SEMA Halloween Friday
Subject: Brian's '05 BMW E46M3 in Carbon Black Metallic
Paint Correction and Ceramic Pro Silver package
Exterior:
Washed and Decon
Wheels and tires cleaned
Wax Residue removed
Convertible top sealed
Exterior, Head and Tail lights, Grills, Mirrors, Sidemarkers, Black trims: Coated
Windows cleaned
Exhaust Tips polished
It’s been awhile since I worked SEMA (auto convention) but this fit the timeline with SEMA and Halloween happening this week.
Staining - after the wash and decon stage
Staining on the windows too
You can already see how bad the scratches are in this 14yr paint.
A closer look
After and almost done
Fender before
After
Driver’s Door before
50/50
After
Mirror w/ adhesive residue and oxidation build up
Left Hip before
After
Trunk Lid before - very dull looking
Swirls - looks like galaxies from far far away
50/50
50/50 Side angle
Pass Fender was repainted and you can see the difference
That bad staining on the right hip along with swirls and scratches
After
Rear Bumper before
Old and disintegrated sticker
After
After everything is done
Last but not least. It’s a 3 pedal M3. Yay!