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Title: lindol
Post by: lindol on May 13, 2008, 01:47:59 PM

Hi,
My wife and I bought this car in the middle of December 2007. The car is a 1991 318is which had 240,000 km on the clock, it's now at 247,000 km and going strong. A few minor problems now and then, but overall we are both extremely happy with this car. The only real complaint was the appearance, but I finally broke the grip of the car being turned pink by the sun using a polisher and   Meguiar's Speed Glaze a few weeks ago.
I think I spent a few days on it, but it was quite a transformation. I'll post the before and after pictures.

(http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/9267/beforehbak3.th.jpg) (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=beforehbak3.jpg)
(http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/3923/afterhbef7.th.jpg) (http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=afterhbef7.jpg)
(http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/8678/beforehmsq7.th.jpg) (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=beforehmsq7.jpg)
(http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/6201/afterhmmi2.th.jpg) (http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=afterhmmi2.jpg)
(http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2298/beforehdoorvx1.th.jpg) (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=beforehdoorvx1.jpg)
(http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/581/afterhdoorrt5.th.jpg) (http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=afterhdoorrt5.jpg)
(http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9050/beforehfkl4.th.jpg) (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=beforehfkl4.jpg)
(http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/6349/afterhfye5.th.jpg) (http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=afterhfye5.jpg)
(http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1672/beforehoodsr2.th.jpg) (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=beforehoodsr2.jpg)
(http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1148/afterhoodat0.th.jpg) (http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=afterhoodat0.jpg)
(http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9167/beforevfxh6.th.jpg) (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=beforevfxh6.jpg)
(http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/658/aftervfen3.th.jpg) (http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aftervfen3.jpg)
(http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4939/beforevdoorpb3.th.jpg) (http://img527.imageshack.us/my.php?image=beforevdoorpb3.jpg)
(http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/8938/aftervdoorvj8.th.jpg) (http://img241.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aftervdoorvj8.jpg)
(http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/9944/beforevmbf1.th.jpg) (http://img527.imageshack.us/my.php?image=beforevmbf1.jpg)
(http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/1243/aftervmtd5.th.jpg) (http://img241.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aftervmtd5.jpg)
(http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2041/beforevbdf7.th.jpg) (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=beforevbdf7.jpg)
(http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3755/aftervbrm2.th.jpg) (http://img241.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aftervbrm2.jpg)
(http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6939/beforetrunk2ib0.th.jpg) (http://img514.imageshack.us/my.php?image=beforetrunk2ib0.jpg)
(http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8657/aftertrunk2tc9.th.jpg) (http://img514.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aftertrunk2tc9.jpg)

Title: And the final overall result!!!
Post by: lindol on May 13, 2008, 01:51:19 PM

(http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/8286/img4128ks9.th.jpg) (http://img261.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4128ks9.jpg)
(http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/8834/img4129cx9.th.jpg) (http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4129cx9.jpg)
(http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/2765/img4133gs8.th.jpg) (http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img4133gs8.jpg)

Title: lindol
Post by: EN318isPDX on May 13, 2008, 02:13:12 PM

Amazing! Looks like it went from a 1970s car to a 1999! That paint came out nicely! It doesnt cost much to make a car look good you just gotta care about it enough, just like kids!!

Title: lindol
Post by: RED IS 91 on May 13, 2008, 07:13:20 PM

great looking work !!
what a turnaround .

Title: lindol
Post by: Choking Hazard on June 09, 2008, 09:44:30 PM

Well worth the effort.  Keep on driving!