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DetailersDomain 09-08-2010 08:08 AM

Detailer's Domain: BMW M3 - The Works
 
This was a pretty extensive detail on this M3, unfortunately not the best example being Alpine White.
Take a look at the complete write up.

Interior was in pretty good shape, exterior/wheels/wheel wells/engine needed some work.

Big thanks to the crew that came by to help out Alvin, Joe, and Dan!

What was done -
Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wheel wells were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Paint inspected and measured
- Wheel Wells were cleaned and dressed with Adam's Undercarriage Spray
- Tires dressed with Adam's VRT
- Masking
- 3 Step Paint correction (Meguiars M105 with an Uber Yellow, Menzerna Super Intensive Polish with an Uber Green and Menzerna PO85RD with an Uber Blue)
- 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
- Engine Cleaned and Dressed

Interior
- Sonax Dashboard Cleaner
- Einszett Leather Care
- Einszett Plastic Deep Cleaner

Products used:
(feel free to click the link below for more info)
Exterior:
Valugard Detail Wash
P21S Total Auto Wash
Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
Uber Clay Bar kit with Optimum No Rinse
Einszett Spray Wax
Meguiars M105
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna PO85RD
Menzerna Power Lock

Engine
Adam's In and Out
P21S TAW

Wheels/Tires
Sonax Wheel Cleaner
Adam's VRT
3m Adhesive Remover
Plastic Razor Blades

Interior
Sonax Dashboard Cleaner
einszett Leathercare
einszett Plastic Deep Cleaner

Glass
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Adam's Glass Sealant

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
Cam Spray Pressure Wash and Foam Canon Attachment

Interior
Before
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6095.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6096.jpg

After
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6705.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6686.jpg

Engine before
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6104.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6105.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6106.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6104.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6113.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6107.jpg

P21S TAW and some brushing
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6129.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6133.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6142.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6145.jpg

Adam's In and Out
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6162.jpg

Engine After
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6708.jpg

Exterior
Before shots
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6080.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6081.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6083.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6084.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6086.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6089.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6091.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6101.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6108.jpg

Pre-soak/Wash/Clay/Wheels
More wheel details in a second
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6120.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6123.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6117.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6134.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6135.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6138.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6140.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6146.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6149.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6150.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6151.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6152.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6156.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6157.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6160.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6159.jpg

DetailersDomain 09-08-2010 08:08 AM

Next up the car was jacked up for a complete wheel detail and undercarriage detail
Wheel wells
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6533.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6534.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6578.jpg

Before brakes
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6618.jpg

After
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6620.jpg

Tons of gunk to remove
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6540.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6542.jpg

3M Adhesive Remover goes to work
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6547.jpg

After (tons of chips under the gunk)
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6550.jpg

Another round of wheels this time inner wheels
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6626.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6627.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6561.jpg

Adhesive from weights
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6600.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6604.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6601.jpg

After shot of wheel
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6615.jpg

Imperfections are really hard to detect on white as you all know, here are some of the better shots
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6379.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6381.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6382.jpg

Polishing with friends is fun... lol
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6574.jpg

Before shots
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6606.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6609.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6610.jpg

After shot of polishing
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6585.jpg

After shots (clouds came in .....sorry)
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6709.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6678.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6681.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6682.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6684.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6685.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6690.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6694.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6696.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6703.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6706.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...3/IMG_6680.jpg

Permission for the write up granted by the customer

res0zsfa 09-09-2010 06:36 PM

nice!! awesome car :)

Xan 09-09-2010 06:56 PM

That's a real good job! Thanks for posting...

You guys do like using a lot of lights.. :)

fairladyZ34 09-09-2010 07:24 PM

can you pm me where in NJ this is and how much a service like this would cost. thanks

AdamsPolishes 09-09-2010 08:18 PM

Ya know phil... you stick with this detailing thing, kid... you might have a future in it. You've got potential. :D

Soygen 09-09-2010 08:33 PM

Nice post and nice car(though those Beamer dashes are fugly).

1325 09-09-2010 10:32 PM

Phil, awesome work. Now when your clientele take their vehicles home, do they wash and mar the paint all over again, or do they not even bother washing themselves and just bring it back to you?

Been curious, as it must suck seeing this kind of work and time put in just to have it all jacked up again by people who don't know about detailing.

Thanks.

DetailersDomain 09-10-2010 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fairladyZ34 (Post 714735)
can you pm me where in NJ this is and how much a service like this would cost. thanks

we are located at 55 Oak St, Norwood, NJ 07648


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