OctaneGuy's Latest Restore Black 2003 330CI
 

Well, I got a PM from this BMW owner about working on his "once loved baby." I invited him down to my open house for an inspection last Saturday, and he told me the sad story that some construction workers had gotten concrete on the hood and they tried to wipe it off--scratching the paint. Then to fix it, the construction company had a friend with a body shop and he proceeded to wreck the finish even more by hologramming it to death. This is where he brings ME into the mix. Kevin, the owner, told me that he used to really be proud of his car, so he's hoping I can help bring that love back!

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A mere 20+ hours later and I'm done!

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Sun going down, getting a bit more diffuse lighting

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All done! This was one of the longest restores I've ever done. Part of the problem had to do with the delicate nature of the paint, so steps had to be taken to ensure that I didn't rush the job. The paint isn't flawless, but it sure is significantly improved and best of all the customer was extremely pleased with the results, and is glad to have his "baby" back looking good as new!

See the full writeup HERE

WOW!!! that's just beautiful

Dude... "WOW" is right :thumbsup:

Been missing your write-ups Richard. Looks great!

Heh heh, well summer is here, and getting busy detailing again. I will be posting another writeup shortly--on a black Silverado that was done using only Prima.

Richard

YAY FOR PRIMA! Did you Hydro (my best attempt at being like Ken :lol:)

WOW...night and day!

very nicely done. :thumbsup:

man, that paint was in TERRIBLE condition! :eek:

Shwoo! I was so relieved to see the "after" photos! :nod: Not because I had any doubt of how it would turn out, but simply because the before photos were so painful to look at! :eek2:

For those who perhaps don't realize it, black BMWs are notoriously one of the absolute worst. The paint is so soft and BMW paint is such a finicky pain in the rear that getting the finish perfect is extremely difficult! For most, even after 20 hours the finish is often not quite perfect... unless you're Richard that is! :thumbsup:

Awesome work! :)

-Heather

Holy mackerel that is an improvment! I imagine you charge more than $15/hr :wink: so that had to be a pricey job. Hopefully the construction co was paying.

Very nice work Richard, quite impressive.

Thanks for sharing, your passion for this is incredible.

Bloody brilliant work Richard!

Awesome job..

amazing...

Magic, bloody magic:nod::nod:

Good work, very nice :)

Richard, you work magic!! I think it's time for you to go on the road with your magic wand and help those of us who can only read and see pictures of your wonders. May I suggest central Georgia first???

Thanks everybody for the nice comments. Performing the "magic" is nothing really mysterious--I use the same techniques we discuss here in Detailing101. Wash, clay, polish, wax. :lol:

It's just the polishing stage is a bit more extreme to deal with the different paint conditions.

Richard