gmblack3

2004 BMW 745li Toledo Blue Metallic w/ 70k miles. Client just purchased it a month ago. This was an exterior detail only.

The place where I did the detail was a large truck (tractor trailer) repair center. After a 95 mile drive I arrived at 7:30am to find that I had a nice size wash bay to myself.

The client had told me that he had a body shop buff out a scratch on the hood, he sent me this pic:



A few before shots:





Everything was rinsed off.
Wheels had P21s wheel cleaning gel applied and let dwell
Car was wash using the Auto Inter ABC paint decontamination system.
Tires and wells cleaned with AM red hot APC and a few brushes.
I then scrubbed the wheels w/ various wheel brushes, these 20s took an hour to clean all four.
Rinsed everything off again.
Clayed with zaino clay.

I started on the hood where the body shop had left a nice mess when they attacked the scratch with a wool pad and I don't even want to know what grit of polish they used. :shock:



I started out with SIP/green german CCS/Mikata 1600. A few applications had removed the holograms but did nothing for the deep wool marks that the body shop hacks left in the paint.

I then used a PFW pad w/ 3M ECC at 1600. Two applications had removed the deep wool mess.

I followed w/ SIP/green german CCS/Mikata 1600 worked for 2-3 mins.



The rest of the paint was covered in RIDS.

PFW pad w/ 3M ECC at 1600 x3 would only get them about 50% out.

So I tried the Edge yellow wool 3M ECC at 1700 x3-4 and that removed the RIDS.

I followed with Green edge wool/Presta 1500 at 1500

SIP/green german CCS/1600

By 3pm I was about half way done with the compounding. Bret stopped by to see how things where going. He decided to stay a while and help out.

So I did the wool compounding and Bret followed with SIP and did a final polish with ZPC via PC and a green german pad.

We gave the car a wipedown with Z6 a few fluffy MFs.

While I applied the Z2pro, Bret applied Z-16 to the tires and applied ZAIO to the wheels.

The paint and glass got:

2x of Zaino Z2pro w/ ZFX.
Z8

Here are a few action shots...

Bret removing the zaino Z2pro with his patented two fisted technique.



Here I am buffing off some Z8:



Final pics just before the security guy kicked us out at 8pm:









Total of 16 man hours.

gloss-it

Not bad... Wish you had take some before & after outside shots so we could really apperciate your paint correction! The images you posted are kinda of blurry, do you have any better quality pic's?

gmblack3

Not much of a chance for after pics in the sun when the car is finished at 8pm as noted in my post. As you can see it is dark outside in the after pics.

Which pics are blurry?

I spoke with 2 top detailers here in the US that are testing your products, they told me your products are average at best.

uzj100

Wow, Bryan. That REALLY came out nice. Great color too!

gmblack3

Thank you very much for your kind words.

Todd Helme

Having worked along side Bryan and I can attest that his work is absolutely top-notch. Here is a link to a car we have done together.

http://www.autopia.org/forum/click-b...orn-ready.html

IMO the camera flash (when focused) shows as much if not more then the sunlight anyways.

Great job Bryan.

Grouse

Nice work Brian. I did that same color 7 series last august. It really looks when done well.



Todd, good to see you around. I don't make it to autopia much anymore. give me a call when you have time.

gloss-it

Bryan,

What I was trying to say: The close up shot of the before is out of focus. The car look great just wish you has take some before pictures in the direct sun and after the next day! I see you follow detail partners were quick to defend on this post, but I was not trying to attack your detailing abilities only trying to state what the pictures showed. FYI

agentf1

I have followed GMBlack's detail jobs for years. His paint correction is second to none and his attention to detail is impecable.

detailersdomain

nice work!

RYDAWG

Great work Bryan!

gmblack3

Thank you very much Todd! Been over a year since we detailed that F430 together, we need to polish out another one soon.

Thanks Aaron! I always enjoy seeing your work.

Thanks Frank! Hope you have been doing well. You do great work yourself.

Thanks Phil! I am enjoying the Flex 3401 and new Menzerna P0203s polish that I got from you, too bad I ordered them after this car was done.

Thank you Ryan. How is that Ferrari Challange Stradale coming along?

RYDAWG

Bryan

The Stradale is coming out superb! My client is very excited.

gmblack3

As expected, excited to see some pics.

TOGWT

Detailing 'Dream' team Bryan and Todd, Grouse interiors

Nice work gmblack3