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Offline AnilS

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BMW 530i (E39) Champagne I with added Alpinas
« on: July 04, 2011, 09:40:50 pm »
Yes, I know its a BM, but the Merc and Golf I own will get a detail soon :happy2:

Since April, I've been laid up following a serious knee op:( (Osteotomy) so my itch to detail has had to wait. I started walking with only one crutch last week, and thought, "thats not stopping me"!:thumb: The minor detail bodywork detail took 4 days, on and off :ashamed:

My car has laid idle, collecting; pollen, volcanic ash, dirty rain and and bird poo. :confused:

Now that I'm semi mobile, I decided to pull the SL (was cleaned and stored, before my op) out of my garage, so that the BM could get some TLC. Paintwork had become hazy and needed a good detail so I used the following kit;

Fairy liquid (for initial wash) then Megs Gold class thereafter.
Bilt Hammer Soft clay
Tardis (tar remover)
DA polisher (DAS 6 Pro) with Menz intensive polish using Menz hard pad, followed by Menz Final finish (and a soft pad)
Finally finished with Megs NXT (paste) wax and tyres dressed in Megs hot rims.

I also swapped over from 18" M Paras to 19" Alpina Classics (my lad earnt some pocket money  :grin: ), but the Alpinas were cleaned and de-tarred (Tardis). However there are still some brake dust spots (got alot of them out) that will clear when the alloys go for a refurb in the winter. The alloys were polished with Autoglym SRP and finally protected with Finishkare 1000p. The alloys took 2 days to sort off the car  :surprised:  so the 1000p will make them easier to clean next time;)

I've still got to clay the windows and polish, plus start the interior detail, but my body (in its current rehabilitation phase) won't let me. :ashamed:

So I took some pics before the rain comes tomorrow. BTW, neighbours know I'm mad, but watching me on one crutch must have confirmed their suspicions  :laugh:

Gassed enough so heres some pics;



Bird lime marring



Scrape on rear bumper and light scratch on rear door




Worked in sections with DA



50/50 of door hologram



Finished shots (well apart from glass and interior);









Thanks.

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Re: BMW 530i (E39) Champagne I with added Alpinas
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2011, 11:12:05 pm »
Great turnaround fella!  :congrats:

New wheels look the biz too!

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Re: BMW 530i (E39) Champagne I with added Alpinas
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2011, 11:23:55 pm »
Looks spankingly awesome!

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Re: BMW 530i (E39) Champagne I with added Alpinas
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2011, 07:50:48 am »
Good job mate looks fantastic  :congrats:

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Re: BMW 530i (E39) Champagne I with added Alpinas
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2011, 08:42:07 am »
Appreciated guys. :congrats:

Right, I'm off to Physio!

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Re: BMW 530i (E39) Champagne I with added Alpinas
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2011, 10:59:45 am »
Ohh i do like nice big BM - looks awsome  :laugh:

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Re: BMW 530i (E39) Champagne I with added Alpinas
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2011, 11:08:52 am »

Gleaming!  :congrats: :congrats:

Great work, agree the wheels look great

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Re: BMW 530i (E39) Champagne I with added Alpinas
« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2011, 07:49:19 pm »
Cheers Guys. Just been told I have to go in for another op tomorrow morning. When will this ever end!

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Re: BMW 530i (E39) Champagne I with added Alpinas
« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2011, 02:11:17 pm »
Sorry to hear you've got another op peding but great work on the car and excellent rims too  :happy2:

all the best

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Re: BMW 530i (E39) Champagne I with added Alpinas
« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2011, 02:15:18 pm »
Good luck with the op mate hope all goes well

Andy