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DetailersDomain 02-03-2012 09:51 AM

Winter Prep Plus - BMW 135i in Northern NJ Detailing
 
Subject: BMW 135i
Requirements: Quick Interior, Quick Engine Clean Up, Exterior Winter Prep, customer requested to install black out grills

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 W99
- Iron Cut
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Wolf's Shine and Seal
- Wheel wells were cleaned
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed
- Engine Cleaned and Dressed
- Interior wiped down and vac

Links to products used -

Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Uber Clay Bar Kit
Wolf's Shine and Seal
Adam's Super VRT
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Sonax Glass Cleaner
Wolf's Chemicals Glass Guard
Wolf's Chemicals Rim Shield
1Z einszett Cockpit

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Porter Cable 7424XP
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

Interior Before
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9983.jpg

Vac
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9986.jpg

After
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_0012.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_0013.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_0010.jpg

Before shots
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9940.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9941.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9942.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9944.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9947.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9948.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9955.jpg

Prep - Pre Wash, Rinse, Iron Cut, Rinse, Clay, Wheels, Tires

Wheels before
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9953.jpg

Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9957.jpg

APC on tires
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9958.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9959.jpg

Pre Wash
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9970.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9971.jpg

Rinse
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9976.jpg

Iron Cut
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9960.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9962.jpg

Rinse
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9967.jpg

Dry
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9979.jpg

Clay
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9974.jpg

Before Engine
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9950.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9951.jpg

After
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9981.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9980.jpg

The Wolf Pack for the final steps
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9987.jpg

Glass cleaned with Sonax Glass then sealed with Wolf's Glass Guard
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9984.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9985.jpg

Wolf's Shine and Seal applied
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9990.jpg

Wolf's Rim Shield
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9991.jpg

Time to remove the grills and install the black ones
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9992.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9994.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9995.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9997.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9998.jpg

Nice touch matches the color and trim very well
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_9999.jpg

Afters
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_0004.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_0002.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_0001.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC_0003.jpg

bigsix 02-03-2012 11:10 AM

Wow, looks great. You guys put nice effort into your detailing.
Was the car polished and waxed after claybar?

LakeShow 02-03-2012 11:03 PM

Damn looks really clean. I've been neglecting my car.

DetailersDomain 02-04-2012 10:21 AM

yes it was with a new product Wolf's Shine and Seal.

thanks for the feedback.

LakeShow 02-04-2012 04:33 PM

I've never polished or clayed before. For polishing do I need a buffer or some type of applicator. I would be a noob at it so I wouldn't want to burn the paint or something. How often can you clay and polish a car.

bigsix 02-04-2012 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LakeShow (Post 1526325)
I've never polished or clayed before. For polishing do I need a buffer or some type of applicator. I would be a noob at it so I wouldn't want to burn the paint or something. How often can you clay and polish a car.

For the polish, yes. Also, there are different pads/thickness for types of polish.
You'll want to dampen the pad + wash out paint and polish periodically during the detailing.
Try different speeds with the buffer: If it's too fast, it can burn the paint. Start slow and work up from there...

After polishing, I like to wax by hand.

DetailersDomain 02-05-2012 06:29 PM

yes you want to wash --> clay --> polish ---> wax.

you want to polish as needed, meaning when you feel the car isn't looking as good as it should - swirls etc.

here is a good basic video to look at.

Adam's Instructional Videos

Mikes350z 02-06-2012 12:06 PM

Do you do this out of your own shop/spot in NJ? If so PM me where and prices, would love a full detail after winter.

DetailersDomain 02-07-2012 07:59 AM

yes we are out of NJ.

yes we still do cars out of the shop here.

here is our info.

www.detailersdomain.com


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