My noob detailing experience

+1 for using a DA polisher, it would take a month of Sunday’s to remove swirls by hand. Get a microfibre pad to stand a fighting chance of polishing the rock hard bmw clear coat & the difference in clarity is marked :thumbsup:
Rob
 
I am a 100% complete novice at detailing but really impressed with the job you have done. My Z4 is ruby black in colour and I'm really looking forward to seeing it at its best, and its by reading articles like this, and all the feedback, and links to other websites that I'm building my knowledge and confidence to give detailing a go. First though, I'm thinking of getting a basic detailing job done by a professional and hopefully stay with him and watch how its done for real and see if I can pick up any pointers.
 
dont bother with a pro on a 'cheap' car like a Z4...get some YouTube video watched and you'll be fine if you have a degree of common. You'll need £250 invested in a good DA some good pads and polish and it'll look great after you've put in a few hours work.
 
I'm in the process of completing a full detail on my E89
I'm using a DA, a DAS6 Pro with hexlogic pads and meguires 105 & 205 compounds.
An orange pad with 105 and 6 passes is removing 98% of the swirls and scratches, I am following this with a black pad and the 205, then a waxing pad with a paint cleaner. To provide the LSP I'm using Sonax Polymer Netsheild. This is giving me about as much gloss as I can expect from Alpine White paint.

As Rob pointed out BMW clearcoat is very hard, so using a DA with a high cut compound is unlikely to cause any damage unless the car has been polished many times and the clearcoat is getting a bit thin. I did have mine checked with a paint depth guage and does not look like mine had ever been machine polished before. So I do have plenty to work with.
 
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