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<blockquote data-quote="maxxsp" data-source="post: 18623" data-attributes="member: 4808"><p>Finally found the time to detail the E39. Been really busy lately so the car was in bad shape. It hadn't been washed in months and repeated rain + cement dust from renovations wasn't helping.It needed a 3 stage polish and a thorough decontamination.Claymagic Blue used for decontamination, Menzerna & Edge Combo for PolishingBefore Washing<img src="http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/016edit.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/018.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/019.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/020edit.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/021.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />During WashingTyres soaked in FI GPC, Wheels sprayed with FI PWC. Best wheel cleaner. Ever. Took off nearly all the brake dust including the bits that had already started to cake on. <img src="http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/023.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Fuel Filler area being washed with a detail brush and FI GPC<img src="http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/027.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />My brother working hard at cleaning those filthy filthy wheels<img src="http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/025.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Paint BeforeAs expected, horrible watermarking & a few swirls from a wash at the service centre.The Bonnet<img src="http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/029.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/030.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The Bonnet again - Full Sunlighthttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/033.jpgThe Boot - Someone obviously dragged something on and off the boot <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" />http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/034.jpgPaint DuringHalf-Half Shots of the First Pass on the bonnethttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/036.jpghttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/037.jpgWindscreen washer nozzles removed for polishinghttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/038.jpgSome Shots during the Second Passhttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/042.jpghttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/043.jpghttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/044.jpghttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/045.jpghttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/046.jpgShots of the polishing completedhttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/050.jpghttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/048.jpghttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/049.jpghttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/051.jpgCompleteSorry about the lack of pictures of the complete car, was about to rain so no full sunlight shots <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />Will post more photos after I apply the second layer of FI Seal.http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/052.jpgFI Seal is so so slick!http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/054.jpg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="maxxsp, post: 18623, member: 4808"] Finally found the time to detail the E39. Been really busy lately so the car was in bad shape. It hadn't been washed in months and repeated rain + cement dust from renovations wasn't helping.It needed a 3 stage polish and a thorough decontamination.Claymagic Blue used for decontamination, Menzerna & Edge Combo for PolishingBefore Washing[IMG]http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/016edit.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/018.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/019.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/020edit.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/021.jpg[/IMG]During WashingTyres soaked in FI GPC, Wheels sprayed with FI PWC. Best wheel cleaner. Ever. Took off nearly all the brake dust including the bits that had already started to cake on. [IMG]http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/023.jpg[/IMG]Fuel Filler area being washed with a detail brush and FI GPC[IMG]http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/027.jpg[/IMG]My brother working hard at cleaning those filthy filthy wheels[IMG]http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/025.jpg[/IMG]Paint BeforeAs expected, horrible watermarking & a few swirls from a wash at the service centre.The Bonnet[IMG]http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/029.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/030.jpg[/IMG]The Bonnet again - Full Sunlighthttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/033.jpgThe Boot - Someone obviously dragged something on and off the boot :mad:http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/034.jpgPaint DuringHalf-Half Shots of the First Pass on the bonnethttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/036.jpghttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/037.jpgWindscreen washer nozzles removed for polishinghttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/038.jpgSome Shots during the Second Passhttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/042.jpghttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/043.jpghttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/044.jpghttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/045.jpghttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/046.jpgShots of the polishing completedhttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/050.jpghttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/048.jpghttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/049.jpghttp://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/051.jpgCompleteSorry about the lack of pictures of the complete car, was about to rain so no full sunlight shots :(Will post more photos after I apply the second layer of FI Seal.http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/052.jpgFI Seal is so so slick!http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo179/yemeng87/E39%20Detail%20DEC%202009/054.jpg [/QUOTE]
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