BMW 5Series F10: Opti-Coat, The Permanent Paint Coating

good day,

its alredi been a month since i last post and now finally i got a opportunity to detail a F10. my heart always urge when comes to detailing, this is why i always wanted to get my bare hands to restore it to satisfied myself. sounds like a dog craving for bone, or a cat craving for fish but for me, im craving satisfaction. i got his call in the morning and drove down to the city to meet him. since he is a busy man, i offer him to let me take his car back and send it back to him once it done. introduce you "The Ultimate Machine"














ultimate machine?












sheer driving pleasure?











this car previously sent to CXXX for waxing session, irresponsible "detailer" have not clean up the residue they did. and now i should bring this car back to fit the 2 above slogan for its pride. i always love to start with the wheel 1st cause the engine is still sizzling hot, i wasted 1hour to let the wheel/brake caliper to cool down. as usual i love using OPC to clean the wheel but this time the dilution is a little different. i actually use full concentrated to clean cause the wheel is really tough for me due to the spokes are too tight and my hand are not able to fit in the wheel, not forget the wheel spokes designed easily to get dirt trap inside.

something like this before


and after 4hours of cleaning process





thanks to this amazing brushes and OPC

after cleaning the wheels, the engine should be fully cool down. OPC was carry out again diluted 1:3


one of the 50/50 picture after OPC-ed


close up


just dilute and start brushing


you judge it


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afer cleaning the engine bay, i washed the car with ONR


ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU JUST NEED 2GALLON WATER + 3CAPS ONR TO WASH THE ENTIRE CAR


surface preparation and inspection begins


the paint surface is good, just some washing RIDS and the weird part is i only found swirls behind the trunk but not in front the hood.
















luckily i have found one of the hidden residue


for not wasting my time, i start compound the surface with wool + OHC the main reason doing this is to remove all the washing RIDS and swirls behind the trunk, the headlamp and rear brake light also successfully corrected.

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after corrected


after 3hours of compounding, i decided to go to bed rest and continue tomorrow morning




the next morning before i rinse off the car i clean the existing wax residue with tooth pick for the hard reach area


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after


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the rear model emblem also clean with a paint brush


after rinse off any compound residue, OHP + double sided foam was used to polish and finish at the same time. later on inspect the whole surface again to prevent any left over residue. once the inspection was done, i bring the car out under the sun to check whether have any holograms/swirls leave behind.



then let the car cool down for abit and wipe down with IPA diluted 1:3 to remove any polishing oil to a clear finish. finally, the serious paint protection begins..

introduce you Optimum Opti-Coat


Opti-Coat is a permanent coating, it acts as a second layer of a clear coat that protects the paint over its lifetime! please dont get misunderstand, Opti-Coat is not a wax, sealant or a nano coating. Opti-Coat uses a resin technology that forms a permanent bond to paint and cures, just like an extra layer of clear coat. while waiting the coating to cure, i clean the interior surface with Opti-Clean and coated some of the area etc like console dashboard and door panel which have clear coat.

before pedal




after clean with OPC






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after Opti-Clean


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now






50/50 after applied OLP












the coated surface












and last is the final place to protect "the ultimate machine"











sheer driving pleasure





























thanks for reading, cheers!