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Let us know. I am expecting mine any day now.
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Why not just repaint them? Sand, fill any imperfections as necessary .If it's the trim I'm thinking of?
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Here's my results. I used 5 coats, yes 5, of the "restorer" per trim piece. Only did 2 as I was testing effort vs results.
First piece: I fully taped off the piece. Then cleaned with IPA. Then wet sanded fairly quickly with 2000 grit wet/dry paper. Made probably 3 passes with the sanding. Cleaned everything up and used the included "cleaner" which I suspect is just IPA as well. Then applied 5 coats allowing 3-5 minutes between coats for the ridges to come down. Results were not too bad, but obviously much more labor intensive than hoping for. Would take a whole day to do the entire truck. Before After Second piece: I wanted to use the method displayed in the video. So taped off and cleaned with their cleaner. Then went at it using the same 5 coat application method I used on the other piece. Results were VERY meh. The wetsanding seems to be crucial on trims as old as ours. Before After Conclusion: Like anything else I guess, it takes hard work to get good results. Definitely NOT the magic in a bottle solution we were hoping for. I am guessing, just guessing, this is a ceramic coating that the seller gets wholesale and then divies up into trim sized kits. Nothing wrong with this practice, everyone's got their hustle. And I bet this process works great on its intended audience vehicle, lease returns on dealer lots, or owners with cars less than 10 years old. The youngest E53 is 14 years old soooooo, yeah, more work is necessary.
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2005 X5 4.4i Build 04/05 Maintenance/Build Log Nav, Pano, Sport (Purchased 06/14 w/ 109,000 miles) (Sold 8/15 w/121,000 miles) 2006 X5 4.8is Build 11/05 Maintenance/Build Log Nav, DSP, Pano, Running Boards, OEM Tow Hitch, Cold Weather Pckg (Purchased 08/15 w/ 90,500 miles) 2010 X5 35d Build 02/10 Nav, HiFi, 6 DVD, Sports Pckg, Cold Weather Pckg, HUD, CAS, Running Boards, Leather Dash, PDC, Pano (Purchased 03/17 w/ 136,120 miles) |
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He's getting great results on dealer lots I'm sure as those cars are mostly under 5 year old lease returns.
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2005 X5 4.4i Build 04/05 Maintenance/Build Log Nav, Pano, Sport (Purchased 06/14 w/ 109,000 miles) (Sold 8/15 w/121,000 miles) 2006 X5 4.8is Build 11/05 Maintenance/Build Log Nav, DSP, Pano, Running Boards, OEM Tow Hitch, Cold Weather Pckg (Purchased 08/15 w/ 90,500 miles) 2010 X5 35d Build 02/10 Nav, HiFi, 6 DVD, Sports Pckg, Cold Weather Pckg, HUD, CAS, Running Boards, Leather Dash, PDC, Pano (Purchased 03/17 w/ 136,120 miles) |
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Looks good though!
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I applied a couple more heavy coats and it seems a bit more glossy but still a bit streaky. Almost seems like a back to black kind of coating as it gets sticky pretty quickly. I may try one more coat later on and call it quits...
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First coat almost seems like a primer coat really. Doesn't change the appearance at all after it starts curing.
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2005 X5 4.4i Build 04/05 Maintenance/Build Log Nav, Pano, Sport (Purchased 06/14 w/ 109,000 miles) (Sold 8/15 w/121,000 miles) 2006 X5 4.8is Build 11/05 Maintenance/Build Log Nav, DSP, Pano, Running Boards, OEM Tow Hitch, Cold Weather Pckg (Purchased 08/15 w/ 90,500 miles) 2010 X5 35d Build 02/10 Nav, HiFi, 6 DVD, Sports Pckg, Cold Weather Pckg, HUD, CAS, Running Boards, Leather Dash, PDC, Pano (Purchased 03/17 w/ 136,120 miles) |
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Applied another coat to the pillar strips only. My bottle is almost empty. This is a semi wet look so lets see how it looks when it dries.
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Nice!
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