Gleaming Kleen: BMW 325

[imported_christopher]

Hi,

I just got my Porter Cable kit and used it today but i am not sure about washing the foam pads off. Is it ok to use dish soap or is there a better way to clean them. I have tried hot water but there is still some polish and wax in the two when i push on them and the dark ring part on the polish pad hasn't washed out. So what should i do?

 

[Bobby G]

Chris,



Yes, I recommend rinsing your pads with a little dish soap and water. Do not put them in the washer. It will distroy them.



If you plan to use the same product a lot (such as a wax), it is recommend that you do not wash the pads. Instead, you should put the pad in a marked ziplock baggie to keep it from drying.



db

 

[imported_christopher]

Yeah i'll go do that now then. I plan on using the same wax w/ the wax pad and different types of polish w/ the polish pad. I just read some helpful info on the detailing forum that says the same. I have the foam pad cleaning spur from CMA do i use it to clean just the wax pad? or is it good for both pads? thanks again for your help.

 

[Jay@G.K]

Hi All, thanks for checking out another write up from Gleaming Kleen:thumb:

No pics of the wash stages but here is a few of the photos showing the condition of the car before it was washed and decontaminated.

Door jambs cleaned up

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All wheels were removed to be fully refurbished as they were all badly kerbed. With the wheels off and car on axle stands I thoroughly cleaned the arches using Bilt Hamber Surfex and Tardis

Wheel hubs and brake calipers were not looking to good so these were rubbed down and given a few coats of primer, paint and laquer. Wheel bolts were also freshened up.

How it all looks with the refurbished wheels back on (wheels were sealed with Nanolex before refitting)

The wing mirrors on the car had been repainted poorly at some point so these were taken to get repainted properly (Thanks Wayne:thumb

I also got Wayne to repair the leather bolster. This is a service I offer myself but too save a bit of time it made sense to get him to do whilst he had the car.

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The interior leather was in need of a good deep clean. A 50/50 showing the difference made.

Moving on to the paint - I used Menz 302 and a LC Cutting pad (where needed I stepped up to 3M FCP) for the bulk of the correction work.

 

[Jay@G.K]

Once all the heavy compounding was complete I refined the paint with Megs 205 and a old style Meg Finishing pad which left me with the following results.

With all the machine polishing stages out of the way I then applied/removed swissvax Cleaner Fluid and a coat of Swissvax Divine was applied. I then went about dressing the tyres, polishing exhaust, cleaning windows etc etc

Grills removed and given a good clean with Jeffs Prime Strong

Engine bay dressed with 303

And the end result after 35 hours of work

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Few other BMW's from the last month or two. Not enough pics to do a proper write up on them

All were booked in for a Enhancement Details

M3 CSL finished with Werkstat Acrylic

M3 finished with Werkstat Acrylic

Z4M finished with Blackfire Wet Diamond Sealant

Thanks for reading guys:thumb:

 

[Street Dreams]

Always quality work Jay, really outstanding!

 

[SoonerFan]

Cars look great. wonder work. Great pictures too!

 

[imported_detailchick]

You made her gorgeous!WOW!!:thumbup:

 

[bmw5541]

Jay,
That is what I call a TRANSFORMATION!!!
Outstanding work, and the 35 hours put into it, was time well spent!!:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[imported_trhland]

love ur work as allways!!!!

 

[Knox Details]

Wow you really did an amazing job on that car and got some very good photos! Great job!