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  1. BRADAN

    BRADAN Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #1 BRADAN, May 13, 2010
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    The following is a 54 hour detail of a black on red e60 m5. The car is a 2007 model, previously it was a lease vehicle under 2 different owners. Paint had typical damage from acid rain, car wash brushes, and deep swirl marks in general.

    Detail stages
    -Hand wash
    -2 stages of clay bar
    -Hand wash to remove residue
    -3,000 gritt wet sand
    -3 stages of compounding
    -2 stages of polish
    -1 stage glaze
    -2 stages of hand waxing
    -Seats removed, carpet cleaned and treated
    -Seats clean and condition

    A full line of Autoglym products was used.

    For a similar type of detail on a Ferrari please view the following link.http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=284038
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  2. BRADAN

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    #2 BRADAN, May 13, 2010
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  3. Bullfighter

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    #3 Bullfighter, May 13, 2010
    Very nice work.

    Amazing how much orange peel you see in a modern BMW 5. I was looking at a near-new 328 coupe in Monaco Blue that had a similar amount.
     
  4. BMW.SauberF1Team

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    #4 BMW.SauberF1Team, May 13, 2010
    Wow, that is pretty awesome! Nice job! I'm not sure how much that kind of service would cost, but wouldn't be surprised if it was $2k if not more. Considering everything that was done, looks to be worth it (if you have the money of course ;)).
     
  5. Jedi

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    #5 Jedi, May 13, 2010
    That is just AMAZING. You guys are METICULOUS to say the least. That BMW
    never looked that good even on the day it left the factory!

    Great work - welcome to F-Chat as a sponsor...

    Jedi
     
  6. BRADAN

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    #6 BRADAN, May 13, 2010
    Yes, for a daily driver it adds a nice layer or protection for years of abuse.

    Custom detailing is billed at $50 an hour.
     
  7. REMIX

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    #7 REMIX, May 13, 2010
    Nice detail. I love that shop!

    RMX
     
  8. ferraripete

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    #8 ferraripete, May 13, 2010
    curious, is there not an inner fender cleaner or other that you all use? i hate dirty inner fenders and like them to shine when possible.

    thank you for your reponse.

    pcb
     
  9. Garymyman

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    #9 Garymyman, May 13, 2010
    Suddenly I don't feel so bad that my 6 year old truck has some oxidation on the hood. Amazing how dirty a car can get in a little time. Excellent work.

    If it got a new owner, I hope you didn't show him the "before" shots :)
     
  10. TexasF355F1

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    #10 TexasF355F1, May 14, 2010
    Even more amazing is how unbelieveably soft the paint is.
     
  11. SMS

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    #11 SMS, May 14, 2010
    Great work. What all did you use on the carpets and seats?
     
  12. BRADAN

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    #12 BRADAN, May 14, 2010
    Stage 3: Clean all fender liners

    All fender liners were removed and brought to our wash area to clean. A 50% water and 50% Malco outrageous orange mixture was applied and left on for 20 minutes to loosen and remove all contamination. Next, all liners were washed with straight water. The process was then repeated, but followed by scrubbing with a stiff horsehair brush to remove stubborn spots.

    This is the process we used to clean m5 fender liners as well, they are then dressed with Malco prizm dressing.

    Autoglym products were used on the leather and carpets, all surfaces scrubbed with a stiff horsehair brush.
     
  13. Mbutner

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    #13 Mbutner, May 14, 2010
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    No offense but for $2700, that is absurd. I've honestly seen better paint on Japanese Luxury cars recently. Even then, these new water based paints are terrible from the factory but there is simply no need to spend 54 hours on this type of job to achieve this result.

    From another forum... this was a simple wash wax done by the owner in a couple hours:
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  14. kosmo

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    #14 kosmo, May 14, 2010
    very nice work.
    the owner is a slob!
     
  15. ryalex

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    #15 ryalex, May 16, 2010
    Even Audi is starting to cheap out - I haven't seen an A5/S5 that didn't have shocking orange peel on the rear fender and lower door area, and that's a car ranging from $45-60k.
     
  16. yoda

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    #16 yoda, May 17, 2010
    Very nice, no doubt the paint looks better than it did from the factory.
     
  17. technom3

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    #17 technom3, May 17, 2010
    if the car didn't have that orange peel from the factory... the car would have needed a repaint, not just a light wet sanding.

    Had he gone with a 1500 grit and then worked his way up to 3000 there would be little orange peel left... (I do not blame you for not using the 1500... your job is not to improve on the manufacturer paint quality but to restore it. Also you don't know if that thing has been painted and if so how much clear they used unless you are using a meter)
     

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