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1987 BMW 3 Series with M3 Engine Swap

Old May 14, 2014 | 06:37 PM
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1987 BMW 3 Series with M3 Engine Swap

So a customer of mine had his car repainted, and of course the paint was covered in rotary buffing trails. Here is what the car looked like when he dropped it off...












I Dont have any pictures of the washing stage but list of products used
Wash:
Foam cannon
CG Citrus wash n clear
carpro merino wool mitt
CR spotless
2 BM+ Grit guards
Sidekick air blaster to air dry



Weapons of Choice for correction phase

Flex pe 14
Flex 3401
Rupes 21
buff n shine MF pads
BnS 5.5 foam pads
LC hybrid pads
Meguiars 101 and 105
Menz FG400

Polish stage:
Sonax Perfect Finish (not pictured)





Wheels and Tires:
Sonax Full Effect
TUF Shine brush
various wheel woolies
Megs APC+
Mothers Fender Brush
Ultima Tire and Trim for both the trim and tires
Bouncers Looking sweet wheel wax

Exhaust:
Megs super degreaser
Daytona Speed brush Jr
Steel Wool 0000
Optimum metal polish

Engine:
Wasnt too bad so i decided to go with megs APC+ and various brushes
Megs ASD

LSP:
CG Black wax



Couple of pictures during the process












And finally here are the Glamour shots
 
Old May 14, 2014 | 06:38 PM
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Old May 14, 2014 | 07:08 PM
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Sorry Forgot to add these, cant edit post. Just some 50 50 shots and shots of the rims being cleaned







 


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