This 1M has been corrected by me previously but has recently had its front end wrapped to protect it from stone chips. The owner wanted me to try and deal with some of the swirling and scratches in the film and also lay down some more protection on the rest of the car to make it easier to wash and maintain.
Befores:
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Wheels first with Smart Wheels and various brushes:
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Next the car was foamed with Bilt Hamber:
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Then the car was moved inside and carefully dried using Uber Towels and my blower.
After assessing the film under lighting it was quite apparent that it was littered in scratches and swirls:
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Auto Finesse Tripple was used via DA to deal with these:
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Not all removed but a significant improvement!
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After:
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50-50:
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Bumper Sill:
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After:
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New formula Gloss on the tyres:
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Exhaust before:
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Mercury used:
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After:
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Desire was then used to top up protection:
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Also, late request, the M badge was removed with Dental Floss, Hair Dryer and Tardis, then the area machine polished with M101 and refined with M205:
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Tardis soaking:
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After:
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and finally, some afters:
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Thanks for reading :)
Busy week ahead - Audi A4 Sat, spending the day at Auto Finesse on Sunday, Cooper-S, 118D, Audi A3, XC90 and Ferrari 360 next week!
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Thanks for reading!
Russ.