Imola Red is a firm favourite colour of mine, so I've been looking forward to this 330Ci for quite some time since it was booked in a month or so ago. It is very low mileage for its age but the car was severely lacking gloss and the paint defects could be seen in just natural daylight, so I knew I had my work cut out for me on this one… A few befores: DSC07039 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07040 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07041 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07044 by RussZS, on Flickr Wheels, tyres and arches were addressed first: DSC07050 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07051 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07053 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07054 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07055 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07056 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07057 by RussZS, on Flickr IronX was used to remove brake dust pitting: DSC07059 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07060 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07061 by RussZS, on Flickr Next the more intricate parts were cleansed with Surfex: DSC07064 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07067 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07069 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07073 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07075 by RussZS, on Flickr Next the car was foamed with Surfex: DSC07077 by RussZS, on Flickr Then hand washed with Lather: DSC07078 by RussZS, on Flickr After rinsing IronX was used to remove any fallout present: DSC07080 by RussZS, on Flickr Tardis was used on the tar: DSC07083 by RussZS, on Flickr Then clayed with OID and AF Clay: DSC07084 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07085 by RussZS, on Flickr Next the paint was assessed for thickness and various polishing combinations were tested. I settled on M101 for cutting followed by M205 for finishing: DSC07181 by RussZS, on Flickr Here's what I was up against! DSC07098 by RussZS, on Flickr Some correction shots: DSC07086 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07090 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07101 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07102 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07107 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07119 by RussZS, on Flickr Some deeper defects remain but this is a light correction detail, not our full correction service: DSC07143 by RussZS, on Flickr Piano Black Trim restored with DA and MF system: DSC07144 by RussZS, on Flickr Looking much better… DSC07155 by RussZS, on Flickr Desire was the wax of choice on this one: DSC07182 by RussZS, on Flickr Crystal on the glass: DSC07183 by RussZS, on Flickr Revive on plastics: DSC07189 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07185 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07186 by RussZS, on Flickr New Auto Finesse Tyre dressing used on the tyres… DSC07190 by RussZS, on Flickr Spritz on interior plastics and Z9 on the leather: DSC07229 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07230 by RussZS, on Flickr AF Cool Water Air Freshener to finish to make it smell as good as it looks! DSC07245 by RussZS, on Flickr and finally some afters… DSC07193 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07196 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07200 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07202 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07212 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07234 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07253 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07309 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07310 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07313 by RussZS, on Flickr DSC07314 by RussZS, on Flickr Thanks for reading! DSC07320 by RussZS, on Flickr Russ.
