Disaster ??? I sanded down the clear coat on an Alpina B7 !
Feb 4, 2011 | 04:47 PM
#22
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Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 69
From: Seattle, WA
Great turnaround. Every new BMW could definitely benefit from a orange peel correction/colorsanding just as you have done. Excellent work!
Not to thread jack:
Picked up a 57' Mercedes 220S at Russo Steele a couple weeks ago and wetsanding, nibbing and correcting the car is going to be my weekend long project. I hopefully will post that writeup here soon!
Not to thread jack:
Picked up a 57' Mercedes 220S at Russo Steele a couple weeks ago and wetsanding, nibbing and correcting the car is going to be my weekend long project. I hopefully will post that writeup here soon!
Feb 4, 2011 | 11:36 PM
#25
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 58
From: Greater Los Angeles
Thanks for the compliments.
Yes I am still 100% Meguiars. The Alpina was topped with something other than Meguiars due to the vehicle owners request. My "shop" is my garage at home. 90% of my work is still on the road. The higher-end multiple day work I bring home to work on.
Yes I am still 100% Meguiars. The Alpina was topped with something other than Meguiars due to the vehicle owners request. My "shop" is my garage at home. 90% of my work is still on the road. The higher-end multiple day work I bring home to work on.
Feb 8, 2011 | 05:44 PM
#27
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Joined: May 2010
Posts: 136
From: UK
hi great work, Car looks amazing BMW's always look good when they have been colour sanded 
when i colour sanded the black M5 i used 2000 grit and hand blocked the whole car you seem to get a better finish by doing it by hand, then 3000,4000 which actualy starts to polish the surface so less compounding. going from 1500 - 3000 is a big jump.
when i colour sanded the black M5 i used 2000 grit and hand blocked the whole car you seem to get a better finish by doing it by hand, then 3000,4000 which actualy starts to polish the surface so less compounding. going from 1500 - 3000 is a big jump.
