So at the risk to be called out by some here and as a one-time treat to the car and myself, I took the BMW to a professional detailer for full paint correction treatment.
I just couldn't resist the curiousity to see what a pro can do with this car....so I have an idea and a reference for the future.
I will still buy a proper orbital polisher and try my hand at it going forward.
Pickup is tomorrow morning so will see if I completely wasted the money or only partially....
What did it cost you? I need something done soon on the Mustang.
If you ask me, a lot!!! A whooping $1,000 when all was said and done....Never again! Not on an old BLACK car anyway....deep scratches didn't come off but just better. Where the paint was ok, it came out really nice.
It was supposed to be $750 but when it was all done he asked for $1000 and I didn't question it.
$150 was for headlights - that was a gain as they look way better than what I could accomplish myself last year. He ceramic coated the headlights too... I hope they last....
The paint correction itself was supposed to be $600.
He did some extra things - ceramic coated the front bumper (painted last year), polished the exhaust tips, applied paint sealer (he recommended instead of ceramic coating), did the fog lights too...