{"id":26464,"date":"2019-07-24T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=26464"},"modified":"2020-06-30T14:10:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T18:10:17","slug":"bmw-550i-2-step-polish-ceramic-coating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/bmw-550i-2-step-polish-ceramic-coating\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW 550i: 2 Step Polish & Ceramic Coating"},"content":{"rendered":"

This BMW was pretty heavily damaged and with the client not wanting perfection we settled on a 2-step and no sanding to further remove some of the deeper scratches.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the deeper ones, someone tried their hand at fixing one of them at some point.<\/p>\n

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Was able to get some of them out, or at least reduce them and get out the paint transfer.<\/p>\n

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Tons of swirls. Send help.<\/p>\n

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Getting some good results with Griots Garage BOSS combo of Fast Correcting Cream<\/a> on a Microfiber Cutting Pad<\/a> and Perfecting Cream<\/a> on a Rupes Yellow Pad<\/a>. Using the Menzerna SHCC 300<\/a> for some of the deeper scratches with a Microfiber Pad before finishing it with the Griots Garage combo.<\/p>\n

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With the paint as good as it was going to get for the job at hand it was time to move on to the fun stuff. A good CarPro Eraser<\/a> wipe down to ensure the coating would be bonding to bare paint. Has the smell of eraser related to polishing being complete wired my brain to be happy? Yes. Am I just like Pavlov’s dog? Yes. Am I fine with that? Yes.<\/p>\n

So the Gtechniq CSL Black has been my go-to coating system. Crystal Serum Light<\/a> topped with EXO<\/a> is very easy to use and looks amazing.<\/p>\n

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Overall it was a huge improvement and the client was very happy and that’s the most important thing.<\/p>\n

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