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    Good flake shot here

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    License plate sealed and back on!

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    Thanks for looking!
     
  2. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

    nice work thanks for sharing.
     
  3. rogerp3380

    rogerp3380 New Member

    Very nice work. Great shine deep gloss. Love BMW
     
  4. Meticulous-Detail

    Meticulous-Detail DB Forum Supporter

  5. GDAL

    GDAL Super Moderator

    Great job!!
     
  6. rogerp3380

    rogerp3380 New Member

    How long did it take to complete?
     
  7. AndyThomason

    AndyThomason Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    I worked on it off and on for 3 days since I could take my time. I think total hours spent was around 12-13hrs maybe? Most of it was done on day one.
     
  8. sanamgupta

    sanamgupta New Member

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