Detailer's Domain: BMW 535xi M Sport - Paint Correction

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  1. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

    Subject: BMW 535xi with M Sport Package
    Exterior: Paint Correction

    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 1Z Exclusive Shampoo
    - Iron Cut
    - Wash down and rinsed
    - Door jambs were cleaned up
    - Clayed
    - Dried
    - Tires dressed
    - Masking
    - Paint Measurement
    - Meg's D300 with Microfiber DA Cut Pad - Griots Orbital
    - Menzerna SF4000 with Uber Green Pad - Griots Orbital
    - Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
    - Last Step – 1Z einszett Glanz
    - Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
    - Rubber and Plastics Treated
    - Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
    - Exhaust tips cleaned

    Products used

    Links to products used -

    1Z einszett Exclusiv Gloss Shampoo
    Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
    Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
    Uber Clay Bar Kit
    Meg's D300 Microfiber Correction System
    Menzerna SF4000
    1Z einszett Glanz Wax
    1Z einszett Vinyl Rubber Care
    Optimum Metal Polish

    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

    A few before shots
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    Prep - Wash, Decon, Clay, Wheels, Tires

    Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action.
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    Sonax after some brushing
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    Rinse
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    Wash
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    Rinse
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    Clay bar
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    After the prep this is what we saw
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    Before
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    After correction
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    Exhaust tips before
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    After tips
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    Afters
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  2. v|nsan|ty

    v|nsan|ty Obsessive Detailer

    Gorgeous! Car is looking proper.
     

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