This customer just bought the car recently and wanted to get it cleaned up a bit. The previous owner was a snowbird so it mostly sat, but the paint wasnt kept up too well, looked like multiple auto-washes,etc. So we set up the detail, and I spent a couple days to get it back in shape. It was moderately difficult to get the defects back out of the paint, but we got it to about 95% corrected. Anyways, on to the pics!

Exterior:
Dawn Soap Pre-Wash
Optimum Car Wash-Final Wash
DD "Uber" Red Drying Towel
DD "Uber" Wool Mitt
Dual Buckets with Grit Guards
3m "green" Masking Tape
Adams Professional Clay Bar
P21S TAW
Meguairs APC+
Meguairs Hyperdressing
Menzerna SIP/LC FLAT Orange 5.5" (x2 on some areas)
Menzerna PO85rd/LC FLAT Black 5.5"
Menzerna Top Inspection
Tons of Uber MF Towels
Black WOW
Griots Garage Wheel Cleaner Gel
Swissvax Pneu


LSP:
Lusso Oro applied with Uber Foam Applicator

Tools:
Dual Work Lamps
Dewalt Hi Speed Rotary
World's Greatest Boar's Hair Wheel Brush
Foam Pad Cleaning Brush
DD Detail Sponge
The Wheel Well/Fender Brush
The Spoke Brush
Canon Rebel XTi
Craftsmen 295MPH Vac/Blow
E-Z Detail Wheel Brush
Swissvax Wheel Brush

BEFORE:














Wheels getting treated..


After pre-wash..

 

I forgot to get some before shots in the halogens, but the sun shots showed what condition the vehicle was in overall..here are the few that I did happen to capture..






Here is a 50/50 after SIP/Orange pad..






Now finished in the halogens..


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Couple shots I got during the day..

 

I finished the vehicle after the sun was set, so I couldnt get any full pictures unfortunately..but here are some reflection shots for ya anyway!

 

That has got to be one the best factory paint jobs I've ever seen...like zero orange peel or anything. What's your opinion on the best paint factory paint jobs...who has the best paint? I've seen plenty of Ford black paint jobs that look like an amateur with a paintgun sprayed...

 

I love BMW paint, but it has TONS of orange peel unfortunately.

 

Tell ya what, I've looked through all of your detailing posts like this, and I have to say you guys do a tremendous job on these cars. They really look spectacular - you should be in business for a LONG time turning out work at this level of quality.

 

Thanks! I hope to be!

 

As a former owner of an FX35 (just returned it Sunday), you did that car justice. Bravo! Great work.

 

Thanks!