BMW 320D - Help me....lol

[Liqui-Moly]

Hello guys

Got a call this morning from a guy who lives down the road from my mum in Durbanville who desperately needs his car detailed....

Heres the catch...............

Its Black.
Its Metallic
Its the new shape - 2007 model
Its a BMW



Don says Im going to die. My rotary polisher is quivering in the corner and I have some new polishes and other goodies arriving from Poor Boys who have given me brilliant service and advice

So what to do? Anybody got any tips for how to deal with ultra hard paint? My rotary was fine on a newish Audi and gave decent correction but how will it fair on a BMW? Its a 4000RPM thing....

Help me out. I want flake pop and exceptional beading. Don has given me a Chemical Boys polish he reckons will do the job well. Any other suggestions?

Mike

[onyx]

I've tried Chemical Guys Diamond Cut as well as laser buff!
But for the task at hand I'd go with Menz... If you can get your hands on some!

And don't forget to post pics!!!

[calypso]

Is this the 12v rotary that you plug into the cigar lighter?

[Carn]

I'll put something together for you later this evening Mike, I need to head off to work

You not alone, we got a white 135i and a met black E92 M3 we spicing up this weekend

[Liqui-Moly]

Hey guys

I think Don has given me the laser buff (Not picked it up yet but tings a bell) and he reckons that applying that with a Mothers MF applicator will prob give better correction than the rotary...

Yes its a 12V so as I have been told... It aint got much Torque. lol So I think by hand may be better.... I would get a proper machine.... But Im not comfortable about using it on other peoples cars. And I dont want to take out insurance.

**Where are my painkillas**

Thanks Carn! My budget is free flowing so Im trying to stock up on a few new products... Im also doing a Porsche 911 Turbo in two weeks... Its metallic Navy Blue with carbon fibre Tech art kit....

I look forward to hearing your thoughts Carn.

And I will take before and after pics this time

Mike

[freerider]

lol, Mike, I would have suggested Menzerna providing you had a proper machine.

But as we found out, even the dewalt that Megesh had wasnt powerful enough to break down the Super intensive polish, and that in turn leaves cloudy areas on the paint surface.

The reason I suggested using MF applicators by hand, is that with that minimum speed of 4000RPM you may just end up having a beautiful hologram at the end of the day. Rather spend the bucks and get yourself a real machine, then grab a scrap panel from a body shop and start practising

When it comes to paint correction, I feel that there is no substitute for hands on experience

[springbok]

How bad is the paintwork?

[Liqui-Moly]

I checked it out earlier... Looks average... Not too bad actually... But will pull it out tomorrow and take a lookie....

Mike

[freerider]

So how did it go? My car looks horrid after the trip to EL, it was raining nearly the entire way before PE

[Liqui-Moly]

I feel horrid.... Lets leave it at that.... It was bad... Especially in this 26 degree weather....

Pics to come soon...

Mike

[Liqui-Moly]

Pics are in the Show and Shine section for those interested. Thanks for the tips guys!

Mike

[Carn]

Glad you came right, appologies for not getting back to you in time

[Liqui-Moly]

Not a prob at all!