the journey of a BMW E 39 restoration story - Car detailing lesson by KC

For U create my inmost being & U knitted me in my mothers womb
I am fearfully & wonderfully make


When I look into the sky above
Wonder how my life has changed
Wonder how Your love, it came to me
When I look into the sky above
All my fears, so far away

How did I restore E 39

This is a journey - of E39 restoration journey

was the successor of the BMW E34 in 1995, and itself was replaced by the E60 platform in 2003


was introduced in 95, the complete vehicle redesign draws heavily from the E38 7 Series in body construction and electronic technology. The mid-level BMW saloon showed evolutionary styling changes rather than a dramatic redesign



The aerodynamically designed body & this is my favourite colour (Silverado - almost paint defect invisible colour, so cool - that anyone above 45 find hard to find swirls under a noon day sun & camera proof colour (shooting imperfection - is almost impossible)


Mr H .... told me I dont seems to get my car gloss - shinning ......Hmmmm...what do u say from the 1st 2 pics....indeed it is a challenge to make silver shines

read on


looking at the close up & detail


stone chips & heavily scratched bumper

pigment of imperfect paint covered beneath the clear


scratches on the engine hood

Deatiling guru KC - revealing the truth of car waxing polish business again in Malaysia

For U create my inmost being & U knitted me in my mothers womb
I am fearfully & wonderfully make

Pay to get your car whack again???? is it necessarily to get yr car polish & compound - means cutting off layers of yr clear coat??

Another time Festive celebrations - means lot of preparations AKA lot of hard work - of sweat



Spring cleaning time – upon arrival of my buddy ride, he explained that he has been sending this 2 years ride to be detail every time when there is a festive season –( once yearly????)...but is it necessarily for the car paint to be polish & corrected every time - will our clear coat 2 mil of an micron last with stand against these harshness ???? wrong hands

I questions why there is the need of paint correction every year –
He reply “ I thought it is necessarily, just like spring cleaning !!!!!! I say “What”!!!!!




Great looking black stallion

far away look


eh...some stains from yesterday rain


But closer look


rainy season la

CAT City, malaysia car detailing hands on session by KC

For U create my inmost being & U knitted me in my mothers womb
I am fearfully & wonderfully make


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giving the most express wash in the world - ONR no rinse wash with 3 microfibers




stains below the hood


engine before


we started out TT very late & only have 2 hours plus

so what we cover

Basic car wash _ the most important of car detailing - begin with a humble wash

Proceed to clay (ONR 2 ounce dilutes in 500ml water) as lubrications the least aggressive but most effective (cost saving & good ROI) - it also prolong yr clay life spent , as most shampoo degrades & break it...

Moving on engine - spot cleaning - (optimum power cleaner) the far most better cleaner i ever use - so strong that can use as degreaser but so gentle can be diluted & safe for car paint & leather (safe for clear coat) i like to dilute 1:5 for engines & 1:8 for interior & leather cleaning

Paint correction - product comparison (between OTC & professional range)
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Started with consumer product - OTC
proceed to Polish - Optimum hyper spray polish & M205
proceed to compound - Megs 105

*part 2 (advance level)
Wet sanding - levelling paint coat


ending with - LSP (protection)
10 minutes optiseal ( a prefect bonding & protection )5 minutes car wax by OCWax

ended past midnight




after Optimum power clean - dilution 1:5 parts water ( we are only going to do a spot cleaning test)


after opc wash & onr rinse

Cat City Car detailing session with KC

For U create my inmost being & U knitted me in my mothers womb

I am fearfully & wonderfully make

Hi to all my buddy in KUCHING SARAWAK

I will be going to Kuching on 10 Jan
will be free to organise a detailing TT session (small scale)

Time : evening
Date: 11th or 12th Jan 2011

place : TBA

RSVP: kindly call me to confirm 016 220 9227 the details

thing to cover 5 steps of detailing

Rotary hands on

Car wash - ONR
Clay
paint correction
Polishing/machine rotary hand on

Lastly - waxing

Cheers

looking forward to see you

Originally Posted by jumpman

kc's ur gonna drop by Kuching right? perhaps u can bring some over hehe.

I am on top 3000 feet the sea level



a welcome car "KC" hmmmmmmm





Its terribly cold here

but ma ma mia

some pics from my room





now its 15 degrees


another heavenly view
the border of Indonesia & Malaysia - presenting to you Kalimantan


this is heaven



I am here top of the world


Malaysia side


Indonesia side
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Malaysia Detailing Guru - Restoring paint detailing by KC

For U create my inmost being & U knitted me in my mothers womb
I am fearfully & wonderfully make

BMW 330 Coupe damage by car cover restorations journey by KC

It has been quite a while since I posted....the last time I did was last year

Been too busy travelling around & we just celebrated our Grand ma 90th birthday...had a great time catching up with all my uncle & aunt...
came back from all over the world.

the moment i reach home - I did another detailing marathon 2 days 26 hours of detailing over 2 cars


Still recovering from a fall, slipped & fell wearing a worn out crocs during washing my car. Right elbow hurts & worse i dint let it recover

We have to take pretty much precaution, when working with a power tools or during detailing.

couple of months ago i nearly lost my right biceps...as i was caught by the pad on the spindle on my sleeves, burn a chunk of my left arm
what happen was I conducted a hands on detailing clinic for BMW car club & while having late lunch at 4pm, my buddy who got his E 90 asked me to help him to detail his ride
without considering much , I says 'yes' as Seech was coming along - and later the day i got so tired...& restless

I forgot to turn off the spindle caught, while resting on my left arm & trying to buff of the polish residues, just a few seconds - Seech was helpless
Thank God! Miracle came & after many tries the rotary went off

So this is a reminder to all of us :- be careful when working with a power tools, as this is not a toy









after a long 5 months waiting, finally i managed to slot in for my buddy to get his ride finish


Not too bad - no signs of water marks baked resurface
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1st time it came in...some pictures recovered from a faulty Memory card...evidently enough t show u the stains






many has similar experience but resorted to be repainted...




to read more at http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-cov...car-cover.html

But 'Do u still remember the story "for it takes a deaf frogs to succeed"

Whoa!! super awesome as always!! I just love you picture heavy posts!

For U create my inmost being & U knitted me in my mothers womb
I am fearfully & wonderfully make

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Originally Posted by sohail99 Whoa!! super awesome as always!! I just love you picture heavy posts! btw I see you have a modified DeWalt DW443 Incidentally I too own one. Can you show the modifications on it? (I use it with the same 6" backing plate it comes with)

Thanks Sohail99 - for your kind words, you really know how to encourage me....
for I have only one passion - that is to help others of finding the path through...

as for once i was lost & incapable in finding out the truth
I know how frustrating it can be - when u tried your best & you only seems to get no where. going to the wrong people for advise & worse of all most meguiars shops technician here purposely gives the opposite instruction from the label. many guru scares to lose their reputation to others detailers.

as I have nothing to lose & i found out that I actually gain more when i lose - to be a giver than a taker

after all that i have been thru
I would only want to share & bless the world with the little knowledge I know. perhaps this is the best area of my contribution as it is my PASSION

I find joy in restoring cars, as i see deem & fit as it reflect pretty much of my life , for once i was broken & lost but now found & loved. You now the joy of being loved. after serving in a children homes for 7 years - i know the value of restoration & giving hope to these children means.....same applies here

I see the resemblance of my life similarly like in abuse car as for once i was abusing myself with all form of substance . Thank God for giving me a new start & I am able to share with you all....

I do not know how to thank each of you more- but just let me say one more thank you
for being around here, coming along side with me & my heart felt gratitude - you all is my truly guru's & I am proud to called u friends

Thank you for your detailing ship

BTW the dewalts belong to one of the enthusiast never the less - i shall take more pics & share with u

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Originally Posted by BobbyG Kc, I always look forward to your threads! The information and photos are the best and clearly identified so that the reader can easily follow them through the post. This test is a great example that shows both product and user performance and I particularity enjoyed the four section comparison! Superb work once again! How come everyone's wearing those yellow glasses?

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Originally Posted by Flash Gordon k.c., the master detail instuctor

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Wow

Cg6LeMoN

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looks good as usual

akkvet Senior Member

Re: Mastering Rotary Crash course -Sun Day out detailing by KC Always awesome to see your work. I really like your willingness to teach. You are the Mike Phillips of Malaysia.

drivemax

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@KC
Like always good guru ...and nice job
Really love to see all yr work especially 50/50~~

BR

tuscarora dave

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Very nice thread KCs. Nice work. I really like the clarity you have achieved with just one product and Hyper Compound at that!! Who would have thought.

Coming back from a low bottom place in life is truly God's Grace, an unwarranted gift for sure and your gratitude shines through in your giving spirit.

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Originally Posted by tuscarora dave Very nice thread KCs. Nice work. I really like the clarity you have achieved with just one product and Hyper Compound at that!! Who would have thought. Coming back from a low bottom place in life is truly God's Grace, an unwarranted gift for sure and your gratitude shines through in your giving spirit.

Very nice words Dave!

very nice work Kc! Teaching is a gift, and you teach with every post,keep up the great work!

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Another great job and write up. I always like seeing the before and after pics of neglected finishes.

It's also nice to see

Originally Posted by rakkvet

Always awesome to see your work. I really like your willingness to teach. You are the Mike Phillips of Malaysia.

Thanks rakkvet - for your kind words _ for i am just a shadow of this man

Mike is my true Hero & I am not even worthy to be compared to him

His loves & passion inspires me......He is a legend

thank you

thank you


thank you


if there is a reason for thanks giving - it should be you guys

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