Restoring Jerez Black: After Wet Sanding & Polishing - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

eclipsisNA · 08-27-2012, 11:24 PM

I have two favorite types of cars to work on: (1) black cars, and (2) cars with heavily compromised paint (scratches/swirls). Combine these two and you will get to see what proper paint restoration is capable of achieving.

Restoring this car was a particularly enjoyable for me given how poor the paint's condition was. The trunk was the primary focus, as it had received multipled RIDS (Random Intense Deep Scratches) from having spoilers installed and removed. Just polishing the trunk would not be enough to correct the damage, so we opted to wet sand the trunk with 5 separate grades of paper.

Camera: Canon 5D Mark III
Lenses: Tamron 24-70 VC, Canon 70-200 f2.8
Trigger system: Odin Phottix

Car upon arrival; dull paint w/ little gloss:

Front wheel w/ baked on brake dust, placed on foam pads for protection:

Front wheel after CG Wheel Cleaner & polish:

Soiled carpets:

Carpets after shampoo and extraction via Mytee Lite II:

Measuring clear coat thickness on trunk (available in 720p & 1080p):

Trunk w/ intense swirling and Random Intense Deep Scratches:

After wet sanding:

After polishing:

Passenger rear door; right side before polishing, left side after polishing:

Finished:

tshoww · 08-27-2012, 11:59 PM

wow looks good

forever_speed · 08-28-2012, 12:15 AM

damn... that looks amazing. Great work wish you were local

benzo23 · 08-28-2012, 09:11 AM

Idk what to even say about that trunk lid lol, Looks incredible tho

Marc R · 08-28-2012, 09:17 AM

You're def a PRO !

BMVeh · 08-28-2012, 09:19 AM

omg please do my car lol

Rmk392 · 08-28-2012, 12:14 PM

Wow and I thought my paint was bad ...great work

techy1 · 08-28-2012, 01:32 PM

I wish you were in toronto region! I'm looking to get mine done.

Park2670 · 08-30-2012, 12:17 PM

Agreed with the other comments. Amazing work. Went from absolutely terrible to amazing!

Rollo` · 08-31-2012, 11:37 AM

How do you let your M3 get that bad?

Amazing work man...

Shaggy · 09-03-2012, 04:35 PM

So sick! Did you get the orange pill away ?

2ndname · 09-03-2012, 05:12 PM

Damn, that's magical! I want to try wet sanding but will most likely mess it up, haha.

Iceburg · 09-05-2012, 10:29 AM

Amazing work, just amazing, how long does the process take you from beggining to end on a full detail job?

335_MI6 · 09-05-2012, 12:23 PM

why is the face of the wheel on the ground?

DavidN · 09-05-2012, 07:58 PM

Looks AWESOME!

eclipsisNA · 09-10-2012, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaggy

So sick! Did you get the orange pill away ?

Yes, the trunk had no orange peel after the sanding.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 335_MI6

why is the face of the wheel on the ground?

If you took the time to read, you'll see that I wrote the wheel was cushioned on foam pads.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceburg

Amazing work, just amazing, how long does the process take you from beggining to end on a full detail job?

This took roughly 50 hours.

boostmg · 09-10-2012, 04:36 PM

Holy sh*t dude. How is that possible? My mind is blown. Is it just he clearcoat thats all crazy scratched and dull?

bankerkys · 09-13-2012, 12:22 AM

Wow, fantastic job.

Jeff@TopGearSolutions · 09-14-2012, 07:55 PM

Wow 50 Hrs! I was gonna say that has to be a lot of work. Excellent Job.

Gig103 · 09-17-2012, 12:57 AM

OMFG that 50/50 on the door is a phenomenal shot of some majorly impressive work!

GChase · 09-18-2012, 09:14 PM

This may be a n00b question but how do you take your 50/50 shots? Did you just wrap half of the door in plastic?

Sniz · 09-19-2012, 08:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GChase

This may be a n00b question but how do you take your 50/50 shots? Did you just wrap half of the door in plastic?

painters tape a line down the door and only work on the left side. Wash it and you get that picture.

08-27-2012, 11:24 PM	#1
eclipsisNA Precision Detailing Boutique Drives: 2013 Estoril 328i M Sport Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 2,892 iTrader: (6) Garage List 2011.5 BMW M3 [3.88]	Restoring Jerez Black: After Wet Sanding & Polishing I have two favorite types of cars to work on: (1) black cars, and (2) cars with heavily compromised paint (scratches/swirls). Combine these two and you will get to see what proper paint restoration is capable of achieving. Restoring this car was a particularly enjoyable for me given how poor the paint's condition was. The trunk was the primary focus, as it had received multipled RIDS (Random Intense Deep Scratches) from having spoilers installed and removed. Just polishing the trunk would not be enough to correct the damage, so we opted to wet sand the trunk with 5 separate grades of paper. Camera: Canon 5D Mark III Lenses: Tamron 24-70 VC, Canon 70-200 f2.8 Trigger system: Odin Phottix Car upon arrival; dull paint w/ little gloss: Front wheel w/ baked on brake dust, placed on foam pads for protection: Front wheel after CG Wheel Cleaner & polish: Soiled carpets: Carpets after shampoo and extraction via Mytee Lite II: Measuring clear coat thickness on trunk (available in 720p & 1080p): Trunk w/ intense swirling and Random Intense Deep Scratches: After wet sanding: After polishing: Passenger rear door; right side before polishing, left side after polishing: Finished:
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08-27-2012, 11:59 PM	#2
tshoww G Drives: e92 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: LV Posts: 330 iTrader: (1)	wow looks good __________________ \|2007\| 335i \|Space Grey\|

08-28-2012, 12:15 AM	#3
forever_speed First Lieutenant Drives: 06 325i Jet Black Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Reston, VA Posts: 390 iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 BMW 325i [0.00]	damn... that looks amazing. Great work wish you were local __________________ LC 818\|35% tints\|Coding\|Blackline\|LS3 AA- Full Blackout \|HID fogs\| AA tune stage 2\|Muffler Delete

08-28-2012, 09:17 AM	#5
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08-28-2012, 09:19 AM	#6
BMVeh First Lieutenant Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 356 iTrader: (3)	omg please do my car lol __________________ 06 330i SGM

08-28-2012, 09:11 AM	#4
benzo23 Colonel Drives: 11 e92 AW MSport Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: FL Posts: 2,422 iTrader: (0)	Idk what to even say about that trunk lid lol, Looks incredible tho

08-28-2012, 12:14 PM	#7
Rmk392 First Lieutenant Drives: E92 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Philly Posts: 301 iTrader: (0)	Wow and I thought my paint was bad ...great work

08-28-2012, 01:32 PM	#8
techy1 Lieutenant Drives: 2008 328i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Brampton Canada Posts: 429 iTrader: (2)	I wish you were in toronto region! I'm looking to get mine done.

08-30-2012, 12:17 PM	#9
Park2670 Lieutenant General Drives: 2011 335d Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UTAH Posts: 17,978 iTrader: (5)	Agreed with the other comments. Amazing work. Went from absolutely terrible to amazing! __________________ Utah Chat Thread 2011 335d ///M-Sport

08-31-2012, 11:37 AM	#10
Rollo` Second Lieutenant Drives: 2009 328i Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: US Posts: 226 iTrader: (1)	How do you let your M3 get that bad? Amazing work man...

09-03-2012, 04:35 PM	#11
Shaggy Banned Drives: E90 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Your wife's vagina Posts: 42 iTrader: (0)	So sick! Did you get the orange pill away ?

09-03-2012, 05:12 PM	#12
2ndname Autobot Drives: E90 325i Auto~NO~Go Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: East Bay Posts: 455 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 BMW 325i [5.00]	Damn, that's magical! I want to try wet sanding but will most likely mess it up, haha. __________________

09-05-2012, 10:29 AM	#13
Iceburg Captain Drives: e92 335i LCI, like a granny Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: in Vancouver, making #2 Posts: 688 iTrader: (15)	Amazing work, just amazing, how long does the process take you from beggining to end on a full detail job?

09-05-2012, 12:23 PM	#14
335_MI6 Colonel Drives: 335xi Join Date: May 2011 Location: DC/MIAMI/LONDON Posts: 2,040 iTrader: (1)	why is the face of the wheel on the ground? __________________ Epacy2: "335=M3?" THE TECH: "Only 335 guys think so."

09-05-2012, 07:58 PM	#15
DavidN Lieutenant Drives: 1997 BMW 318i Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 578 iTrader: (0)	Looks AWESOME!

09-10-2012, 04:36 PM	#17
boostmg Private Drives: civic Join Date: May 2012 Location: pa Posts: 72 iTrader: (0)	Holy sh*t dude. How is that possible? My mind is blown. Is it just he clearcoat thats all crazy scratched and dull?

09-13-2012, 12:22 AM	#18
bankerkys Private First Class Drives: 2010 135i Sapphire Black Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 139 iTrader: (1)	Wow, fantastic job.

09-14-2012, 07:55 PM	#19
Jeff@TopGearSolutions BimmerPost Supporting Vendor Drives: C6 Z06, GSXR-750, 09 335i Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: TopGearSolutions.com Posts: 12,711 iTrader: (25)	Wow 50 Hrs! I was gonna say that has to be a lot of work. Excellent Job. __________________ Latest Discounts and Specials Email Me! Jeff@TopGearSolutions.Com Evolution Racewerks Charge Pipes and FMIC Sale ETS FMIC INTERCOOLER SALE! Cobb AP for BMW N54 & N55, Lowest Price! Facebook Discounts!!

09-17-2012, 12:57 AM	#20
Gig103 Major Drives: 2008 335xi Sedan 6MT Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,249 iTrader: (1)	OMFG that 50/50 on the door is a phenomenal shot of some majorly impressive work! __________________ 335xi sedan 6MT, Premium, Cold Weather, iDrive, CA, iPod Black Sapphire Metallic, Black Leather, Aluminum Trim European Delivery: April 28 - May 7, 2008 Performance Center Redelivery: July 11, 2008

09-18-2012, 09:14 PM	#21
GChase Captain Drives: 2009 E90 328i Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 694 iTrader: (0)	This may be a n00b question but how do you take your 50/50 shots? Did you just wrap half of the door in plastic?

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