1971 BMW 1600 Project

[E30_Pare]

When i saw scotch brite and comet all i could think was



Until i saw the close ups.. Ive had my fair share of shitty paint cars. Imo just give her one night of hardcore carnuba wax then seal it with a synthetic like nufinish.


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[phreshkid]

That Comet/Scotchbrite/wax process turned out better than I expected. I did something similar to a black '64 Bug, except it was so long ago that Scotchbrite wasn't available yet! You'll probably find it necessary to apply wax very frequently.

On side note, did you see the 1958 BMW 503 Cabriolet that placed 3rd in the open class? It had been something like 40 years since a BMW placed in an open class. It was restored by The Werk Shop just north of Chicago and everyone there was very proud when I visited yesterday. The owner gave me one of the cookies the female owner had made for the celebration party.

You're right about the applying of wax quite regularly. I'm ok with that. For now at least.

The 503 was white and it was at Pebble Beach on Sunday. I watched it drive up and down the center stage. A thing of beauty it was.

[TrentW]

That Comet/Scotchbrite/wax process turned out better than I expected. I did something similar to a black '64 Bug, except it was so long ago that Scotchbrite wasn't available yet! You'll probably find it necessary to apply wax very frequently.

On side note, did you see the 1958 BMW 503 Cabriolet that placed 3rd in the open class? It had been something like 40 years since a BMW placed in an open class. It was restored by The Werk Shop just north of Chicago and everyone there was very proud when I visited yesterday. The owner gave me one of the cookies the female owner had made for the celebration party.

[phreshkid]

Confirmed. You are Japandrew's evil twin.

I can't be Japandrew's evil twin; I'm much better looking than he is.

And I haven't notched any of my front subframes yet.

[robrez]

Confirmed. You are Japandrew's evil twin.

[CorvallisBMW]

So fucking awesome! That satin look really fits on this car :up:

[rzerob]

Wow, it looks a lot better. I am always blown away when I read what you are going to do to the paint next. And then for the finished results, I am speechless.

[freeride53]

Yes!

also: abby plz come north to le bay. and u phreshie too.

[phreshkid]

Well I went ahead and started waxing tonight. Got the first coat done and let me just say that I'm super impressed with how it has turned out. at least 13 times better than last time.


For those who asked why in the hell would I use Comet and Scotchbrite pads on my paint, let me first say that my paint is destroyed. How can that be you ask? Here, let me show you. All three photos are of different parts of the car. I believe one is of the hood, another of the trunk lid, and a third of the driver's side quarter panel.












So yeah, paint = wrecked.








But I have faith. Meguiar's No. 26 Super Wax is the makeup for cars. This stuff could make a Catfish look like beautiful Mahi Mahi.

Here is the hood after a single layer of wax. I was stoked when I saw this.




And then two more shots of the car completed. Just one layer of wax.











Stoked. You can put makeup on a Pig and it becomes a better looking Pig.

[LJ851]

Where else am I supposed to use all of this Abercrombie Fierce cologne except with my e30 pals?

lol

[phreshkid]

Your '02 makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. How were the roads on HWY 1?
Haven't visited them in years and want to take a trip up north with Sebo and whoever to be all romantic with the scenic view and stuff with our cars.

How far up north are you talking? Highway 1 and 101 are both very stance-friendly. Both your's and Sebo's cars will be fine on all the roads we took (literally just Highway 1 and 101 Freeway). I hope you invite me. Where else am I supposed to use all of this Abercrombie Fierce cologne except with my e30 pals?

[ak-]

Your '02 makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. How were the roads on HWY 1?
Haven't visited them in years and want to take a trip up north with Sebo and whoever to be all romantic with the scenic view and stuff with our cars.

[phreshkid]

Decided to revisit the paint issue.

The idea is to remove the current wax, wash the car with Comet and abrasive Scotchbrite pads, then reapply wax. I wasn't happy with the first wash over a month ago so I wanted to give it another go. I figured while I'm in there, I might as well touch up a few spots with touch up paint.

Photos:



Both DD cars together getting washed. The m3 got the regular stuff, the 02 gets the Comet. I like the way it turned out. Much cleaner and more consistent than the previous wash/wax.




And here she is, cleaned, but not waxed. The wax will make the current paint much deeper and darker in color. It will look good from 20' away, and I'm ok with that.






I'm going to wait until it's a little bit cooler to start waxing with the buffing machine. I want to make sure the car is nice and cool. Oh, and to let the touch up paint dry a bit. I might just wait until tomorrow now that I think about it.

[phreshkid]

The kink in the outer cable housing eventually fatigued the cable and it broke.







Got any audio or video of the M30 cars in action? You know how i get about built M30s.

I have a video but the coupes are too far ahead of me to hear anything. I can still send you the video if you'd like.

As for one of the coupes, you may recognize it. Both cars in the photo below belong to the same owner. He built both cars, the 2002 of which is for sale in the current Roundel magazine. Both cars are fast, but the 02 is ungodly fast. It's shy of 400 horsepower with perfect 50/50 weight distribution.

[LJ851]

About 118 miles into the drive back home, my speedo stopped working. It wasn't until this morning that I found the culprit: broken speedo cable. How does this happen? No idea, but it did. Have a new one on the way now.

The kink in the outer cable housing eventually fatigued the cable and it broke.

Not pictured were two 3.0 coupes, both with 3.5-3.8l m30s. Serious cool cars.

Got any audio or video of the M30 cars in action? You know how i get about built M30s.