Garnet,

Great work as always. My wife who's not really into cars was even amazed when I showed her the photos. I though my BO G was horrible, but I don't think it's as bad as this Bimmer, maybe about the same. I was planning to use SIP and then P0106FF but seeing the results you got, do you think I could use just skip the SIP if it's in slightly better condition than this one? I'd love to save myself a few hours (I'm a slow but thorough detailer).

Also, I have just a few spots where the paint is in worse shape. I took it to a "professional" and they much to my horror made worse a few light scratches I asked them to get out ; it actually looks like they tried to get them out with sand paper! Could I just use the SIP on those 3 spots and not the rest?

 

that's true... dealer washes ftl

 

wet sanding can be a necessary step in detailing! If the results look good, i would have no problem with wet sanding. pictures would help but not to thread jack, i'd start a new thread about this

 

This was not wet sanding, it was just scratching the hell out of my car by hand with a dirty rag and some cheap rubbing compound I later found out.

 

screw moving to so. cal move to the east coast =D

 

Looks Great!!!

 

nice turnaround. What speed and what pad did you use with the po106ff?

 

You can really notice it in this picture.

 

It's hard to say without seeing pics of your paint, but I would make a pass with the P0106FF and see how it turns out. If it doesn't remove all of your swirls and scratches, switch to your SIP. Also, I'd recommend getting yourself a halogen light. It's like a microscope for your paint and will give you the true story of what your paint is like.

 

I did this on speed 5 and with a white LC pad.