First Pictures

[kpkpkp]

Well I picked her up on Monday night and she was double dirty. The revious owner clearly knew nothing about how to clean a car.

So at 10am I stared with a foam wash, paint cleanse, clay, polish and sealant.

Once I had her looking good, I fixed the sound system (someone had spent a fortune on kit but had not set it up very well)

Finally at 4pm I finished and this is what I was left with . . . .







I used some Serious Performance Sealant - I cannot tell you all how good this stuff is - so much better than many products I have spent £££ on. It is so tough and it lasts for ages. Here is a picture of how it makes the flake in the paint pop . . .



and finally after giving the roof the same SP Sealant . . .



The wheels need a good refurb but painting them is always going to leave them with a substandard finish (IMHO) so week after next they are going to be stove enamelled so they will look shiny and stay looking nice.

Sorry For Pic Hoaring

Kp

[Yanto_csl]

lovely :thumbs:

[glendog74]

The wheels need a good refurb but painting them is always going to leave them with a substandard finish (IMHO) so week after next they are going to be stove enamelled so they will look shiny and stay looking nice.

Sorry For Pic Hoaring

Car looks very good mate :thumbs:

Can you tell me more about 'stove enamelling'? It sounds better than standard painting?

Nothing wrong with photo whoring btw

[kpkpkp]

Car looks very good mate :thumbs:

Can you tell me more about 'stove enamelling'? It sounds better than standard painting?

Nothing wrong with photo whoring btw

So there are a few types of powder coating. The first is done by spraying a powder onto the surface and then either baking it (dry coating) or letting it dry naturally (wet coating). The issue with these ways of doing things is this quality of finish is not the great - have you ever felt a radiator where there are bits in the finish. You often end up with a dull and bity finish.

Stove enamelling is not a new thing. It follows the same process as the dry coating but the powder is different. It is finer and therefore gives a finer finish. It is also more glossy in it's finish so looks more like paint (a lot of high end wheels are coloured this way). It is also very hard wearing so is good for cleaning with a pressure washer.

There are a million colours to chose from and you can match practically any colour by mixing the batch in the same way you can match paint.

Kp

[markcsl]

Once I had her looking good, I fixed the sound system (someone had spent a fortune on kit but had not set it up very well)

Kp

That was me... Nice to see her in good hands. I was the owner before the most recent. happy to give you some history if you wish.

http://gallery.me…/mark.ninnim/100130

Enjoy!

[kpkpkp]

Hi Mark

Thanks that would be awesome. - Just as well I did not post any pictures of how she looked when I got her - you would have been gutted.

Still looking much happier now.

So what can you tell me.

Thanks

Kp

[markcsl]

That's a shame, when she left me, she was pristine.

On the iPhone at the moment, so I will keep it brief. All I can say is that as long as the previous owner looked after it, you have yourself a true gem. I even tried to buy it back but couldn't afford it sadly.

I'm sure you did your homework as I did before buying. However, I had plenty done to the car. I used each accident repair as an opportunity to get new bits, also when I got it back after it was nicked I had that ICE fitted, shame it wasn't set up right!

I joke of course, no accidents or thefts.

Did you know that a previous owner was Chris Rea? Not that it adds any value but interesting.

I made huge use of the warranty that was on the car during my ownership. I also extended it, I'm not sure if the subsequent owner did.

Don't panic... It was all superficial stuff that came as a result of a good contact in the service dept.

I painted the bumper and amour fended it.

It's an awesome example that sounds as though has been neglected. I think you have a great car there.

Forgive my rambling nostalgia, although the only car I have made money on, yes made. I regret selling it but did I enjoy driving her, oh yes.

Ps you could see your face in the exhaust tips under my ownership, pics to prove!

Enjoy it mate

Mark

[NZ_M3]

And it has a brand new engine !!! :thumbs: That's a bonus in my opinion!!

It's a good car if Mark owned it - anything that needed replacing would have and more because Mark authorises all BMW related warranty claims :hahaha:

Good to see it back in the club ...

[Andyk]

I'm def turning to the dark side.....if I return it will def be black.

Marks car is a cracker, you have a good one there.

Christ Mark the chap you sold it to didn't keep it long.

[kpkpkp]

Damn Mark, I read that first bit about stolen and my heart sank. LOL.

The car seems fine mechanically but the paint needed six hours of love to get it looking slick. The interior is very good all apart from a couple marks. The wheels are shot though - a poor cleaning regiem has lead to the brake dust eating into the paint. There is a chip in one of them but I think they are repairable.

So the car has a new engine. Do you know what mileage the car was on when it was replaced?

Thanks for the excellent feedback - even the heart attack inducing first part.

Kp

[NZ_M3]

:banghead:ignore .. wrong info

[glendog74]

And it has a brand new engine !!! :thumbs: That's a bonus in my opinion!!

It's a good car if Mark owned it

Marks car is a cracker, you have a good one there.

Christ Mark the chap you sold it to didn't keep it long.

So the car has a new engine. Do you know what mileage the car was on when it was replaced?

NOOOOOOOO! :banghead:

This wasn't the car that forum Admin 'mark csl' owned! We're talking a different 'markcsl' here - similar but different bloke and car! :whistle:

So kpkpkp - your car hasn't had a new engine! :hahaha:

[glendog74]

This is Mark's old CSL with both reg plates:

[NZ_M3]

OOOOPS ... my bad .... wrong car :banghead: sorry Mark and Mark (admin) ....

[alexk]

kpkpkp congratulations !
Your CSL looks very nice !!! :thumbs:

PS : the Marks are confusing us with their usernames :whistle: