Petrucci Detailed: 1995 BMW Avus M3 Wash: Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss Chemical Guys Heavy Duty Bucket Grit Guard Chemical Guys Super Fluffy Mitt Gilmour Foam Gun Clayed: Meguiar’s Medium clay Chemical Guys Synthetic Quick Detailer Paint Correction: Flex 3403 rotary 3M Backing Plate Gloss-it 3 inch Backing Plate Menzerna 85RD Menzerna Super Intensive Polish Menzerna Nano Polish CM5300 Fenix TK10 Orange LC pad White LC pad Blue LC pad Grey LC pad Detailer Domain Uber Towels Highline Paint Gauge Meter Protection: Jetseal109 LSP: Pinnacle Souveran Trim: Aerospace 303 Glass: Stoner’s Invisible Glass Wheels: EZ Detail Brush Swissvax Wheel Brush Chemical Guy’s Grime Reaper Surfcity Tire Shine Wash: Driver Lower Rear Panel - Before: Driver Lower Rear Panel - After: Driver Lower Rear Panel - Before: Driver Lower Rear Panel - After: Passenger Lower Rear Panel - Before: Passenger Lower Rear Panel - After: Passenger Lower Front Panel - Before: Passenger Lower Front Panel - After: The roof was a DIY job and after inspecting the area I had to approach this differently than the rest of the body. First off there were spots in the roof showing the OEM blue, this led me to believe that in some areas the paint was thin. So my plan of attack was 1100 rpm (lowest speed on my rotary) on a white pad with 106ff, very carefully. Here are the results, an improvement but nothing I'm pleased with. :sorry: Roof - Before: Roof - After: If you notice in some of these shots the rear spoiler is full of heavy orange peal and sanding marks. The rear spoiler, rear bumper, side skirts, nosepanel, mirrors and bumper are all the same way in appearance. Since my meter cannot read the levels of microns on these body panels, I had to approach it the same way I did with roof. Trunk - Before: Trunk - 50/50: Trunk - After: Hood - Before: Hood 50/50: Hood - Before: Hood - After: Hood - Before: So again, from this to this Hood - After: Passenger Front Fender - After Passenger Rear - After Passenger Door - After Driver Door 50/50: I pulled the car out to check my work, the following pictures have no LSP at all. Various Sun Shots:
I always love your threads you document the process very well. Thanks for the write up and the M3 looks stellar.
The paint is starting to fail on the rear bumper, such a shame. They're m parallels, and reps with E36 offsets, otherwise they wouldn't fit. Thank you sir! Thank you!! :worship2: Thank you for the kind words :worship2: Thanks man! Not too shabby for 212k miles. :thumb:
Great work!!! I hate when you run into messed up paint or CC and you just can't bring it back to perfect... but hell at least it is on the roof and not the hood... Looks really good... love that blue!
I know what you mean, it was the OEM color, it would have came out great. Thanks again! Thank you sir! Thank you for the kind words
Wow, for some thin, shitty paint, you made a great turnaround on this car. It was hammered. Nice work, and thats a great color :thumb:
beautiful write-up. There are few things more rewarding then bringing an older car back to new IMO. This is no different and the visual change from before to after is MASSIVE. Great job!
Thank you! Totally agree! Are they really that old hehe? I own one and I still think they are hot stuff hehe, jk of course. Thanks again! Thank you :worship2:
