Detailer's Domain: e46 BMW 330i - disaster clean up.

Subject: BMW e46 330i
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

Interior
- Deep Cleaning with steamer
- Dash cleaned
- Leather cleaned /conditioned
- Lots of vacuuming

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 - can't get much worse than this














Leather Master Foam Cleaner on the Alcantara



After


Guys I'm so sorry no finished interior shots not sure what happened to them.

Before



Prep - Wash, Decon, Clay, Wheels, Tires
Wheels



After


Wash


Clay bar


Imperfections all over the car




50/50 shots






Finishing touches

Before


Exhaust tips


Cowl was in bad shape



50/50 Black Wow




After trim was restored



After

 

Wow! What a turnaround, interior afters or no interior afters, that must have been much improved. Its a shame those BBS were so nasty before, such a great wheel deserves to be clean. Great work Phil, paint looks 100X better.

 

Holy hell I thought those rims were GOLD! Heck of a clean

 

Miracles can happen eh? Nice job!

 

Awesome turnaround. I trust you gave the owner a "how to" on maintaining your work of art !

 

Jesus that interior was nasty. How does one drive with cds just sitting there

 

crazy, i could never drive in that filth, it would be distracting. that's a real nice save

 

Wow. I love details where the car goes from gross to impeccable. Great save!

 

great job!

 

those kinda cars are my favorite to work on, the turn around always looks so awesome! those BBS look brand new now!