My 3.5 years old e92 M3 - looks better than ever before!!

[mclarenmaniac]

Originally Posted by Hoonigan

That is fantastic work! If you don't mind me asking, what did something like that run you?

It costed little over a grand but worth every penny

[mclarenmaniac]

Originally Posted by positiveions

OP, car looks brand new again. HOw do you like Mini Countryman? I was looking at one of those.

Countryman All4 S version is amazing given its versatility

You can run errands, seat 4 adults, ride through snow (havent done that yet though) and sits higher than M3.

Feels like a MINI SUV and glad we pulled the trigger on this one. Its her ride though as she luvs minis!!

[mclarenmaniac]

Originally Posted by rcracin

Northern VA, DJ Mayo?

Last time i went thru DJ Mayo for a single stage paint correction but this time i went thru Brian (Speedfreak) for a multistage paint correction, which was worth the time and money invested !!

[positiveions]

Originally Posted by mclarenmaniac

Countryman All4 S version is amazing given its versatility

You can run errands, seat 4 adults, ride through snow (havent done that yet though) and sits higher than M3.

Feels like a MINI SUV and glad we pulled the trigger on this one. Its her ride though as she luvs minis!!

I'm glad to hear that. My future wife wants a mini; trying to convince her about the Countryman. Funny thing is that she wants a manual transmission-->fun time for me

[lsmkr01]

Raised from the dead! BMW water based paints and clear coats are crazy soft thought so they get damaged pretty easily. My hood is peppered like crazy but luckily i have a light color so its not immediately visible

[SpeedFreak]

Originally Posted by e46m3to135i

Yeah I figured it was a Flex or Rupes. Megs 105 though correct?

105/205 is great to use but man the working time and dust just kills me, lol!!!!

Correct. I used M105 for the compounding stage, utilizing Lake Country's purple foam wool pads, and HD's black lambswool pads.

I used Pinnacle's Advanced finishing polish for the second step on a Lake Country white foam polishing pad. IMO the Pinnacle finishing polish is far superior to M205.

Last step was Menzerna SF4500 with a Grey Lake Country foam pad.

Yeah 105 dusts like crazy, my only gripe with it. I've yet to try the M101 compound but it supposedly dusts less.

-Brian

[SpeedFreak]

Originally Posted by SpeedFreak

Correct. I used M105 for the compounding stage, utilizing Lake Country's purple foam wool pads, and HD's black lambswool pads.

I used Pinnacle's Advanced finishing polish for the second step on a Lake Country white foam polishing pad. IMO the Pinnacle finishing polish is far superior to M205.

Last step was Menzerna SF4500 with a Grey Lake Country foam pad.

Yeah 105 dusts like crazy, my only gripe with it. I've yet to try the M101 compound but it supposedly dusts less.

-Brian

Originally Posted by positiveions

Brian, when using the woolpad, what polish do you use with it. I've used it before, along with Menzerna SIP, and i have a Makita buffer, didn't get the result that I needed to.

BTW, Nice 944.

OP, car looks brand new again. HOw do you like Mini Countryman? I was looking at one of those.

M105 is more aggressive than SIP, so I would try that. Though, with a rotary on a wool pad I'm EXTREMELY surprised you weren't able to remove the defects you were after. How were you making your passes? What arm speed were you using? Technique has a lot to do with the results you'll get too. I've developed a technique with my combo that works incredibly well.

Thanks for the kind words regarding my 944!

[mclarenmaniac]

Originally Posted by positiveions

I'm glad to hear that. My future wife wants a mini; trying to convince her about the Countryman. Funny thing is that she wants a manual transmission-->fun time for me

My wifey wanted an auto tranny so not so much fun but it is still some fun to drive this mini