Oakes - Detailed: 2009 BMW M5 Carbon Black Metalic
11-03-2010, 05:58 AM
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Oakes - Detailed: 2009 BMW M5 Carbon Black Metalic
A 2009 BMW M5, in need of a full corrective detail and paint touch up, due to a garage door spring snapping and sending wheels off track and across the hood of this sub 10k mile beauty. Over the course of 3 days we built up touch up paint and let it cure, sanded smooth and cleared over top and moved onto correcting the paint. In the mean time the engine bay had been fully cleaned and treated, the wheels sealed with THREE applications of Poor Boys Wheel Sealant and detailed the interior. With all coffee stains removed, and wheels protected, we made sure the rest of this subtle, yet commanding vehicle was flawless in every aspect. The pictures do a lot of the talking here, enjoy!
Products used
Chemical Guys Citrus wash
P21S TAW
P21S polishing soap
Optimum Metal polish
Chemical Guys wheel cleaner
Meguairs M105 on purple wool pad with PC
Menzerna SIP on orange pad with PC
Menzerna 106 + white foam pad on PC
IPA 30%
Sonus Ultrafine green clay
CG maxi suds mix as clay lube
Menzerna FMJ
Poorboys Wheel sealant
Meguiars Super Degreaser
Poorboys natural look
Sonus Ultrafine Green clay with Maxi suds solution as lube
Process: car was rinsed and sprayed with TAW twice, rinsed again and washed. Clayed and washed again, wheels were cleaned and whole car was air dried first and then remaining water wiped with drying towels. After car was taped off and touch up was done on couple spots on hood per customer request. Did test panel on trunk and it had to be compounded first with M105 and PFW pad, paint readings ranged from 98 to 144. Whole car except for roof was done with this combo, roof only needed yellow pad and M105. After that stage, usual follow up with white pad and Menz 106 did not work left too many defects left by compounding so car was done with SIP and orange pad. After it was polished with Menz 106 and white pad. After car was wiped down with IPA mix and sealed with Menzerna FMJ, left on for 20 min and wiped off, next afternoon second coat of sealant was applied, car was cleaned inside and leather was treated with Mink oil, vacuumed. Over corse of 3 days wheels were sealed with 3 coats of Poorboys Wheel sealant. Car was rinsed and dried, tires dressed with Poorboys Bold and bright, windows cleaned.
As car arrived:
Paint condition
Wheels before and after (wheels look like they been somewhat clean outside)
Exhaust tips exhaust tips before and after (polished with mothers powerball mini and optimum metal polish)
Engine bay was cleaned as well
Correction pictures
hood
doors
There was a long scratch on hood
Before
Wetsanded
After
Interior before and after
After/reflection pics
Final pics
Products used
Chemical Guys Citrus wash
P21S TAW
P21S polishing soap
Optimum Metal polish
Chemical Guys wheel cleaner
Meguairs M105 on purple wool pad with PC
Menzerna SIP on orange pad with PC
Menzerna 106 + white foam pad on PC
IPA 30%
Sonus Ultrafine green clay
CG maxi suds mix as clay lube
Menzerna FMJ
Poorboys Wheel sealant
Meguiars Super Degreaser
Poorboys natural look
Sonus Ultrafine Green clay with Maxi suds solution as lube
Process: car was rinsed and sprayed with TAW twice, rinsed again and washed. Clayed and washed again, wheels were cleaned and whole car was air dried first and then remaining water wiped with drying towels. After car was taped off and touch up was done on couple spots on hood per customer request. Did test panel on trunk and it had to be compounded first with M105 and PFW pad, paint readings ranged from 98 to 144. Whole car except for roof was done with this combo, roof only needed yellow pad and M105. After that stage, usual follow up with white pad and Menz 106 did not work left too many defects left by compounding so car was done with SIP and orange pad. After it was polished with Menz 106 and white pad. After car was wiped down with IPA mix and sealed with Menzerna FMJ, left on for 20 min and wiped off, next afternoon second coat of sealant was applied, car was cleaned inside and leather was treated with Mink oil, vacuumed. Over corse of 3 days wheels were sealed with 3 coats of Poorboys Wheel sealant. Car was rinsed and dried, tires dressed with Poorboys Bold and bright, windows cleaned.
As car arrived:
Paint condition
Wheels before and after (wheels look like they been somewhat clean outside)
Exhaust tips exhaust tips before and after (polished with mothers powerball mini and optimum metal polish)
Engine bay was cleaned as well
Correction pictures
hood
doors
There was a long scratch on hood
Before
Wetsanded
After
Interior before and after
After/reflection pics
Final pics
11-03-2010, 11:40 AM
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Beautiful, cleaning the wheel barrels and behind the spokes really does make a huge difference
11-03-2010, 06:37 PM
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Wow awesome correction. I need to work on an m3 next year and the swirls are 10X worse 
In comparison, what is the BMW paint to Acura paint? I know with Acura mostly an orange & white pad can do all the correcting but I noticed you used a purple wool pad as well for the m5.
In comparison, what is the BMW paint to Acura paint? I know with Acura mostly an orange & white pad can do all the correcting but I noticed you used a purple wool pad as well for the m5.
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11-03-2010, 09:09 PM
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Great correction. Don't give the car back to the guy until he promises to take better care of it this time.
11-03-2010, 09:38 PM
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