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Final Update. My Wife said to me tonight that she hopes that I don’t lose enjoyment of this very special car because of the paint issues, marring, or scratches. She reminded me that the Owner of the Dealership said the car was a Unicorn and was the best BMW sold in the USA at the time of sale...

Hi Mike - Thank you. I’m looking up “burnishing” now and realize we’re talking about the definition of scratches. I’ll look into the Dr. Beasley’s items you suggested. Quick question: Could I have induced scratches using the Flex at Speed 6 and from pressure with a foam pad? The foam pad...

Hi Mike - Thank you for your reply and I’ll wait for you when you can go over everything. Let me provide some more information. There are 3 types of scratches on the car: 1) Fine Wave Scratches All Over the Car. I have included a short movie clip that is the best way to see them. These are...

UPDATE. Demoralized. Perplexed. So all my sunlight checks today looked great and I felt the car’s micro marring, holograms, and the damage left over from the synthetic cutting cream were gone. I thus fully washed the car at night (as I usually do) and dried it off with fresh, clean towels. I...

Follow up. I brought the car out in the sunlight in various areas and looking at it from various angles. I use the sun and then stand there and move the sun around the paint as I’m leaning my head all different ways. I’m wearing my sunglasses for protection but my eyes feel damaged from doing...

Continued from above … So next for the trunk I used a wool pad at speed 4 with the Flex XC 3401. I did three passes, cross hatched with handshake firm pressure. This area also includes a small spoiler (these cars can go 189 mph in Germany). Then I did three passes with a soft foam pad, cross...

Hi Everyone at this forum and Hello to Mike Phillips. I found out about Mike with various web searches researching information for detailing my cars. I don’t do forums or apps as an older Generation Xer but really liked his information, style, and write ups of his classes. I would like to go...