well a friend of mine, mike salter, said he would help me detail my car with a porter cable. He's a Adams product vendor in our area so he knos what hes doing. he showed me how to use the porter cable, explained the pads, products, pretty much taught me how to do it all. i plan on ordering a full line or adams products through him and a PC along with that. we first clayed the entire car to strip off all the dirt and the old polish that was on there. followed that up by a 2 coats of swirl remover and then a coat of paint reviver. we finished it off with a layer of wax since we didnt have a lot of time. Mike also dressed the car up with a few individual products during all of this while i was applying all of the products. well heres some pics of the final results

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/Ridgefootball80/DSCN2325.jpg
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if anyone is interested in getting a detail done shoot me a msg and i can give you mikes number.

-Raza

I'm impressed man, looks a lot better now.

Looks great, what year is it 97/98? I've got the 01 lights on mine too. Black cars look awsome when they shine like that.

Looks amazing.

nice man...

wahooo jc penny. Looks damn good though. Will you do my e34 now? it kinda needs a detail.

wahooo jc penny. Looks damn good though. Will you do my e34 now? it kinda needs a detail.

You got a 535i?? Post pics!! :D

i have a 98 with 116k on the clock. and if your serious about a detail ill stop by sometime when my PC comes in.

o n i thought id add these pics i just got from oscar.

Me with the PC
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=98653&d=1171860125
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=98660&d=1171860394

mike showing me how to do it all
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=98657&d=1171860394

and the stuff we used which is also what mike sells
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=98649&d=1171860125

You got a 535i?? Post pics!! :D

Here is a link to prevent thread jackage. :alright

oh my we have a ife

Here is a link to prevent thread jackage. :alright

I see no link :shifty

I see no link :shifty

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=683949
Me = n00bed

Wow that looks really good man. That thing shines like no other and the pics of the car in the sunset looks really mean.

You sir, have a clean car. Is that stuff stock on your five series? What I mean is; The angel eyes, the navi,etc?

loookin good.

You got a 535i?? Post pics!! :D

x2

Love E34's

How long did it take you?

wow that does look superb!! great pics with the sunset in the background too

looks nice, you even used Myspace angles on your car!

How long did it take you?
took me maybe 3 hours max.

wow that does look superb!! great pics with the sunset in the background too
thanks, i thought the pics came out better then i was expecting. i took them with a digital camera and had no tripod so all those shots were takin by hand.

looks nice, you even used Myspace angles on your car!
hahaha thanks i think? exactly which one is a myspace angle

not saying its a crappy job, but to truly see what a swirl cutter/PC can do for black paint, you really need macro shots in direct sun... not flourescent lighting and not overcast/dim/dusk lighting... looks clean none-the-less... never heard of that brand of detailing product, but as long as it's a synthetic polymer it can't be all bad... though i am concerned because the colors of every one of those products is exactly the same as tropi-care... the detailing world had a lot of copycat products for a long time and tropi-care actually changed the colors of their products to be different than any others... but every single one of those is the same... i wasn't able to find any research on the durability or the protection level of that polish outside of the manufacturers site... again not saying it's bad but it's definitely new to me...