Detailer's Domain: 09 BMW M3 Vert - Paint Correction, Full Interior, and Engine

Subject: 09 BMW M3 Vert
Requirements - Paint Correction, Interior Clean and Condition, Engine Detailed

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
- Washed with Adam's Car Wash
- Wolf's Decon Gel
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Meg's M105 with Surbuf - Griots Orbital
- Meg's D300 with Microfiber DA Cut Pad - Griots Orbital
- Menzerna SF4000 with Uber Green Pad - Griots Orbital
- Wolf's Shine and Seal
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step – Wolf's Body Wrap
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed

Products used

Links to products used -

Adam's Car Wash
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Wolf's Chemicals Decon Gel
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Uber Clay Bar Kit
Meg's M105
Meg's D300 Microfiber Correction System
Menzerna SF4000
Wolf's Shine and Seal
Wolf's Body Wrap
1Z einszett Vinyl Rubber Care
Optimum Metal Polish

Interior
1Z einszett Cockpit
Sonax Upholstery Carpet Cleaner
Leather Master Plus Kit

Engine
Uber Engine Detailing Kit

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
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





After




Engine
Before






After



Exterior
Before








Prep - Wash, Decon, Clay, Wheels, and Tires
Dirt and grime being pulled off with APC


Sonax Full Effect in action



Bug and Tar on bumper


Wash





Wolf's Chemicals Decon Gel





Closer


Left over tar removed with Stoner's Tarminator



Claying



Another bath after claying


Imperfections
Hard to see the imperfections with the halogens



Fenix to the rescue




Sufbuf and M105


Left side corrected


After polishing



Final touches
Glass

Tips



Final inspection in the sun


Afters

 

I need to learn how to use that surbuf pad. Do you use it like a regular foam pad with priming and just putting 3 dots of compound/ polish around it?

 

for the most part I prime the pad then I use a varying pressure on the pad to remove the imperfections.

 

Hard Paint FTL....I just finished one of these in Jet Black but didn't get the best results(75% Correction) over dealership swirl job.

 

Nice work

 

Thanks guys!

 

Awesome work Phil, some sharp reflections off that white paint.

I have to say, the cabriolet versions look a lot better when the top is down versus the regular coupe.