Non-BMW Stuff on a BMW Forum
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For what it’s worth I used the M105/M205 combo on the e30 and portions of the e34 with just foam pads and was pretty pleased with the results. I was not very aggressive with either car but results were good enough for me, which is to say that I didn’t take the really deep scratches out but swirls and lighter marks were completely gone, even using a DA. I might have to try the two-pad polishIng step this summer, gloss was good but I wonder if there’s room for improvement?
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Have you used a rotary before? I don't know if I read anything in this post alluding to that. Your process will be the same as using the DA, you just have to be more aware of your product to pad ratio and your duration of your stroke to get the amount of cut you want without taking too much off. Because it's new paint, it should be a little more forgiving as you have more material to work with. Just be careful on edges as there's no safety features and you'll burn the paint off pretty quickly if you hover on them.
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For what it’s worth I used the M105/M205 combo on the e30 and portions of the e34 with just foam pads and was pretty pleased with the results. I was not very aggressive with either car but results were good enough for me, which is to say that I didn’t take the really deep scratches out but swirls and lighter marks were completely gone, even using a DA. I might have to try the two-pad polishIng step this summer, gloss was good but I wonder if there’s room for improvement?
That's good to hear! The rotary and especially the wool pad provide much more cut so I assume there would be gains from doing it that way?
Have you used a rotary before? I don't know if I read anything in this post alluding to that. Your process will be the same as using the DA, you just have to be more aware of your product to pad ratio and your duration of your stroke to get the amount of cut you want without taking too much off. Because it's new paint, it should be a little more forgiving as you have more material to work with. Just be careful on edges as there's no safety features and you'll burn the paint off pretty quickly if you hover on them.
Yes. This is actually the first time I've ever used a DA. I've only used my rotary for all my car polishing since forever all the times.
I'll be staying away from the edges with the rotary. I've actually read that people will tape off edges and corners and is likely what I'll do for some added safety. And then go back over the edges with the foam pad.
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That's good to hear! The rotary and especially the wool pad provide much more cut so I assume there would be gains from doing it that way?
That's what I've heard, yeah. I'm planning on grabbing a few wool pads for the really nasty bits on the e30 and for the first pass on the e34. It's black, which doesn't help but it honestly looks like someone used a pumice stone to wash it. So much haze!
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The wool pad and Meguiars products made a big difference. Here is the fender with the first attempt and CG products:
And with the wool cutting pad and Meguiars.
Now that I have a process down and these products seem to be working I can finally start going after the whole car.
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Looking awesome! I wish I had the patience to do paint/bodywork stuff. It’s truly an art
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Looking awesome! I wish I had the patience to do paint/bodywork stuff. It’s truly an art
Thank you!
And I agree with you 100%. People on the internet make it look so easy. This is where I got my method from for cutting/polishing/buffing the car:
It's a very, very thorough walk-through on the process of sanding to final finish. I can't imagine how many hours went into that project, but it's amazing what the end result it.
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Looks good! Never noticed it before, did you go body color on the front bumper lip and rockers?
Thank you!
And yes. I did body color on the rockers and front bumper lip. I'm going to see how it looks with just the bumper and door trims being the accents. I wouldn't be surprised if I paint the bumper lip back to black eventually.
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It’s on the ground. Last night I started it up and bled the cooling system. Have PS rear window trim to put back on, a piece of door moulding, and the trunk panels.
Interior cleaned up and looking oh so good.
The WI Bimmers sticker that will live on as part of the car.
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Your engine bay is what I hope to have mine look like at some point.
Momo Prototipo wheel? The wheel really gives the interior a more classic look. Don't know if I want to go away from my Mtech one as it's such good condition.
The tonal sticker is a really nice touch. Did you just leave it and paint right over it?
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Your engine bay is what I hope to have mine look like at some point.
Momo Prototipo wheel? The wheel really gives the interior a more classic look. Don't know if I want to go away from my Mtech one as it's such good condition.
The tonal sticker is a really nice touch. Did you just leave it and paint right over it?
Thank you!
It's a Viilante Corsa wheel off ebay. They have a lot of cool wheels and have the tri-color bmw stitching as an option on most. But I went with all black for the exact reason you just said - it was a more classic/period correct look to me.
I started priming and forgot the sticker was still on there and primed over it. Whoops.
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damn that looks fresh! i usually dont like cardinal, but with the black carpet and gray paint it looks really good!
Dan
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damn that looks fresh! i usually dont like cardinal, but with the black carpet and gray paint it looks really good!
Thank you!
Drove it to work today. Did a brake bed-in on the way and now those feel pretty good. Will likely do another one on the way home. Some little squeaks and rattles here and there, but I think those are be 30yo car noises and not drivetrain noises. The suspension and everything feels very solid.
I do have the anti-lock light coming on as soon as I start driving. So I gotta figure out which sensor that is. Found a neat tutorial on determining which sensor is the issue which I'm going to put here for my future reference:
someone said:
If the light goes out after engine start and only comes on when the car is
moving, there's a problem with one (or more) of the sensors. The simple test
to find out which sensor(s) is the cause is to disconnect all but one of the
sensors and drive the car. If the light comes on, that sensor is sending a
speed signal to the ABS and is good. Repeat with each other sensor to find the
one(s) that don't cause the light to come on. Since the ABS module has no
speed input besides the wheel sensors, if only a bad sensor is connected the
module can't tell the car is moving and thus doesn't fault on missing speed
signals from the other wheels. Once a bad speed sensor is found, if a new
sensor still doesn't work, there could be a wiring fault in that circuit or a
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So shiny! Looks amazing.
Thank you!
Found the rattle. I didn’t tighten down the PS shock in the trunk. It was preeeeety loose.
One in some daylight.
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Thank you!
Found the rattle. I didn’t tighten down the PS shock in the trunk. It was preeeeety loose.
One in some daylight.
I didn't think I would be. But definitely more of a fan of this color instead of the old one.
Next on your list should be to get some euro smiley headlights and cross-hairs like this
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