Black BMW

[mbotvinick]

Hi Gang I sent a PMl to Mike not knowing how to post. Now, I figured it out. I would like to sale my wife’s 1999 Black 3 series BMW. She has a good amount of wind damage (fine scratches throughout the paint and spider lines also). The paint is not faded anywhere and gets detailed twice a year. I would like to make it look at good as possible to sale it.

Here is my arsenal:
Porter Cable with different pads including several that cut.
Clay
NXT wash and wax
#20, #80 and #83

Any suggestions would be great. If necessary I can email a picture. Let me know and I will grab the digital camera.

Thanks everyone,
Michael
mbotvinick98@earthlink.net
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[jfelbab]

Wash
Clay
#83 (via PC & polish pad)
#80 (via PC & polish pad)
#20 (via PC & finish pad)
Should make it sparkle.

[Mike Phillips]

Originally posted by jfelbab
Wash
Clay
#83 (via PC & polish pad)
#80 (via PC & polish pad)
#20 (via PC & finish pad)
Should make it sparkle.

Hi Michael,

Welcome to Meguiar's Online!

I would second the process outlined above by jfelbab but would add a couple of things.

Speed Settings
For the first PC procedure using the #83 I would apply at the 4.5/5.0 setting. Apply approximately 4 to 5 lbs of pressure to the head of the polisher, while holding the foam pad flat to the surface. Only polish a small area at a time like 16" to 24" square. Don't try to work to large of an area at a time. Run the polisher till the product breaks down. This takes experience to know when to stop but here's some tips, don't buff to a dry buff, yet buff till the product is almost gone. As you're moving your polisher over the surface, the product film behind the pad, (opposite of the direction you're moving the PC should still be a wet film. Right when this becomes dry, you have buffed to long.

Also, don't move the PC like a wild man, i.e. quickly over the surface. Instead move it slowly over the surface. (This is not the speed setting of the machine, but the speed at which you're move the PC over the finish)

For the #80 Speed Glaze, apply this at the same speed setting, maybe trend toward the 4.0 to 4.5 setting. You don't have to work this product as long, but do work small sections at a time, overlapping into each previously worked section and moving the PC slowly over the surface.

For the #20 Polymer Sealant, apply this product at a speed of anywhere from the 1.0 to the 3.0 setting. You don't need a high OPM, (Oscillations Per Minute), setting for applying waxes if you have previously pre-cleaned and pre-polished the finish.

Then allow to dry to a haze, this is pretty quick with #20, 10 to 15 minutes is good however and then remove with a microfiber polishing cloth or a 100% cotton towel.

Hope this helps...

Mike