srobrien Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Since getting my M3 in July i've never been happy with the paintwork as every time it catches the sun the swirls show up like cobwebs and ruins the finish. After finally having a few spare days to myself I set out with my detailing gear to give her a good seeing too. I forgot to take pics at some stages so you are just going to have to take my word for it. Also the pics were taken with my iphone 4 so not fantastic. Also the wheels are coming off soon for a colour change so I just gave them a quick scrub. Cleaning steps were: - Pre rinsed with with pressure washer. - Snowfoamed with bilthamber autofoam and APC. - Wheels were presoaked with Bilberry and cleaned with shampoo and brushed. - Washed with 2BM/grit guards with Dodo Juice Born to be Mild. - Claybarred with mild clay and Dodo Juice Born to Be Slippy as lube. - Snowfoamed again. - Dried with towel. - Taped up for polishing. Polishing steps: - Using my DAS-6 with a combination of Lake County foam wool pad and Meguiars 105 then refined with Lake County orange pad with Menzerna PO106. The paint was really swirly but the wool pad sorted it out: - The car was then cleaned again and dried. - I then used Dodo Juice Lime Prime as a prewax cleanser. - The wax used was....you guessed it Dodo Juice Austentatious. - The wax was topped up using Dodo Juice Red Mist as a sealant. Finishing: - Aerospace 303 used on plastics. - Meguiars Metal polish on exhaust. - Sonus tyre gel on the tyres. So that was 3 days work and I still need to do the interior, but im taking a rest before I start that. Finished Pics: R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Very nice job, the car looks lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Looks good! But for 3 days work I think I'd prefer to pay someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballistic Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Nice one, looks great, too shinky to capture Im looking forward to doing one of these stints on my zed. Did it on my gloss red skyline not so long ago and it came out brilliant. Not sure how it will come out on GM, i prefer gloss colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srobrien Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 Nice one, looks great, too shinky to capture Im looking forward to doing one of these stints on my zed. Did it on my gloss red skyline not so long ago and it came out brilliant. Not sure how it will come out on GM, i prefer gloss colours. GM comes out nice, it hides the swirls well so you dont have to do much to make it look nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggy Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Nice job there mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkie34 Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Top work mate. Looks like the BMW valeters had made a right mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4XNY Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Excellent job, buy why did you swirl the number plate on the rear?? We can all see the front number plate...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srobrien Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 Excellent job, buy why did you swirl the number plate on the rear?? We can all see the front number plate...... Emmm where? you can see the first part, anyway I did it because I have posted the write up on a few websites, most folk on here know my plate anyway. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4XNY Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Excellent job, buy why did you swirl the number plate on the rear?? We can all see the front number plate...... Emmm where? you can see the first part, anyway I did it because I have posted the write up on a few websites, most folk on here know my plate anyway. R 2nd pic down in your "finished pics" Just thought I'd let you know, in case you didnt want people seeing it thats all.... My reg is my username! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srobrien Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 Excellent job, buy why did you swirl the number plate on the rear?? We can all see the front number plate...... Emmm where? you can see the first part, anyway I did it because I have posted the write up on a few websites, most folk on here know my plate anyway. R 2nd pic down in your "finished pics" Just thought I'd let you know, in case you didnt want people seeing it thats all.... My reg is my username! Hmm thats weird it shows up swirly on my page, must be a photobucket problem, cheers for letting me know. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Nice work, Ross... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael2516 Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 nice work mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tay Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 good work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry3167 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 What a lovely M3, well done!! Took a test drive at VINES BMW in the DAKAR EDITION M3 limited in yellow, was awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenni86 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Looks awesome Nice car too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srobrien Posted November 22, 2010 Author Share Posted November 22, 2010 What a lovely M3, well done!! Took a test drive at VINES BMW in the DAKAR EDITION M3 limited in yellow, was awesome!! Nice, thanks! the dakar yellow looks awesome. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aust350z Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Wow! Looks awesome. Is it not better to put the a sealant down before applying a wax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srobrien Posted November 23, 2010 Author Share Posted November 23, 2010 Wow! Looks awesome. Is it not better to put the a sealant down before applying a wax? Thanks mate, sealants can be used as a last stage product but can also be used to top up the wax to add some durability to it hopefully offering better protection. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZedJoe Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 woah ! very nice car and even better detail. Nice work mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry3167 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 What a lovely M3, well done!! Took a test drive at VINES BMW in the DAKAR EDITION M3 limited in yellow, was awesome!! Nice, thanks! the dakar yellow looks awesome. R Yep mate, thats the one..awesome bit of driving machine!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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