Took a stab at paint correction
 

On this glorious federal holiday, I took a stab at paint correction. I bought my 07 4.8i a few months ago and though mechanically sound, she was in need of TLC. Long list of thing's to do and I'm glad I finally got to this.

So first thing I did was wash her with Meguiars gold class with my foam cannon. Followed that up with a good claying. Should have taken a pic of the bar after I was done... I'll just say the bar that started a bright yellow was a dull yellow/gray when complete.

I then broke out my new harbor freight dual action polisher and went to town with Meguiars M105. Arms were feeling a little tired but I then polished the whole car again with M205. Arms were jelly now.

I then rinsed the car off to get all the polish/compound dust off. Then sealed the the whole thing with Hydrosilex ceramic coat.

I have to say that she turned out pretty darn good. Not perfect, but I'm not a detailer, just an avid DIYer. Satisfied!

Before

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After compound and polish
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After sealing
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Before
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After compound and polish
http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/image57.jpeg

After seal
http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/image58.jpeg

http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/image59.jpeg

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Fantastic work! I can't stand M105 because of the dusting but M205 is a very good final polish -



I did a one step this year just to get the paint "caught up" but I'll go over it again in spring and do a final polish this time - I got rid of a lot of defects but some swirls remain -

Thanks for the kind words.

After watching some youtube videos, I started wetting the pad between uses and it cut down the dust a lot. Dust was still present but was tolerable.

Saturday bright and early Im embarking on the same task..

Black Sapphire Metallic? good job!

Have fun with it!

Thx and she's Monaco Blue.

5 hours... . came out really nice

Pics?

Kudos to the effort and the results.

I try and do this once a year. It takes a weekend, really, to do it comfortably. Not that hard- can be intimidating at first- but once you get the hang, there is nothing else you do 'detail wise' that has a bigger impact. IMO it isnt about waxes, sealants, name brands or whatever...you NEED to polish the scratches out of the paint. Period.

Just in time to endure the winter!