bye bye oxidation!

[tecnicaflat]

you may have read my other "hello" post and seen this picture of the 02' a few moments after its first wash in over a decade:

well,

15-20 hours of by-hand, claybar, compound polish, pre-wax polish, and wax have resulted in this:

Needless to say, I'm prettty happy, despite the amount of time it took. If I'm insane enough, I may do it a second time once the car is done to try and get the paint to 100%.

Onwards now to deal with that pesky strut tower and whatever rust I find. That and a bushing for the alternator to get it seated properly so the belt shuts up. The car should be road-ready after that! There's about half a dozen little odds and ends I'll be doing though to get it where I want it.

Thanks for looking.

[grmnclassic]

Nice work!! She looks good. Hope you enjoy your 02 for years to come.

[ray_]

Nice!

A Porter Cable orbital polisher can be your friend...

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=158378

Cheers,

Ray

[Mike Self]

be sure and use urethane (replace 'em all) vs the OEM rubber. Last a LOT longer.

cheers

mike

[H_Krix]

Beautiful work!

I'll bet your arm will be in a sling for a week...

[brad_c-ville_VA]

looking good man!

shoot me an e-mail through the forum. i've got several sets of those bushings you need for the alternator. send me your address and i'll send you some.

brad.

[dubois]

it looks great!

[Armond]

awesome job! it's nite and day

[mtriple]

Excellent work. Your time and effort paid off. I have a black e34 that needs this to be done, but its no 02; meaning that it will take me DAYS to do this SOB.

Congrats!

hamada

[InkaSteve]

Nice work, really looks great

[tecnicaflat]

Thanks for the kind words! It's nice to hear them, especially from you guys. Few of my friends have seen it in person, and none have seen it before its transformation.