I was contacted a few weeks ago by a true M3 enthusiast who had just got his dream car. Everything on the car was perfect, except the paint. That's where I came in. He let me know his expectations and I tried to exceed them. When I first arrived, I pulled the car out of the garage and started to wash it. I started with the wheels and tires as usual. The wheels were cleaned using P21S Wheel Gel and the tires were cleaned with P21S Total Auto Wash.
Here is a picture of the wheels after being sprayed with P21S Wheel Gel.
Agitating the dirt on the back side of the wheels.
After the wheels and tires were clean, it was time to start on the paint. The whole car was sprayed down with P21S TAW to make sure the paint was as clean as possible before I started polishing.
The car was then foamed with Griots Garage Car Soap.
After the washing process, the car was clayed with Sonus green clay. I then checked the paint for defects.
I then pulled the car back into the garage and begin to try a few test spots. After trying a few test spots, I was getting the best results using Menzerna SIP followed by Menzerna 106FF. So thats what I used. After polishing the paint to perfection and refining it with 106FF, I pulled the car back out in the sun to snap a couple of pictures.
After these pictures I went back and re-buffed a few areas where there were still defects, and then I gave the whole car a wipe down with a 50/50 mix of water and alcohol. The car was then sealed using Ultima PGP.
The tires were dressed with Surf City Garage Beyond Black.
All plastic trim received Black WOW.
Wheels were sealed using Opti-Seal.
Then came the final pictures.
Here is a picture of the wheels after being sprayed with P21S Wheel Gel.
Agitating the dirt on the back side of the wheels.
After the wheels and tires were clean, it was time to start on the paint. The whole car was sprayed down with P21S TAW to make sure the paint was as clean as possible before I started polishing.
The car was then foamed with Griots Garage Car Soap.
After the washing process, the car was clayed with Sonus green clay. I then checked the paint for defects.
I then pulled the car back into the garage and begin to try a few test spots. After trying a few test spots, I was getting the best results using Menzerna SIP followed by Menzerna 106FF. So thats what I used. After polishing the paint to perfection and refining it with 106FF, I pulled the car back out in the sun to snap a couple of pictures.
After these pictures I went back and re-buffed a few areas where there were still defects, and then I gave the whole car a wipe down with a 50/50 mix of water and alcohol. The car was then sealed using Ultima PGP.
The tires were dressed with Surf City Garage Beyond Black.
All plastic trim received Black WOW.
Wheels were sealed using Opti-Seal.
Then came the final pictures.
