Last weekend marked the return, albeit breif, to regular detailing having spent the better part of the last 2 months doing work at the Michelangelo Towers for one of our clients. This particular detail is one I have been personally looking forward to for quite some time and is none other than a jerez black E92 M3 :headbang: I'll start where we usually do with the wheels but alas, we were pressed for time on this one and I didn't get as many pics as I would have liked during the course of the detail :sorry: Anyways onto the wheels, as you can see not much in the way of visible dirt. Sonax Xtreme Rim Cleaner applied and left to do it's thing As I said the rims were pretty free from brake dust as evidenced by the lack of purple run-off from the wheels Having attended to the wheels we turned our attention to getting the vehicle washed and rinsed followed by mild claying. The car, despite its relatively good appearance, was riddled with surface contaminants. The bonnet and roof were the worst affected, being so bad one could feel them through the wash mitts and requiring 2 passes to get the surface feeling silky smooth :shakehead: Clay after the 2nd pass on the carbon roof With the wash & claying completed the car was given a final rinse before being dried and returned to it's lair to be taped up and inspected under the lights. Tape job The paint defects were relatively mild, not much in the way of serious swirls and haziness with only a few deeper RIDS along the way. With the taping completed and the car given a thorough once over with the halogens we got started trying to find a suitable combo that would knock back the mild swirling and restore some extra clarity to the paint. In the end we wound up using a combination of Menz FA and SIP on yellow 3M pads worked via rotary at 1500-1800rpm's. The above mentioned combo destroyed almost all of the swirls and did a terrific job of bringing out the flake and gloss in the paint. Again applogies for the lack of progress pics but we pretty much got stuck in and didn't stop until we were done. Grant saw something he liked while we were busy on the rear end and snapped these 2 quickies With the correction work completed the car was given a final rinse and wash before being re-dried and the finishing touches applied. LSP for the day was CG's M-Seal topped with AG's HD wax (thanks for the test pot Siya :thumb: ) As it was already dark I used the halogens in the garage to try and shed some light on the car before snapping a few reflection shots. Carbon roof Not wanting to miss out on the opportunity for some daylight pics, having been couped up in the basements of the Michelangelo for some time, I returned the following morning to get some photo's out in the sun. Carbon roof again Power Dome Some reflection shots Finished wheels Overall this one didn't dissappoint and was another fun days detailing. Thanks for looking :thumb:
Great great work by the two of you as usual. Would like to hear your thoughts on the AG High Definition wax.
Thanks for the compliments guys, much appreciated :thumb: We use Meg's Endurance Gel, it looks super slick in the photo's though for some reason. Thanks bud, appreciate it :thumb: The HD wax was a bit of a mixed bag for me. Grant applied it and I buffed it so I can only comment on the removal side. It came off easily enough but I noticed some smearing/streaking the following day out in the sun. It may have been as a result of applying it over the M-Seal, not allowing it to dry long enough or possibly applying it too thickly. It leaves a stunning finish however and is said to be quite durable so I will put this one down to be retested at some stage
Well done guys vehicle turned out great, lovely pictures too. I have to admit though that garage looks great, love the colour and the lay out of it...sorry can't help it, I'm still working on finishing my garage so I can't help but notice these things :shrug:
Thanks Nica, yea the client had a really stunning garage (and house to boot)...Maybe one day when I'm big Thanks Slanguage, we appreciate the kind words :thumb:
