So I was approached by this client about a one step polish on his newly acquired M3. What I did not know was that it was second hand and it had obvious signs of rotary usage and poor maintenance. There were heavy swirling, scratches, holograms, wax/polish residue everywhere, and much more. It was just riddled with issues. The new owner has all the intention of maintaining her properly. Thanks goes out to him and his family for being so hospitable. Ok so just to remind everyone that this is a one step polish. The owner will be getting a multi-step come spring. So I took readings of the entire vehicle before moving ahead with anything and the hood had really low spots 76 microns and on other spots of the car as high as 204. My plan going into this detail before I even saw the vehicle was a one step polish while pyramiding the rpm's however upon arriving and seeing the actual state of the vehicle I decided to do a one step polish while using varying pressure to get better cut out of Menzerna Power Finish. I decided not to push my luck on the hood despite only using Power Finish. I used no pressure when polishing the hood and simply let the polish and pad do the work for me. I also wanted to get as much gloss out of the vehicle as possible so after PF broke down I burnished it with the Metabo. The end result was far from perfect but I was happy with the result. The detail ended up taking about 8.5 hours. You will notice that there are still deep swirls and RDS left on the vehicle which will need a multi-step. I was not able to take as many pictures as I would have liked so I'll try to add a little more value by going through my process in a little more depth. Wash OPT ONR OPT Power Clean CG Citrus Wash and Gloss CG Grime Reaper Grit Guard x 2 5 Gallon Bucket x 2 Zymol Wheel Brush EZ Detail Mini Daytona Wheel Brush Chenille Mitt x 2 ( wheels ) Sheepkin Wash Mitt x 2 ( paintwork ) Clay Riccardo Yellow ONR OPT QID Paint Correction Sonus 6" White Pad LC 4 inch White Pad Menzerna Power Finish Equipment 3M Sun Gun Fenix TK10 Metabo PE12175 3M BP RB BP LSP Collinite 476s Wheel Dressing PB Wheel Sealant Chemical Guys Wheel Gel BEFORES The befores are fairly self explanatory. You will spot holograms, swirls galour and not in the pictures were deeper scratches, bird poop etching, wax/polish residue and thin paint. During the initial wash I had to wash it at least 2 times on all panels and on certain panels 3 wash passes were needed to get rid of all the dirt. DURING I had very little room to move about so I apologize for the close ups rather than a shot covering a panel. Rocker panel passenger side Lower Rocker panel after correction. You'll notice there are swirls still present but there has been a significant improvement. Another shot of the same area. Trunk area after correction. I was able to squeeze this sun shot off as the rear of the M3 was close enough to the garage door that the sun was able to peak through. Swirls were still present after Sonus White pad and Power Finish. Speaking of Power Finish. I had much success with Intensive Polish with a Sonus White with previous one step BMW's however for some reason this particular combo was leaving light marring on the paint so I decided to go to PF and it worked out well. AFTERS On to the after shots. Sorry about the lack of sun shots. The sun was pretty much down by the time I was done. Possibly one of my favourite shots of this M3 Hope you enjoyed the write-up. Total hours worked 8.5hrs.
Much improved. Careful in the areas where you had the really low readings. I wouldn't go with anything more abrasive in those areas. Thats getting too thin.
Ken thanks for the tip. For the multi-step I don't think I would push it past PO85rd for the areas where it was ready 75 microns. I just don't want to risk it. Thanks for looking. Hope all is well with you, fam and business. Thanks trh. Appreciate that you took the time to look through it
Unbelievable job, great time of day to take some shots because it accents the body lines of that car so well.
Awesome work! Seriously though I need to come take lessons from you, your times are RIDICULOUSLY quick...
It's a good and bad thing. I wanted to get a few sun shots for afters but like you said the time of day made it great to show off the body lines. Thanks for the comments Chas and thanks again for looking ! Hey P1et. Thanks for the comment. I'm glad you asked about the multi-step. The paint still has a way to go in the sun. Definitely far from perfect. There are still deep swirls and RDS. From what I gauged from the client he wants to get it to as close as new without harming the paint. I mentioned to him a few sensitive areas that I would not go past a one step but majority of the car would be able to handle a multi-step without much issues. I hope this makes sense Thanks kustomizingkid. It wasn't that bad. I didn't do the interior and just focused on the exterior so I had a little more time to play with. About 6 hours for polishing. The wheels on this thing were a little bit of a paint but what can you do the end result justified the work. Usually when I work at clients homes I find it hard to take a break. One, when I have momentum it's hard to stop and two it just feels weird taking a break so if I do need a break I'll jump to something less physically stressful like looking after the little things. Thanks kei! It was a beautiful neighborhood filled with equally beautiful architectural highlights :applause2: Thanks michakaveli Thanks Denzil! How are you?
good last step product with collinite 845..because its about to get cold ...but overall that black came out looking wett thats how i like it ........keep it up
Thanks supercharged ! Thanks fricker See now Bryan is fast He's my idol I used 476s but 845 is nice as well I like the tight beading action from 476s. Thanks for looking bentley.
