Polished Bliss vs pair of swirly BMW's

[PolishedBliss]

Clark and I took a road trip down to Glasgow last Thursday to detail these two BMW’s. Some of you may recall that the 330Ci shown below nearly beat me back in March – it had the worst case of bad dealer preparation I’ve ever seen, and I only managed ~75% correction, even with Power Gloss and spot pads. Because I was disappointed with the end result (even though the finish was great), I had promised the owner a free rematch… and he had kindly said we would do his wife’s 1-Series as well, in order to make the trip more worthwhile. So, while Clark flexed the rotary’s muscle on the 330Ci, I took the 1-Series to task with the Blackfire SRC twins, just to see for myself how well they fair on BMW paint. The defects on the 1-Series weren’t too bad – lots of random scratches and some swirls. Here’s the process…

Wash

Whole car rinsed with hose
Alloys treated with Meguiars Wheel Brightener cut 4:1, left 60 secs and rinsed with hose
Whole car washed with Poorboy’s Slick n Suds using lambswool (bodywork) and microfibre (wheels and inside arches) mitts, and the two bucket method
Whole car rinsed with open-ended hose

Clay

All panels clayed using Meguiars Detailing Clay (Mild) and Optimum No Rinse cut 16:1
Whole car then dried off with waffle weave towels

Polish

Small areas taped with 3434, then machine polished with PC, using Blackfire SRC twins and Lake Country 7.5” pads (orange and green). The SRC Compound removed all of the swirls and about 95% of the randon scratches – those that weren’t fully removed were significantly improved, to the point where no further work was really warranted. To bring out the beautiful flake in the Carbon Black paint and add more protection against birds crap I then applied Jeffs Werkstatt Prime to all of the horizontal panles using a white 7.5” pad, and using Acrylic Glos to help shift the residue quickly and easily. All residues were buffed with Poorboy’s Super Thick n Plush towels.

Protect

All bodywork protected with Menzerna FMJ, buffed using Poorboy's’ Mega Plush towels
All exterior trims treated with 303 Aerospace Protectant, applied using a microfibre pad and buffed after 5 mins with work towels
Tyres dressed with Blackfire Long Lasting Tyre Gel

And here’s the pics…

General before shot…

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series1.jpg

Bonnet before…

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series2.jpg

Bonnet after…

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series3.jpg

Roof before…

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series4.jpg

Roof after…

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series5.jpg

Wing before…

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series6.jpg

Wing after…

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series7.jpg

Rear quarter panel before…

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series8.jpg

Rear quarter panel after…

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series9.jpg

General after shots…

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series10.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series11.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series12.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series13.jpg

You’ve gotta love what Werkstatt does to metallic paint…

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series14.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series15.jpg

And what an amazing finish the SRC twins leave in terms of clarity…

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series16.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series17.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series18.jpg

As you may have guessed, I was really happy with this one, and the SRC twins really do enable a high level of correction on BMW paint, even by PC. An even higher level of correction is on offer if you use them in conjunction with the rotary, but I’ve got a way to go before I start using the rotary on customer cars.

[vtrchris64]

Omg those last 3 photos look amazing, Top work :thumbup:

[furioad]

Another top job, You seem to get anything out. Havent seen any cars cleaner than ones youve done!

[hellonpluto]

again its like a mirror!!! EXCELLENT WORK!

[James]

My god that bonnet in the last pic...

[Connor_scotland]

thats out of this world mate

[luisax]

The last 3 pictures are truly amazing! Top work.

I'm sure that would have been a very happy customer!!

[Mystic]

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/bmw-pair/1-series16.jpg


That is bloody beautiful! Nice work!:beer:

[srcnix]

... No words can describe what I am feeling. Actually, multi orgasmic!

[Dan]

More good work Rich! :)

[PolishedBliss]

Cheers folks - I was well pleased with these, and so was the owner. If any of you go down the route of getting a PC, the Blackfire SRC polishes are truly unbelievable. Pricey yes, but you gets what you pays for!