Carbon Black E46 M3 Paint Correction

Discussion in 'Show and Shine' started by bretster, Sep 23, 2012.

  1. bretster

    bretster Birth of a Detailer

    Customer contacted me, was local, and asked for a full paint correction and interior reconditioning, wheel polish, exhaust polish. It took 5 days and the car came out great!


    What was done:
    - Before pictures
    - Wheels hit with Sonax full effect and iron x
    - Tires treated with Adams APC and prima nero
    - Engine sprayed down and treated with in and out spray
    - De-Bugged with 1Z Bug and Tar Remover
    - Exterior wash using lusso auto bathe and foam gun w/ CG Citrus Wash
    - Door, hood and trunk jambs cleaned
    - Prima nero, 303 Aerospace and CG QD Spray on undercarriage
    - Aquartz Iron Cut to decontaminate
    - Clayed entire exterior including windows
    - Taped up
    - 3 step - m105 -> menz sip -> opti poli-seal
    - Rubber and vinyl cleaned w/ In and Out, Prima nero
    - Exhaust tips polished
    - Suspension polished w/ Optimum Metal Polish and Poliseal
    - Windows clayed again and cleaned with prima clarity
    - Wheels waxed with Prima Wheel Armour
    - Exterior Wax -> 1Z Glanz Wax


    Interior:
    - Vacuum
    - Trims treated with Prima Nero, Adams in and out and 1Z Cockpit Premium
    - Interior glass cleaned with clarity
    - Leather reconditioned with an assortment of leather masters products


    Products used:
    Exterior wash:
    - Lusso auto bathe + CG Citrus Wash
    - Gilmour Foam gun w/ CG Citrus Wash
    - Uber Sponge
    - Uber super drying microfiber towel
    - Great White Drying Towel
    - Prima nero and 303 Aerospace on undercarriage
    - Aquartz Iron Cut
    - 1Z Bug and Tar Remover


    Engine:
    - Adams APC
    - Adams In n out spray


    Interior:
    - 1z Cockpit Premium
    - In n out and Prima Clarity and Nero to clean the trims
    - Assortment of Leather Masters


    Paint correction:
    - Porter Cable PC 7424XP
    - Flex 3401
    - Flex PE-14
    - Uber green and blue 4/5.5 pads
    - Surbuf pads 5.5
    - Megs 105
    - Menz SIP
    - Opti Poli-seal
    - 1z Glanz Wax


    Onto the pictures :)


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    Initial Wash
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  2. bretster

    bretster Birth of a Detailer

    Clay was absolutely disgusting
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    Action shot
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    After compounding
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    After compound
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    After Menz 1500
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  3. bretster

    bretster Birth of a Detailer

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    More compounding
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    Menz 2500 on roof
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    Crazy Reflection
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    With no sealant or wax!
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  4. bretster

    bretster Birth of a Detailer

    Before wax shots
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    Interior
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    Had a few buddies over to take pictures at night
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    Obligatory pull out the R8 to take even better pictures shot
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    Tucked in for the night
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    Delivered to customer's house!
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    Thanks for looking :)
     
  5. B.Prug87

    B.Prug87 DB Forum Supporter

    great turnout....why not purchase a foam cannon since you have a pressure washer instead of using the foam gun?
     
  6. bretster

    bretster Birth of a Detailer

    I was told the foam cannon attachment doesn't work with this power washer but haven't actually tried lol
     
  7. B.Prug87

    B.Prug87 DB Forum Supporter

    well if thats the case then i understand.lol
     
  8. vtec92civic

    vtec92civic Nuba Guru

    wow, that m3 looks great. Did you work on it all day long durring those 5 days or was it periodically? Must have been some PITA swirls to remove etc . . . . . fantastic outcome though.
     
  9. bretster

    bretster Birth of a Detailer

    I worked periodically. I'm still in high school so I could only work from 3-around 7:30 for 4 days and the last day was saturday and was interior + undercarriage, engine and exhaust so it took like two hours. A lot of work done to that car, and I'm very proud of it haha :)
     
  10. ampbmw

    ampbmw DB Forum Supporter

    Awesome man! Nice and clean and swirl free! Even though the car has seen a lot of wear and deeper scratches in some places/ road rash, a detail like this really livens it up! Keep up the good work!
     
  11. bretster

    bretster Birth of a Detailer

    Thanks man!
     
  12. AutoObsessed

    AutoObsessed Dealers

    You can get an adaptor for every pressure washer in my experience, I have been selling Foam Cannons for close to 3 years. Probably the place that sold them just carried a few, there are 7 adaptors available that I'm aware of and we have never not been able to fit a pressure washer.

    Great job on the polish and detail!
     
  13. bretster

    bretster Birth of a Detailer

    Could you send me/PM me a link where I can get the information where I can get an adaptor for it? I figured it was never worth it to buy a completely new power washer just to use the foam cannon if i have a fully functional power washer and fully functional foam gun, unless this one works lol.
     

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