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I will just copy and paste this from our Forum. Easier than switching all the tenses and changing words...
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I had been waiting for a good 'test subject' to perform a full paint correction on using the new SCG Pro polishes and luckily this 750Li belongs to a friends dad. Lots of swirled up paint (forgotten how big these 7 series actually are) to show what the polishes are capable of and since the job was performed free of charge I knew the owner would really appreciate me giving his car a makeover.
DIAGNOSIS:
It was purchased used from a dealership with relatively low mileage (currently only has about 36k) but its time with the previous owner and the dealership were not kind. Plenty of swirls and it had clearly seen a rotary hack job sometime in the past as holograms were present on almost every single panel.
Aside from the swirls and holograms the paint had the (to be expected) small pitting on all the forward surfaces, but otherwise the paint was a prime candidate for correction.
The wheels were only mildly dirty, the interior was spotless save for the usual skin oil transfer on arm rests and the steering wheel, the interior would be saved for last as a light cleanup since not much else was needed.
Aside from being dressed with something silicone/sticky the engine bay was almost perfect. Minimal effort would be needed there to remove the dust and knock down the sheen of the existing dressing.
EXTERIOR CLEANING:
Luckily I had Chris aka Mook assisting and we got to work quick - this was going to be a job done over a few day span, a little at a time so an extra set of hands made for faster processes.
We went to work on the wheels first. Mook with a stiff brush and 4:1 dilution of SCG Pro All Purpose Cleaner Concentrate on the rubber and fender lining, I attacked the wheel faces with SCG Pro Active Wheel Cleaner Plus and a black boars hair wheel brush. Lug holes and smaller areas were addressed with the 1" round boars hair detail brush.
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I had been waiting for a good 'test subject' to perform a full paint correction on using the new SCG Pro polishes and luckily this 750Li belongs to a friends dad. Lots of swirled up paint (forgotten how big these 7 series actually are) to show what the polishes are capable of and since the job was performed free of charge I knew the owner would really appreciate me giving his car a makeover.
DIAGNOSIS:
It was purchased used from a dealership with relatively low mileage (currently only has about 36k) but its time with the previous owner and the dealership were not kind. Plenty of swirls and it had clearly seen a rotary hack job sometime in the past as holograms were present on almost every single panel.
Aside from the swirls and holograms the paint had the (to be expected) small pitting on all the forward surfaces, but otherwise the paint was a prime candidate for correction.
The wheels were only mildly dirty, the interior was spotless save for the usual skin oil transfer on arm rests and the steering wheel, the interior would be saved for last as a light cleanup since not much else was needed.
Aside from being dressed with something silicone/sticky the engine bay was almost perfect. Minimal effort would be needed there to remove the dust and knock down the sheen of the existing dressing.
EXTERIOR CLEANING:
Luckily I had Chris aka Mook assisting and we got to work quick - this was going to be a job done over a few day span, a little at a time so an extra set of hands made for faster processes.
We went to work on the wheels first. Mook with a stiff brush and 4:1 dilution of SCG Pro All Purpose Cleaner Concentrate on the rubber and fender lining, I attacked the wheel faces with SCG Pro Active Wheel Cleaner Plus and a black boars hair wheel brush. Lug holes and smaller areas were addressed with the 1" round boars hair detail brush.
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