Caporegime
@Raymond Lin Looks good but I recon the paintwork has faded a little. I'd be tempted to go over the whole car with a light polish on a DA, something like Megs 205.
What have you done to your car today?
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Caporegime
It's the flat light in the petrol station. Same phone, daylight 4 days earlier. It needs a DA, not for fade but swirls.
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Caporegime
Ah yes that looks much better. 
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leather cleaning on seats and steering wheel using LeatherMaster cleaning fluid + protection cream,
steering wheel always leaves some residue on the cloth but seat squab gives none ?
in retrospect am now thinking an electric toothbrush ? would be ideal to apply protection cream in a few seat creases.
Started trying to fix pressure washer - low flow - just need to figure out how to remove the left pressure relief valve
interesting - would a phone with a xenon flash fix that ?
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leather cleaning on seats and steering wheel using LeatherMaster cleaning fluid + protection cream,
steering wheel always leaves some residue on the cloth but seat squab gives none ?
in retrospect am now thinking an electric toothbrush ? would be ideal to apply protection cream in a few seat creases.
Started trying to fix pressure washer - low flow - just need to figure out how to remove the left pressure relief valve
Caporegime
@jpaul Both were taken without flash. The colour shift is to do with the artificial light in the station and therefore changes the white balance in the camera.
Soldato
It does have some hazing (see in particular mid bonnet by the reflected light) and definitely plenty swirling but I'd agree that it isn't faded. Still better than mine in anycase! Almost likes your yours has some ppf on the front bumper, or is that just my eyes.
Caporegime
Taken at the same time as that rear shot.
I got a DA, just haven't had time to clean, clay and polish all in the same day.
Soldato
Finding time is a nightmare, definitely agree there. You can spread it out over several days though - paint wont get horribly recontaminated after 1-2 days driving. That way you just need to give it a quick wipe over (ONR is really good for this, your standard shampoo in a spray bottle) then start polishing your panel for the day. Took me several hours over 3 days to do the turd of a Peugeot I had a little while ago - worked out perfectly fine.
Caporegime
I have access to a garage but I need to drive the car every day including weekends so having a garage doesn’t help in that regard.
I feel like it won’t ever get done unless I get a 2nd car.
Caporegime
Why would that help? You won't be driving the second car while you are polishing the first one!
Caporegime
Why would that help? You won't be driving the second car while you are polishing the first one!
It will be in the garage away from the weather while i can do it over a few days and drive the other one.
Caporegime
You have a garage with room to move around the car and you dont use it?
Can I use it?
Caporegime
You have a garage with room to move around the car and you dont use it?
Can I use it?
It even has an inspection pit...i am not kidding.
It's an old house.
Caporegime
Caporegime
You... Why... Oh
Can work under the car without jacks and no fear of getting crushed. It does need a proper clean and replace the windows too, not done much since i bought it.
Had my bumper repaired earlier on after some moron clipped it in a car park. Just a smart repair but it's looking pretty good. Also had a few areas sorted out - looked like the previous owner had taken a scouring pad to the damn car in places:
Despite the car needing a damn good clean, the same area looks a lot better now:
Also got a wireless CarPlay dongle for my head unit. I like this head unit because it just replaces the stock screen in my 3 Series with a bigger one but it also runs Android but with the ability to toggle between the BMW UI and Android. The Android side of mine was rarely used because I could never be bothered to plug my phone in for CarPlay, but I suspect I'll use it more now.
Despite the car needing a damn good clean, the same area looks a lot better now:
Also got a wireless CarPlay dongle for my head unit. I like this head unit because it just replaces the stock screen in my 3 Series with a bigger one but it also runs Android but with the ability to toggle between the BMW UI and Android. The Android side of mine was rarely used because I could never be bothered to plug my phone in for CarPlay, but I suspect I'll use it more now.
its's hot to consider DA work anyway .. products going to be dry in no time and used up quicker.
... working in a home garage you'd also need some of those nice 4000K high output led tubes.
whose the manufacturer then ? given recent thread on after-market BM head units.
Caporegime
Front bumper resprayed. Had some lacquer peeling and an outrageous amount of stone chips for a 4.5 year old car, but sorted now and looking much healthier for it.
Now then, do I sneak in a remap before Silverstone Classic
The answer is always yes.