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Paint correction on an E46 M3 in Carbon black


Envy Valeting

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Evening all, thought I'd do a write up on this nice 52 plate M3.

A recent purchase and the owner wanted the swirls gone, so thats what I did :D

 

Some before's

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Wash process wheels cleaned with Espuma Revolution at 10:1 and Envy brushes, followed by a foaming, TwoBucketMethod and Zymol sponge etc.

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Dried then clayed with Dodo Juice Gentle grey and some paint measurements taken to ensure it was safe to proceed.

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Defects could be seen quite easily to the naked eye and were everywhere

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Being a BMW I reached straight away for the 3m, and used a Scholl Concepts orange pad and knuckled down.....some pick along the way..

 

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Wheeler Dealer 308 anyone????:doublesho

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Making progress

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Weird reflections

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Cleaned up but no wax yet

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Wax of choice was Swissvax Saphir, all done..I apologise for the bad after pics. Time was getting on and daylight was gone. Strip lights were not ideal.

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And finally a sneak peak of a car coming to Wheeler Dealers very soon....

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Thanks for looking

 

Tim

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