Pictures from January 29th, 2011 - Saturday Open Class
This was our first class of 2011 and it was a huge success!! We had just about perfect weather and a darn near perfect demo car for the class to experiment on. A big "Thank you!" to Ralph, the owner of this 1993 5 Series BMW for allowing us to demo on his ride.
After going through the main portion of the classroom instruction, it was time to put some of the new found knowledge to practical experience. This is what we discovered upon visual inspection of the paint; plenty of swirls and some random deeper scratches, but no water spots or etch marks:
On the top of one quarter panel we did discover what looked the effects of something be dragged over the paint. This felt pretty nasty to the touch, but we're always up for a challenge!
OK, so we know what's below the surface, but what about above? Only one way to find out, and that's to touch the paint.
A little clay bar work on the trunk and this is what we picked up. Not terrible, but it needed to be removed.
We did our usual side by side comparison of hand application versus G110v2 application, but with a twist for 2011 of course. We used Ultimate Compound, Ultimate Polish, and Ultimate Wax.
Moving to the G110v2 we used the same three products, with a W8207 Soft BUff 2.0 yellow polishing pad for the UC and separate W9207 Soft Buff 2.0 finishing pads for the UP and UW.
Back out in the (very bright) sunshine we pulled the tape off to reveal the outcome of our efforts.
This is pretty typical - take a seriously messed up car, correct the defects, and someone will get really nit-picky about some random little mark!! Remember, this car is 18 years old and this is the original paint!!! Still, we just love this level of enthusiasm.
And this is what we got - hand applied on the left, G110v2 on the right. A massive improvement overall.
Back in the garage we tackled that nasty scuffing on the top of the quarter panel, and then let some of our students try their hand with the G110v2.
Here's that badly scuffed quarter panel after correction - good as new!
And one happy owner, as Ralph's confidence is now reflected in the trunk of his BMW. He now has the knowledge to finish the rest of the car on his own.
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