Article: BMW E92 M3 detail

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Paint structure illustration:

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Close-up of orange peel ridges/distortion behind Lithium Chloride flame:

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Severe orange peel on driver side door panel:

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Chemical Guys products used during the refinishing:

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Equipment used during the refinishing:

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Large and small air sanders:

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Mounted Blu-Ray laser to mark previous measurement positions:

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Paint after decontamination, 0 PPM water drying under the sun:

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Wet sanding the driver side door:

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Driver side door paint measurements before wet sanding:

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Tracking measurement positions on driver side door:

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Driver side door paint measurements after wet sanding:

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Passenger side after wet sanding:

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Passenger side fender and door panel after polishing:

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Lower panel before wet sanding, upper panel after wet sanding:

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Side skirt before wet sanding (camera set to two separate focus positions):

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Rear quarter panel after wet sanding (identical focus positions from side skirt photos):

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Driver side arch prepped prior to polishing:

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Driver side rear quarter after wet sanding:

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Driver side rear quarter after polishing:

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Wipers removed, before and after polishing:

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Chemical Guys Vertua-Bond 408 ready to prep the paint prior to sealing and waxing:

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Chemical Guys Jet Seal 109 ready to seal:

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Rear window after polishing and application of Jet Seal 109:

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Gloss restored to the left side of the hood's clear bra after heat gun treatment:

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Dirty floor mats:

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Chemical Guys Lightning Fast Stain Extractor ready for use:

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Floor mat agitated with rotary brush and Lightning Fast Stain Extractor:

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Mytee Lite II Hot Water Carpet Extractor:

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Extracting dirty liquids with the Mytee Lite II:

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Floor mat after extraction:

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Body oils on driver side arm rest:

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Leather Master Kit and Chemical Guys Liquid Extreme Shine Dressing:

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Leather Master Vital to protect the driver side door panel's Fox Red leather:

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Chemical Guys Liquid Extreme Shine Dressing applied to the drivers side door panel:

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Unilux 3000 Vapor Cleaner:

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Sterilizing the driver's side cockpit:

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Vapor cleaning the driver's seat:

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Interior finished:

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Vapor cleaning the engine bay:

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Chemical Guys Fade2Black:

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Driver side front wheel removed:

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Chemical Guys Grime Reaper Degreaser applied to the wheel well:

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After application of (1) Chemical Guys Blue Guard, and (2) Chemical Guys Fade2Black:

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Chemical Guys Jet Seal 109 curing on the wheel's interior:

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Canon 5D Mark II has arrived; Chemical Guys Celeste Dettaglio wax applied:

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Finally free of orange peel:

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p.s. that is so ballin'

i'm laughing and dancing around like a little schoolgirl here.
 
wow I wonder what a job like this cost, and I find most new car these days right from the dealerhip have "orange peel" paint its very bad
 
that car can't be more than a few years old, how bad does the paint get in a few years?!!? or does it come "like that" out of the factory?
 
Wanna do my car next? Where are you located and how much does a complete treatment like that cost?

I will bring my E90 & Mk2 Jetta Vr6 Widebody.....make me a package deal!

Sean
 
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