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I really enjoyed meeting this couple and their daughter. They were so friendly, kind, trusting (they left me at their house while they were all at work, let me use their garage, full access to ice water, soft drinks, loo) and when they came home and saw their baby they were extremely appreciative! I ended up going way beyond what they wanted and paid for, but it was worth it. They could not thank me enough and immediately started planning who to tell. They were actually a referral from the black Jeep Commander Limited owner. 
Someone's signature here says..."Quality creates its own demand." Sorry, can't remember who, but right on!
This 2002 White BMW 540i was really scratched, but not too dirty. I barely got anything on my clay and later saw where he had some Meguiar's clay on the shelf. Pretty much all Meguiar's exept a barely used bottle of Zaino Show Car Polish! It was an exterior only express service (I turned into a 75% defect free exterior detail). I just could not fill these scratches with wax and call it a day. Now it shines like crazy!
Total time: 9 hours, total buffing time 6 hours.
Procedures and products:
1) Checked paint thickness just because I have a new PTG. Everything averaged 110 microns / 4.3 mil except the hood just in front of the driver's windshield where it curves upward. It was only 95 microns / 3.9 mils. Not a big difference, but that paint seemed thin to me and may have been buffed before? There were, of course, bad scratches in the thinnest area as well. (When finished I had only removed an average of 10 microns / .4 mils. I hope that's a good, safe number, right?)
2)Wash with ONR - took 4 gallons - used water was on the dirty side.
3)Clay - very little on the clay.
4)Quick rinse with pressure washer on paint, trim, wheel wells, tires, wheels.
5)Dry with air and MF.
6)Wet wheels with leftover ONR water and soak with Dp Gel, spray wheel wells with Hyper Dressing.
7)Wipe paint with 50/50 IPA to see exactly what I had taken on. It revealed deep swirls, more like scratches than swirls really. Further apart and deeper.
8)Brushed wheels and rims behind spokes (ultimate brake dust machine?)
9)Rinse wheels with pressure washer, wipe inside rims, dry wheels with compressed air.
10)Pull inside.
11)Tape trim, emblems, headlights, chrome and cover wipers/windshield with towel.
12)Test spot - right rear quarter panel using Flex, M205, Soft Buff yellow polishing pad, not aggressive enough, CCS Orange M205, M105, eventually settled on purple foamed wool with M105
13)Speed 5 for defect removal, 3-4 passes with light to medium pressure on a small area at a time (12x12), burnish on speed 3 with a few drops of M105 on PFW, 2 passes to bring up gloss using medium pressure. Polish headlights and taillights along the way.
14)Remove tape, wipe entire vehicle with 50/50 IPA
15)Apply M21 to paint, door pillars, headlights/taillights and wheels.
16)Treat trim with Gold Class Trim Detailer
17)Buff paint and wheels with MF (not the same one)
18)Polish stainless exhaust tip (almost forgot)
19)Accent spray on front and rear spoilers, wipe excess and any over spray.
20)Clean and polish door jambs with QD, treat weatherstripping quickly with HD.
21)Brush around emblems, gaps, etc, polish chrome.
22)Clean exterior glass.
23)Pull in sun to check shine!
24)Owners come home from work, give praise
...awww shucks)
25)Take pictures.
26)Edit and post pictures!
27)Enjoy job-well-done experience...zzzzzzzzzzz
Took a few before photos, only one turned out right, I just couldn't wait to get going either. The entire vehicle was like this...
Afters! ~75% correction overall, 90% on hood, deck lid and sides above trim.
I love it when a plan comes together! About the only thing I didn't do myself to get this business started (besides getting very valuable advice and tips from Nick Chapman along the way
) was physically print the decals and shirts. Man, am I tired! Not bad for an old country boy from KY.
Another satisfied customer!
Someone's signature here says..."Quality creates its own demand." Sorry, can't remember who, but right on!This 2002 White BMW 540i was really scratched, but not too dirty. I barely got anything on my clay and later saw where he had some Meguiar's clay on the shelf. Pretty much all Meguiar's exept a barely used bottle of Zaino Show Car Polish! It was an exterior only express service (I turned into a 75% defect free exterior detail). I just could not fill these scratches with wax and call it a day. Now it shines like crazy!
Total time: 9 hours, total buffing time 6 hours.Procedures and products:
1) Checked paint thickness just because I have a new PTG. Everything averaged 110 microns / 4.3 mil except the hood just in front of the driver's windshield where it curves upward. It was only 95 microns / 3.9 mils. Not a big difference, but that paint seemed thin to me and may have been buffed before? There were, of course, bad scratches in the thinnest area as well. (When finished I had only removed an average of 10 microns / .4 mils. I hope that's a good, safe number, right?)
2)Wash with ONR - took 4 gallons - used water was on the dirty side.
3)Clay - very little on the clay.
4)Quick rinse with pressure washer on paint, trim, wheel wells, tires, wheels.
5)Dry with air and MF.
6)Wet wheels with leftover ONR water and soak with Dp Gel, spray wheel wells with Hyper Dressing.
7)Wipe paint with 50/50 IPA to see exactly what I had taken on. It revealed deep swirls, more like scratches than swirls really. Further apart and deeper.
8)Brushed wheels and rims behind spokes (ultimate brake dust machine?)
9)Rinse wheels with pressure washer, wipe inside rims, dry wheels with compressed air.
10)Pull inside.
11)Tape trim, emblems, headlights, chrome and cover wipers/windshield with towel.
12)Test spot - right rear quarter panel using Flex, M205, Soft Buff yellow polishing pad, not aggressive enough, CCS Orange M205, M105, eventually settled on purple foamed wool with M105
13)Speed 5 for defect removal, 3-4 passes with light to medium pressure on a small area at a time (12x12), burnish on speed 3 with a few drops of M105 on PFW, 2 passes to bring up gloss using medium pressure. Polish headlights and taillights along the way.
14)Remove tape, wipe entire vehicle with 50/50 IPA
15)Apply M21 to paint, door pillars, headlights/taillights and wheels.
16)Treat trim with Gold Class Trim Detailer
17)Buff paint and wheels with MF (not the same one)
18)Polish stainless exhaust tip (almost forgot)
19)Accent spray on front and rear spoilers, wipe excess and any over spray.
20)Clean and polish door jambs with QD, treat weatherstripping quickly with HD.
21)Brush around emblems, gaps, etc, polish chrome.
22)Clean exterior glass.
23)Pull in sun to check shine!
24)Owners come home from work, give praise
...awww shucks)25)Take pictures.
26)Edit and post pictures!
27)Enjoy job-well-done experience...zzzzzzzzzzz
Took a few before photos, only one turned out right, I just couldn't wait to get going either. The entire vehicle was like this...
Afters! ~75% correction overall, 90% on hood, deck lid and sides above trim.
I love it when a plan comes together! About the only thing I didn't do myself to get this business started (besides getting very valuable advice and tips from Nick Chapman along the way
) was physically print the decals and shirts. Man, am I tired! Not bad for an old country boy from KY.Another satisfied customer!
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