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      04-27-2013, 05:59 PM   #1
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European Delivery of Frozen Grey M5

had a AMAZING time taking delivery of a new Frozen Grey M5

We drove 1400 miles before dropping the car off in Munich.

Thank You!!! to all the contributors on Bimmerpost! everyones advice was indispensable.
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      04-28-2013, 09:48 PM   #2
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Where are the pics?
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      04-28-2013, 11:59 PM   #3
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Where are the pics?
check last page of owner's registry
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      04-29-2013, 09:35 PM   #4
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sorry, fixed the pics
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      04-30-2013, 06:38 AM   #5
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      04-30-2013, 10:32 AM   #6
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That is gorgeous.
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      04-30-2013, 03:33 PM   #7
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Beautiful under that lighting! Congrats
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      04-30-2013, 03:48 PM   #8
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      04-30-2013, 07:08 PM   #9
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      04-30-2013, 07:13 PM   #10
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      05-01-2013, 07:22 AM   #11
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Wow, that looks amazing! Might have to get this color on the next one.
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      05-01-2013, 08:10 AM   #12
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Love it! Congrats on the new Beast
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      05-01-2013, 06:04 PM   #13
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I love it!!! Great finish.
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      05-01-2013, 06:51 PM   #14
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Great color choice!
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      05-01-2013, 07:46 PM   #15
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beautiful color. congrats
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      05-01-2013, 08:52 PM   #16
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Wow! Congrats.
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Looks great! Do you have more pics in direct light?
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That is a beautiful looking M5. I hear frozen colors are very difficult to clean, is this true? How do you clean frozen colors?
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      05-02-2013, 05:26 PM   #19
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That is a beautiful looking M5. I hear frozen colors are very difficult to clean, is this true? How do you clean frozen colors?
Not totally sure yet. Here is what I know so far. We put 1400 miles on the car in about 6 days. I didn't wash the car until the end of the trip just before drop off in Munich. The car was very dirty and had 1400 miles worth of freeway bugs across the front end. I was very perplexed about the best way to get the vehicle cleaned before drop off. I tried but could not find anywhere to wash it myself so, reluctantly, I took it to "Mr. Wash" (automatic carwash).
I spoke with an employee before going through the wash and he insisted the paint would be fine and they didnt use any wax. Lucky for me, the employee was correct. The car came out great. bugs were 98% gone and the car was very clean, I was surprised.
I dont think cleaning it will be difficult at all. Waxing it will obviously require special "made for Matte" wax. One big advantage I can see already is hardly any swirls or watermarks show up. Even when it rains or if you use the window washer residue is definitely more difficult to see. My initial impression with the paint is very positive. I don't believe it will require any more maintenance than a traditional paint job.
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      05-02-2013, 06:07 PM   #20
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here are a couple pictures of the paint in daylight.

I was surprised at how even though the paint has a matte finish it still reflects whatever the colors are outside. the paint appears lighter in full sun and a lot darker on a cloudy day.
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That is a beautiful looking M5. I hear frozen colors are very difficult to clean, is this true? How do you clean frozen colors?
There is a lot of misinformation about the frozen paints.
They are actually EASIER to care for than gloss and as stated no concern for swirl marks.
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That is a beautiful looking M5. I hear frozen colors are very difficult to clean, is this true? How do you clean frozen colors?
There is a lot of misinformation about the frozen paints.
They are actually EASIER to care for than gloss and as stated no concern for swirl marks.
This is completely true.

However the only rear difference/danger is if there is a deep scratch. The only way to get fix it is to repaint the entire panel.
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