The Process
--Chemical Guys Maxi Suds II
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--Microfiber Chenille Washmitt
Wheels and Tires:
--P21S Gel Wheel Cleaner
--Detail Brush
--Boars Hair Brush
Engine Bay/Door Shuts:
--P21S Total Auto Wash for door shuts and engine bay.
-Meguiars Boars Hair Brush
--Followed by Clay Magic's Claybar and Meguire's Final Inspection for lubrication.
--Citrus based adhesive remover on lower rockers and rear bumper to remove road tar.
Paint:
--Menzerna PO91E Intensive Polish
--3M Finesse It II
--Meguire's NXT wax
Pads:
--Lake Country foam pads
--Orange - White - Gray - Blue
--Ultra Plush Detailing Microfiber Towels
--Milwauke HD Polisher 5440 0-2800 RPM
--Cyclo Twin head Dual Orbital - Final Polish
Glass:
--RainX
--Stoner Invisible Glass
Example of swirl removal. This one had excessively deep scratches and swirls. Client used Zaino products frequently.
Quote from another Zaino client.. "put on 4 coats of Z2 with the ZFX enhancer with shots of Z6 between each coat". Sure, multiple coats of anything will deepen a reflection.. BUT...
What about putting one coat
of carnuaba down, then in the next day or so follow it up with another one?
It shouldn't take more than that to achieve an incredible 4-6 month luster.
What appears to have happened here is that the client constantly put deep scratches into the paint by not preping the surface properly. It is difficult to polish if you don't have the right polisher/pads/product.
I can't emphasize how badly this one was scratched (not swirled) in only one year,
since another pro detailer had polished the car previously .
Note here that there is nearly no reflection at all.
Different angle.
Using my 1954 Cyclo Dual Head Orbital Polisher.
Complete. Afternoon sun, no extra lighting. (small white dots are rock chips)
For comparison. Above = After, Below = Before.
Black. BMW. Tough, but someone's got to polish them.
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2007 BMW 335i 
