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    2004 BMW 5 Series Polished

    I had a customer come by who was wanting to see if I could do anything with his paint. He had already seen 2 other detailers who told him he needed to repaint his hood. So, I did a test spot to make sure it would come out to his satisfaction in which it did. He was then afraid that the stains would come back so after 2 weeks or so of driving around with his test spot that I did it still looked great so he decided to proceed with the rest of the car.

    Here is the car as it was delivered. The test spot still visible on the hood.
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    The headlights also needed some help
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    Typical build up on the wheels
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    So I proceed to give the car a good wash
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    Not too bad on the test spot
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    Another angle of the test spot which also shows how bad the hood was to begin with.
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    Holograms visible. I had to be careful on the hood because I wasn't sure how much paint the previous detailers removed.
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    I think the previous detailer wanted to leave his initials
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    These look like test spots.
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    After I did half of the hood I took the car out to the sun to check on the progress
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    The trunk area
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    Headlights cleaned up
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    All done
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    Re: 2004 BMW 5 Series Polished

    Quite a turn around! Well done!

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    Re: 2004 BMW 5 Series Polished

    amazing job, looks brand spankin new!
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    Re: 2004 BMW 5 Series Polished

    Looks brand new ! You did a great job.

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    Re: 2004 BMW 5 Series Polished

    Nicely done. I specifically like the fact that the locks were cleaned. In this day and age of remote door and trunk locks the keys rarely go into the locks. I have judged clean car events and have found this to be tie beakers. Sweet
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    Re: 2004 BMW 5 Series Polished

    Wow fantastic work. I really like the reflection shot of the hood shoing the garage over head.

    Really? Left their signature in the hood. That is something I have never seen before. What kind of detail monkey would do that???
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    Re: 2004 BMW 5 Series Polished

    What products did you use on this ?

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    Re: 2004 BMW 5 Series Polished

    Thanks everyone. I went with Ultimate Compound and W8006 pad on a DA. Topped it with some Gold Class wax.
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