Detailer's Domain: Busy BMW Day - M5 Paint Correction / M3 Detail

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Subject 1: BMW M3

Requirements: Exterior Detail - Wash, AutoScrub, Polish, Wax - Engine Clean Up



This one came in to us in great shape. Not much needed just some light marring and protection.



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

- Washed with 1Z einszett W99

- Aquartz Iron Cut

- Wash down and rinsed

- Door jambs were cleaned up

- Nano Scrub AutoScrub

- Dried

- Tires dressed

- Masking

- Paint Measurement

- Menzerna SF4000 with Uber Green Pad - Griots Orbital

- Sonax Carnauba Wax

- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed

- Rubber and Plastics Treated

- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed

- Exhaust tips cleaned

- Windows were autoscrubed, cleaned, and sealed

- Engine Detailed



Links to products used -



1Z einszett W99

Aquartz Iron Cut

Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner

NanoSkin AutoScrub System

Menzerna SF4000

Sonax Carnauba Wax

1Z einszett Vinyl Rubber Care

Optimum Metal Polish



Engine

Uber Engine Detailing Kit



Tools used

Uber Wool Wash Mitt

Uber No Name MF Towels

Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher

Uber Buffing Pads

Defelsko Paint Meter

Fenix TK35

Brinkmann

Kranzle Pressure Washer

Cam Spray Foam Canon

2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies

Uber Firehose Nozzle

Metro Air Force Blaster

Metro Jumbo Vac N Blow



Before

Engine Before

Engine After

Prep - Wash - Wheels - Tires - Autoscrub

Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner

Autoscrub

Exhaust tips

Before

After

After shots

Subject: BMW M5

Requirement: Paint Correction, Quick Interior



Customer required paint correction on his new to him M5 in Indy Red. Much more need in terms of correction then his well kept M3.



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

- Washed with 1Z einszett W99

- Aquartz Iron Cut

- Wash down and rinsed

- Door jambs were cleaned up

- Nano Scrub AutoScrub

- Dried

- Tires dressed

- Masking

- Paint Measurement

- Meg's M105 with Surbuf - Griots Orbital

- Menzerna SF4000 with Uber Green Pad - Griots Orbital

- Victoria Wax Red

- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight

- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed

- Rubber and Plastics Treated

- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed

- Exhaust tips cleaned

- Windows were autoscrubed, cleaned, and sealed

- Interior Cleaned/Conditioned/ Vac



Products used



Links to products used -



1Z einszett W99

Aquartz Iron Cut

Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner

NanoSkin AutoScrub System

Meg's M105

Menzerna SF4000

Victoria Wax Red

1Z einszett Vinyl Rubber Care

Optimum Metal Polish



Tools used

Uber Wool Wash Mitt

Uber No Name MF Towels

Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher

Uber Buffing Pads

Defelsko Paint Meter

Fenix TK35

Brinkmann

Kranzle Pressure Washer

Cam Spray Foam Canon

2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies

Uber Firehose Nozzle

Metro Air Force Blaster

Metro Jumbo Vac N Blow



Before shots

Imperfections on the paint

 

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Prep - Wash, Iron Cut, Autoscrub, Wheels, Tires

Sonax in action

Bug and Tar

Drying the car

Autoscrub in action

Correction Work

50/50 on the trim - used the same compounds and polishes on the trim as the paint

Victoria Wax Red was used as a last step

Final Rinse

Tight beads from Victoria Wax Red

Final touches by Dan

After

 

[Thomas Dekany]

Stunning results Phil! I love the color on the 5 series.

 

[natural320]

that's funny. the first thing I thought while scrolling through the pics was "stunning" as well!



I love BMWs, and you gussied these up nice and proper. very nicely done!

 

[DeanSweet]

No sh!t that 5 is stunning!!