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Old 02-07-2007, 02:42 AM
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I wish you had better quality pictures, but one can easily see that the paint is in excellent condition.

Remember that prep is 90%. So on that finish just about anything will look great.
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Originally Posted by tdekany
I wish you had better quality pictures, but one can easily see that the paint is in excellent condition.

Remember that prep is 90%. So on that finish just about anything will look great.
Thanks for the kind comments on my paint. I too wish the pics were a better quality ( 2 megapixel camera )

I'm grateful for everybody's input and advice guy's
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Default 1995 M3

As you can see in the before pictures, the cars stays in excellent condition.

It is a race car - autocross (Scca - he finished second last season)

Last summer I went over it with Optimum Polish and sealed it with Meg's #16.

Paint was still very slick.

Anyways, today after a QEW I polished it out with Menzerna's 106ff & a polishing padf with the pc, except the hood had 3 minor scratches around 1.5" each so I had to use my rotary with the same pad at 1500 - 1800 rpm.

Protected it with FK1 #1000 synthetic paste wax.

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tdekany,
Many thanks for posting those before and after pics. You can definately see a huge improvement in the shine. Fabulous work!
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Originally Posted by 420WHP944
tdekany,
Many thanks for posting those before and after pics. You can definately see a huge improvement in the shine. Fabulous work!
you are welcome!

I started a separate thread with the rest of the pictures.
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Yep - seen that. That car looks mint, its a credit to your skills
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the car has barely 40000 miles.

Thank you!
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How many coats of wax did you apply?
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just one - with the pc on a finishing pad.



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