Hello folks Summer greetings from Mauritius and best wishes to you all
The owner of this BMW came to see me several times but I couldn't work on his car due to my job and time constraints, and given I had to travel to China for a training in education, the school holidays were cut short. This is the last detail I did in 2013 and will be reserving the first week to work on my own car before school starts. actually, i completed this ride at 6 pm on the 31st.
The work on this car totals 23 long hours over 2 days and even now I can feel the pain.
the wheel, this is the spare wheel and the other wheels needed thorough cleaning as well.
The car was washed using the 2bm method using a mix of local car shampoo and APC to remove all dirt and grime, then clayed
this is the clay before
It no longer remained white, that's for sure, my camera's battery went down.
The ride had all the defects you could imagine, loads of deep swirls, orange peel, many RIDS and looked blurred.
Some of the tools used
Usual players: Optimum HC, Menz 203s & 85rd, Megs M80, Collinite 476s
Starting with the black roof
water spots
Other defects
Under the fluorescent light
the color is in fact light-black with the so many defect and haziness
Correction underway
In the sun, no swirls but will refine it further to have more depth and gloss
No defects
the boot lid
Lack of depth, no definition
Now
Moving to the vertical area
emblems taped
Polish and orange peel caked
Tail light area, left side
Tail light area, right side
Now
Before
After
Bumper
How to deal with someone staring at you for a whole day, with a blunt face?:hmmmm:
the rear spoiler
Reflections or Illusions?
Reflective illusions?
or Illusive reflections?
The driver's side
Looks like stiches on paintwork
Runs and drips, paint levelled and spot correction
Staring continues
Finishing
it was already late in the evening
The hood and front section
Uneven paint, see around the light. it's a blurred hood, only the water giving it some depth.
water spots too
Levelling the paint to restore some depth and gloss
even with the rotary swirls and holograms, it looks better
Refining
A few RIDS to be taken care of
And I'm feeling blessed by Almighty, the sun shining on the hood freely.... "no swirls attached".
The left side of the hood
The bumper
Transformed
Shine with a smile the BeyondShine way
The passenger's side
Blurred paint
Now
More defects
Now
More staring... this is a "blurred" one by the uncle (owner)
looking properly, you can notice the extent of hills and valleys on the paint (after compounded)
Now
Hello
The rear wing
Another view
My car will need to get a thorough in and out makeover
The plastic trims restored with CG NLTG
The side mirrors
the owner checking a few things prior to leaving, I spent 20+ hours with him
some finishing pics
A rusty car
water pebbles
guess where this is actually?
water pearls for you, there is for everybody
:flowers: 
Wishing you loads of blessings, success love and happiness throughout the year, much more than the beads
