Total Work Time: 32 Hours + 18 hours on the later detail = TOTAL 50 hours.
On Arrival
Very faded and riddled with swirls and scratches that would get the wet sand treatment.
First thing to do was to remove the 318i badge.
Badge Before
Badge During
Badge After
The vehicle was then snow foamed and washed using the 2bm:
The vehicle was then clayed, was surprisingly not as bad as I thought:
Once decontaminated I took some paint thickness readings:
Lots of paint to play with all round the vehicle ranging from 180-300, especially helpful when wetsanding.
I then wet sanded the scratches, RDS' and bird etchings around the vehicle and began machine polishing:
Bonnet Before
Bonnet During
Bonnet After
Drivers Wing/Door 50/50
Drivers Wing After
Drivers 3/4 Before
Drivers 3/4 During
Drivers 3/4 After
Still some deeper marks remaining here but massively improved.
Passenger Wing Before
Passenger Wing During
Passenger Wing After
The vehicle was then completely the same throughout. Valentines Concours was the wax of choice. The plastics/rubbers were treated, as was the glass, alloys and tyres.
The Results
Front Before
Front After
Rear Before
Rear After
Plus a few favourites from the day...
6 months on she received a 2-step machine polish and wax to lift the paintwork even more plus get some fresh protection on there for the winter - plus in the meantime I have done a full interior and engine bay tidy, here are some pics in the moody December sunset:
Thank you for looking and reading as always...
Thats lovely mate, great results, I mopped my brilliantrot bonnet over summer, its a beautiful colour once its gleaming! How are you going to stop it fading in the future?
