Detailer's Domain: BMW 135 - Aquartz Applied

This 1 series came to us in pretty good shape. Not much polishing was needed however a thorough cleaning was necessary and proper prep on the paint and wheels were needed to apply Aquartz and Opti Coat - something the customer was keen on as this is a heavily used daily and also sees the track time.

What was done -
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
- Pre Washed with W99
- Iron Cut
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
-1 Step - Sonax Perfect Finish
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step – Aquartz (3 coats)
- Wheels pulled off and treated with Opti Coat 2
- Brake Calipers cleaned and treated with Opti Coat 2
- 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
- Jambs steam cleaned

Links to products used -

1Z einszett W99
Iron Cut
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Adam's Undercarriage Spray
Uber Clay Bar Kit
Sonax Perfect Finish
Aquartz Nano Coating
Optimum Opti Coat 2
Adam's Super VRT
Adam's Metal Polish
Adam's Glass Cleaner

Engine
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Adam's In and Out Spray

Interior
1Z einszett Cockpit
1Z einszett Leathercare

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Flex PE14-2-150
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter

Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Interior
Before





Metro Vac being used to clean up the interior






After




Exterior
Before



Wheels (this was 1 week of brake dust)
Before




Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner to the rescue






(more on the wheels in a few)

Engine
Before





Adam's All Purpose sprayed generously on the engine bay



After
Engine was dressed with Adam's In and Out Spray




Bug and tar was evident on the nose of the car. I used the 1Z einszett Anti-Insekt Bug + Tar Remover




After




As you can see the Iron Cut was needed on this 1.









The 1 was washed with W99 and then rinsed well.



Clayed the windows and paint



I was still able to pull contaminants off the paint


Used 3m Adhesive remover to pull tar off the bottom of the car





As mentioned before the car didn't need much in terms of correction. We used Sonax Perfect Finish to prep the paint for Aquartz


On to the wheels, brake calipers and wheel wells


Steam used to clean the caliper/wheel wells etc






Opti Coat applied






Adam's Super VRT on the tires




After shots

 

Very nice, I'm going to attempt to Aquartz my accord tomorrow as soon as I finish polishing it.

 

Damn fine work on this one Phil. That Super VRT looks great on the tires.

 

Looks great!

 

thanks guys!

 

Looks awesome Phil, very nice

 

Great work, Phil! This thing has some serious stopping power - 6piston calipers!

 

Why is Opti Coat in a syringe anyways? Always wondered that.

Great work Phil!

 

you got me on that one.

 

Nice work Phil. Car has a nice shine! Is that a new floorjack?

 

Looks nice and tidy, Phil. How do you like the new Sonax polishes, ever tried Sonax Cut & Finish?

 

that's a new floor jack yup its rated at 3000lbs it does a great job.

 

I like them I think cut and finish is just okay but I haven't really used it much.

I do like the finishing one alot.

 

Because it reacts with moisture...even just moisture in the air. Keeping it airtight allows an excellent shelf life and prevents contamination. I transfer 5cc at a time into a 2oz sprayer when I use it so basically the syringe is just for storage.

 

Chris,

I was thinking put it in a small sprayer it would be a ton quicker.

Thanks for confirming!

 

Makes it go as easy as OptiSeal. They are only good for one use unless you clean and dry the sprayer before using again. Once OC drys inside that's it.

 

wow thanks for sharing was going to put it in a Kwazar bottle.

 

Yikes, that would be expensive. The ones I use are at Walmart by the travel size toiletries and are only $0.97 (2oz).

 

Very impressive Phil !!! By the way, where did you get those purple gloves.

 

Sweet Phil !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!