Apollo Auto Detailed - 1988 BMW M5 (Black)

[Apollo Auto Detailing]

Sean Woodward, Apollo Auto Detailing. San Francisco Bay. Mobile to the Peninsula, East & North Bay Cities.

PM or call 800-618-5881 - 707-980-0887



The Process

--Car Wash Soap
--Microfiber Washmitt

Wheels and Tires:
--P21S Gel Wheel Cleaner
--Meguire's Boars Hair Brush

Engine Bay/Door Shuts:
--P21S Total Auto Wash for door shuts and engine bay.
--Meguiar's Boars Hair Brush


Paint:
--Citrus based adhesive remover + lacquer thinner/acetone on lower rockers and rear bumper to remove road tar & road paint.
--Chemical Guy's Claybar and Meguire's Final Inspection for lubrication.
--Meguire's Ultimate Compound
--Menzerna Nano Polish PO106FA
--Meguire's NXT Wax (2 coats) Pads:
--Cutting & Polishing Wool pads
--Lake Country foam pads (Yellow and White)
--Meguire's Black Convoluted Edged foam pad
--Ultra Plush Detailing Microfiber Towels

Tools:
--Milwauke HD Polisher 5440 0-2800 RPM
--Cyclo Dual Head Orbital

Glass:
--RainX
--Stoner Invisible Glass

Post-washing.





























After the Clay procedure. Remember to tape off plastic & rubber for cut/polish safety.











Extreme Swirls? These swirl scratches equate to 600-800 grit.



After first pass with compound. The remaining compound scratches are approx. 800-2000 grit.
For comparison.



After polishing. Cyclo polishing tracks!



Mad Reflections.









































1988 BMW M5. Black. At least it is a solid enamel original paint job.
Had this been a black with clear it might not have been able to be saved.
Total time restoring paint, approx. 7 hours.

Sean Woodward, Apollo Auto Detailing. San Francisco Bay. Mobile to the Peninsula, East & North Bay Cities.


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[signes]

Phenomenal job! Such a gorgeous car, a real classic. A steal if you can find a good copy.

[Jordan O]

Holy crap! What a night and day difference! Awesome job!

[Jaypod]

Nice work - results are unbelievable - Hard to believe its the same car!

[Big Windy]

Nice job! Too bad the car has some dents and dings, but she is still a beauty! You did a great job combating those swirls!

[Apollo Auto Detailing]

This car is For Sale.

I talked the owner into keeping it for a while after this detail, but he is still considering selling it.


As you can see, the paint is decent with normal wear and tear.
The interior leather is a bit dry (I didn't do any work on the interior) but not too bad considering it's age. A few applications of Lexol should soften it up.

I didn't see any rust on the car, nor under the hood.
The motor is strong, starts nearly instantly.
5 speed.

I will ask the owner for interior photos the next time I talk to him.

Offers?


P.S. Yeah, it took a lot of consideration before I started to correct it. The trunk lid scared me at first. The hood has several little pinholes from being parked under a Sequoia or Redwood tree. They leak a red goo that attacks paint rather quickly. Doubt aside, I went to it. Quickly changing from a foam cutting pad to a precision wool cutting pad.
I went through 2 wool pads because the first one loaded up with black paint and stopped cutting correctly. Spurring aside it was still necessary to use 2, then I moved to a kick ass Meguire's convoluted foam, then on to the Cyclo.

If you want serious reflection, you need a Cyclo to finish.
Phew. Glad that one is done, though I do miss touching the 1st USA M5 model.

[positiveions]

ohhhh, I died and went to heaven, but then they kicked me out because I had to see this fine ass E28 M5 job.

[Splinter4784]

Damn, you seriously brought the life back in that car

+10 OP