Envy Valeting Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Long overdue, thought I'd do a write up on this Carbon Black BMW M3 paint correction I've carried out this week! Hot off the hectic weekend at Waxstock, straight into a paint correction detail for me... 2nd use of the indoor facilities available to me in the Meon Valley so I can do the work regardless of the weather we've had this year. The victim before: Wheels washed with AS Smart wheels, envy brushes and Vikan new soft wheel brush. Door shuts etc pre soaked with AS G101, and agitated with brushes. Pressure washed clean. Body soaked with Bubbly Jubbly and allowed to dwell before being rinsed off at high pressure them washed via the TBM and a trusty Z sponge. Something new to try out so I added this to the paintwork. Sticky and clingy in nature. Looked quite runny until it hit the paintwork thats for sure. Sadly due to the colour of the car I didnt see the reaction but it left a smooth surface for claying. Clay was my all time fave, Dodo Gentle Grey. Not picking up too much this time. Paint thickness readings were pretty much as expected. A few low areas but nothing too scary. Onto the defects... Let battle commence. Polish Scholl S3 Gold, yellow Megs polishing pad on the flex rotary. Refined with Menzerna 85RE on 3m blue pad. Wiped down with Car Pro Eraser and checked with Brinkman and Sun gun. Unrefined as yet Start of day 2 Polishing took approx 13hrs to get the results you see above. Once the polishing was done it was time to de-dust and use the car pro eraser again to make sure the paint was squeaky clean and re-checked with the Sun gun. LSP for the BMW was Wolfs Chemicals Body Wrap. Applied as per instructions and buffed off. Tyres were dressed, exhausts polished, glass cleaned, hood hoovered (again!). Interior was hoovered and given a good cleaning with Dr Leather wipes. Plastics cleaned and dressed. Vanity mirrors and interior glass cleaned. And finally Thanks for looking Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Lovely as always mate - great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4RE Leather Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Looking good:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Lovely as always mate - great job +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Lovely job Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Makes me want another M3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimm Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Love these posts, the results are just Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dErZ Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I love seeing it go from bad to a brand new car! Great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeddy addict Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 What a craftsman. You are pretty local to me (Whiteley) and we have had a chat in the past about you doing some valeting on my Ford RS Collection. Sadly they are still away in storage and not seen daylight yet this year but maybe next year. Reassuring to see the top quality of work you do though, incredible results. Definitely be in touch to have my classics given the pampered treatment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Valeting Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Lovely as always mate - great job Cheers Will What a craftsman. You are pretty local to me (Whiteley) and we have had a chat in the past about you doing some valeting on my Ford RS Collection. Sadly they are still away in storage and not seen daylight yet this year but maybe next year. Reassuring to see the top quality of work you do though, incredible results. Definitely be in touch to have my classics given the pampered treatment Many thanks and yes I do recall the conversation I love seeing it go from bad to a brand new car! Great work. Many thanks Makes me want another M3 Yes, a fave of mine too but the corrections always seem to be carbon black! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy Valeting Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Looking good:) Many thanks Lovely as always mate - great job +1 Cheers Jim Lovely job Tim. Cheers Immy Love these posts, the results are just Thanks very much. Thinks thats everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Nice work, Tim... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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