Howdy all. Been a while since my last thread. Been beyond busy at Beau Technique. This little rarity of a BMW Z4 M coupe came by coincidence as it had already been detailed. The owner called me to take a peek as he was adamant that it could be better. I agreed to take a trip over and check it out and was quite surprised at how poorly finished it was. Swirls, cutting marring and blooming in many a place randomly which is definitely down to poor technique and lack of quality finishing. We chatted a little about what was neccesary to get the finish up to a level that was tangeably noticeable. Options for a one day enhancement and 2 days of heavy work were offered and after much concideration, the 2 day option was of choice. Paintwork was measured upon first inspection and had readings between 127 - 158 microns. A little scatty but understandable due to work previously carried out which signified some heavy cutting in certain areas. Never the less, readings were still healthy and none signified what would of been re-painted panels. The date was set and Saturday seen first of 2 days hard graft on what can only be described as paintwork as hard as Rambo, Conan the barbarian and granite combined! No prep shots as the car had brand new genuine CSL wheels fitted which had already seen several layers of Planet polish wheel seal and shine and previous detail had seen the car well clayed and no contamnation. Foamed with Meguiars all purpose cleaner and washed with IronX soap gel then dried with Uber towel and warm air dryed.
Heres some fun beforehand...
Clearly seeing tape markings still evident which covered panel gaps...
Time for some serious bloom action...
Plenty of fun then eh?
Some serious hard work ahead and much needed tests proved Scholl concepts wool with Scholl concepts S17+ was in order. More hits than could be counted tbh. Set of 3M yellow polishing pad and Scholl S17+ and the odd variable tweek on 3M blue finishing pad with Nanotech super gloss finishing polish to sharpen things up and punch out that desireable claret metal flake from this beautifull rare BMW ruby black.
Now were popping!
More defective work needing levelling out...
Much better and far crisper...
Cloudy hologram on tailgate...
Refined and sharp...
Drivers door looking sorry for itself...
And after various pads and Scholl S17+...
Wing featuring nice blooming...
As it should be...
Day 1 ended there and boy was I feeling it. Just under 10 hours or hardcore cutting, polishing and refining is a killer. Day 2 seen the bonnet which was was tough as anything and took a barrage of hits via Scholl wool, Scholl orange sandwich pad, 3M yellow polishing pad all with Scholl S17+ and 3M blue finishing pad with Nantech supergloss. Car was then wheeled outside and refoamed...
The sun broke through the clouds and gave a nice chance for a direct sun shot...
Soft brush used to ease dust from all the intricate areas and then rinsed, dried and warm air dried again. Plenty of intricate tweeks via cotton buds and toothpicks followed by Chemical guys EZ creme glaze applied. Galss polished with Autosmart glass glow. Tyres / arches dressed with Valetpro traditional tyre dressing. Trim dressed with Autosmart trim wizzard and spray dressing to all grilles. Swissvax onynx as LSP as client asked about Swissvax so thought why not kill that curiosity?
After near 16 hours of polishing and trying to get the best from the car, for your viewing pleasure. One fine looking BMW Z4 M coupe looking sharper. Crisper and more importantly, how the client wanted the car in the first place...
And yet another dramatic journey has come to and end. Happy motoring Paul.
Heres some fun beforehand...
Clearly seeing tape markings still evident which covered panel gaps...
Time for some serious bloom action...
Plenty of fun then eh?
Some serious hard work ahead and much needed tests proved Scholl concepts wool with Scholl concepts S17+ was in order. More hits than could be counted tbh. Set of 3M yellow polishing pad and Scholl S17+ and the odd variable tweek on 3M blue finishing pad with Nanotech super gloss finishing polish to sharpen things up and punch out that desireable claret metal flake from this beautifull rare BMW ruby black.
Now were popping!
More defective work needing levelling out...
Much better and far crisper...
Cloudy hologram on tailgate...
Refined and sharp...
Drivers door looking sorry for itself...
And after various pads and Scholl S17+...
Wing featuring nice blooming...
As it should be...
Day 1 ended there and boy was I feeling it. Just under 10 hours or hardcore cutting, polishing and refining is a killer. Day 2 seen the bonnet which was was tough as anything and took a barrage of hits via Scholl wool, Scholl orange sandwich pad, 3M yellow polishing pad all with Scholl S17+ and 3M blue finishing pad with Nantech supergloss. Car was then wheeled outside and refoamed...
The sun broke through the clouds and gave a nice chance for a direct sun shot...
Soft brush used to ease dust from all the intricate areas and then rinsed, dried and warm air dried again. Plenty of intricate tweeks via cotton buds and toothpicks followed by Chemical guys EZ creme glaze applied. Galss polished with Autosmart glass glow. Tyres / arches dressed with Valetpro traditional tyre dressing. Trim dressed with Autosmart trim wizzard and spray dressing to all grilles. Swissvax onynx as LSP as client asked about Swissvax so thought why not kill that curiosity?
After near 16 hours of polishing and trying to get the best from the car, for your viewing pleasure. One fine looking BMW Z4 M coupe looking sharper. Crisper and more importantly, how the client wanted the car in the first place...
And yet another dramatic journey has come to and end. Happy motoring Paul.
