BMW M3 Forum (E90 E92)

BMW Garage BMW Meets Register Today's Posts


Go Back   M3Post - BMW M3 Forum > E90/E92 M3 Technical Topics > Wash, Wax, Detail, Cosmetic Maintenance & Repairs
 
Mporium BMW
Post Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
      02-27-2011, 09:47 AM   #1
Detailers Domain
Major General
Detailers Domain's Avatar
United_States
1997
Rep
6,916
Posts

Drives: 20 M2C / 22 X3MC
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: New Jersey

iTrader: (24)

Detailer's Domain: Trashed 08 Cayenne

What was done -
Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Pre Washed with Car Pro Iron X
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- 3 Step Paint Correction
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step – Menzerna Power Lock
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed

Engine
-Cleaned
- Dressed

Interior
-Leather Cleaned and conditioned
-Dash and plastics cleaned
-Vacuumed

Products used:
(feel free to click the link below for more info)
Exterior:
Car Pro Iron X
1Z einszett W99
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
Uber Clay Bar kit with Optimum No Rinse
Einszett Spray Wax
Meg's M105
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna PO85RD
Menzerna Power Lock


Wheels/Tires
Uber Wheel and Tire Kit

Glass
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Adam's Glass Sealant

Engine
Adam's APC
Adam's In and Out Spray

Interior
Sonax Dashboard Cleaner
Sonax Leather Foam

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Fenix TK11
Brinkmann
Fenix TK40
Flex 3403
Makita
Metabo
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels

Brushes
Kranzle K1120 Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon

Interior Clean Up
Before




Interior was vacuumed with the Metro Vac. Adam's Glass Cleaner was used on the interior glass. Sonax Dashboard Cleaner for the plastics and Sonax Leather Foam on the leather.

After



Exterior

Before shots





Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner on the wheels.


Adam's All Purpose Cleaner attacking the dirty wheel wells


Cleaning up the wheel well with the Uber Wheel Well Brush


Adam's All Purpose Cleaner on the tires.


Working on the tires with the Uber Wheel Well Brush


Before shots of the engine






Adam's All Purpose
was used on the engine to cut the dust, grime, and dirty. The Uber Boar's Hair Brush was used to agitate the heavier dirty and grime.


Rinsed


Adam's In and Out was used to dress it up.


After shot of the engine


Wash
Kranzle


New Shut Off Valve


Pre Soaked with Car Pro Iron X, IronX did a great job stripping iron deposits off the car.


Iron X in action




Washed with einszett W99





After all that prep work clay still required!


Before and after shots (correction)





85RD broken down


Some 50/50 shots







After correction



Final Rinse


After shots








Enjoy

(Permission for the write up granted by the customer)
Appreciate 0
      02-27-2011, 09:50 AM   #2
Jaypod
Brigadier General
Jaypod's Avatar
No_Country
125
Rep
4,971
Posts

Drives: Frozen M3, AM V8V, 991 GT3
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Toronto

iTrader: (7)

Great job as usual Phil!
Appreciate 0
      03-05-2011, 12:36 PM   #3
WCM3
Î canŧ főcus mŷ attėntĭon
WCM3's Avatar
United_States
72
Rep
1,406
Posts

Drives: 13 Rubicon
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Morgantown, Pa

iTrader: (7)

Great work! I thought the car looked ok until I got to the paint correction pictures. You made it look awesome!

How long does a detail like that take you?
__________________
2011 M3 Coupe - Individual Fire Orange/Black Novillo Extended Leather, 6MT, Mode Carbon, Eisenmann Race, BBS CH-R, BC Coil-overs (Sold)
1995 M3 Coupe - Avus/Hurricane, AEM EMS, Precision Turbo, Boostlogic, H&R, Fikse FM/5, MaxVelocity, Maximum PSI, 20% Tint, etc etc..(Sold)
2009 M3 Coupe - AW/Fox Red, 6MT, Carbon Roof, Shadow Trim, etc (Sold)
Appreciate 0
      03-05-2011, 12:52 PM   #4
Detailers Domain
Major General
Detailers Domain's Avatar
United_States
1997
Rep
6,916
Posts

Drives: 20 M2C / 22 X3MC
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: New Jersey

iTrader: (24)

thanks!
this one took 14 hours.
Appreciate 0
Post Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:12 AM.




m3post
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
1Addicts.com, BIMMERPOST.com, E90Post.com, F30Post.com, M3Post.com, ZPost.com, 5Post.com, 6Post.com, 7Post.com, XBimmers.com logo and trademark are properties of BIMMERPOST