Detailer's Domain: E46 M3 Exterior Detail

Detailers Domain · 09-10-2009, 07:39 AM

This car came from a customer on one of the BMW forums we sponsor. She was great extremely friendly and a hardcore car enthusiast!

She actually stayed pretty much thru 90% of the paint correction process.

The car was pretty beat up unfortunately it is parked outside and was not taken care of by the previous owner.

The customer wanted to make it perfect so we gave it some love.....take a look.

Products Used:
Exterior:
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner in the Cam Spray Foam Canon
Swissvax Paint Rubber and Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer for clay lube
Menzerna Super Intensive with the Uber Green Pad and Uber Yellow Pad
Menzerna PO85RD with the Uber Blue Pad
Menzerna Top Inspection
Collinite Insulator Wax
Swissvax Divine
Einszett Spray Wax

Wheels and Tires
Uber Wheel/Tire/Wheel Well Kit

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Brinkmann MaxFire
Metabo PE12-175
Flex 3403
Makita 9227 Hi Speed Rotary
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Cam Spray 1500A with Cam Spray Foam Gun

Before shots:
Etching, Swirls, Bug and Tar, Buffer Splatter, etc

Plates were removed

Presoaking wheels

Washing the M

Removal of the tar and caked on road grime (3M Adhesive Remover)

Claying the car

Polishing SIP

Polishing PO85RD

After shot of the work

Sun shots after polishing, before rinsing off the dust

Dust accumulation

Rinse

installing the rear plate

Black Wow Applied to bring back the dull trim
Before

After

Close up

After shots -- Collinite and Divine

Enjoy!

supraking · 09-10-2009, 11:31 AM

The guy ruined this beautiful car IMO, but you did a great job detailing it.

09-10-2009, 07:39 AM	#1
Detailers Domain Major General 2012 Rep 6,916 Posts Drives: 20 M2C / 22 X3MC Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (24)	Detailer's Domain: E46 M3 Exterior Detail This car came from a customer on one of the BMW forums we sponsor. She was great extremely friendly and a hardcore car enthusiast! She actually stayed pretty much thru 90% of the paint correction process. The car was pretty beat up unfortunately it is parked outside and was not taken care of by the previous owner. The customer wanted to make it perfect so we gave it some love.....take a look. Products Used: Exterior: Adam's All Purpose Cleaner in the Cam Spray Foam Canon Swissvax Paint Rubber and Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer for clay lube Menzerna Super Intensive with the Uber Green Pad and Uber Yellow Pad Menzerna PO85RD with the Uber Blue Pad Menzerna Top Inspection Collinite Insulator Wax Swissvax Divine Einszett Spray Wax Wheels and Tires Uber Wheel/Tire/Wheel Well Kit Tools: Infratech 5300 Brinkmann MaxFire Metabo PE12-175 Flex 3403 Makita 9227 Hi Speed Rotary The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch) Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels Uber Drying Towels Cam Spray 1500A with Cam Spray Foam Gun Before shots: Etching, Swirls, Bug and Tar, Buffer Splatter, etc Plates were removed Presoaking wheels Washing the M Removal of the tar and caked on road grime (3M Adhesive Remover) Claying the car Polishing SIP Polishing PO85RD After shot of the work Sun shots after polishing, before rinsing off the dust Dust accumulation Rinse installing the rear plate Black Wow Applied to bring back the dull trim Before After Close up After shots -- Collinite and Divine Enjoy!
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09-10-2009, 11:31 AM	#2
supraking Captain 49 Rep 759 Posts Drives: 128i Coupe 6MT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 128i Coupe [0.00]	The guy ruined this beautiful car IMO, but you did a great job detailing it.
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