dsms detail - E92 M3...

Interlagos Blue M3, 15k on it.

Drop off..



Wheel cleaned using P&S brakebuster with various brushes, tires+wells cleaned with ARO



Washed with FK1 concentrated wash out of their decon kit, which is just "okay", but the wash shampoo is actually very good.

Clayed with poly clay using ONR lubeness

The entire hood, front bumper and rear bumper had 3M clear film. It needed some extensive work to clean it up and restore some clarity, yes you can restore clarity to film:shead:

Some of the issues, stains, streaks and RIDS and hazing





Used the flex DA with M105, followed up with 106FA again on the DA and came back to finish it out with 85rd on the metabo, using the rotary after a DA may seem counterproductive but it works and thats all there is.

50/50 after first pass using 105





The FA helped clean up some of the haze M105 left behind, although it did actually finish down well on the DA



After the M105 and 106FA, video using the fenix LED 50/50



Film before..



After..



The front fenders had film as well and were treated to the same process as above.

The finish wasnt in terrible shape but the clear was very hard, started out with heavy polishing foam and P203s and ended up using the new LC cyan cutting pad with M105 for several passes.

Followed with 203s to refine the finish via rotary and then jeweled it out using Megs 205 on the DA... I think a DA is where M205 shines

testing out the new LC orange foam, leaves a great finish and cuts well but this clear needed a more agressive foam, the new blue LC pad worked far better on this car



After first pass using M105, about 90%





Finished down after the IPA





B pillar before..





After









Before correction haze under the infratech



After correction



Took a lot of combos to get what worked best for this car.... I ended up using all of these at some point during the detail



The side mirrors were tough to correct so I used a polishing pad with a 203s and came back with a finishing pad with 106FA... I kept the rpms around 1000 or less

before



during



after, with the grooves in the black plastic plastic and it being right near clear film I didnt chase the last few RIDS with a cutting pad (cutting foam = more heat)







working the 105



after finishing under the phene-ix



The trunk has some more severe defects which needed wetsanding







Sanded with 2000 unigrit followed by 3000 unigrit



After the 2000



I corrected the sand scratches with a 3" tufbuf wool pad, followed by M105 again on the DA with cutting foam (2x for the whole trunk)







Under LED



There are still some shadows from the scrathes left over, they were cut deep unfortunately.

After correcting the rest of the trunk I went back over it with the DA and 205



After the wipedown









finishing out the carbonian roof



after



Interior was kept very well, the leather needed the most attention if anything.

After...







Some finishing touches. Wheels sealed with Jetseal for protection. Tires dressed with SV Pneu, front lower and rear lower grills dressed with "the sauce" etc.

Hood vents dressed



touching up on the wheels



I applied blackfire wet diamond sealant for LSP. First coat was machined on with the DA using a gold lc pad at speed 4 which I let cure for 40mins or so, it buffed off super easy.

BF hazed and being buffed off... how can this part not be the most enjoyable part of a detail?



The car was supposed to go back yesterday but religion and rain had other plans, lol. So I took it outside this afternoon in hopes of some sun but there was none.

















Pulled it back inside to apply another coat of the BF WD and do the final wipedown.

All finished, snapped some pics tonite before it left















Thanks for looking :thumb:

 

More fantastic work!!!

What a great color... man it really pops...

 

Like the color :thumb: man the interior is bright but it actually looks good....well at least I think so :shrug:

Vehicle looks great :thumb:

 

Amazing work, dude! You really do some work of art!!! By the way, you still don't have your windows tinted on Audi? I personally feel "naked" without window tint...

 

nice work and one of the best colours imo, interlago's blue iirc

 

Always love seeing your details. Amazing work and gorgeous color on that M3!

 

Saaaaweeeeeet ride, awesome detail!

 

Looks great Dave!

So how did you deal with the exhaust tips since they have that finish on them? And also, how does BF WD compare looks wise to Gloss-it's sealant IYO?

 

love those M3s

 

Nice Job dave I am glad to see you won the battle against the extremely hard paint plus all that film. I bet Bill was more than happy with the end results buddy!!!!!!

 

awesome work! is that interior stock? ive never seen red interior on a bmw

 

Yep fox navillo extended leather, the superman combo as the owner calls it.

 

Wow well done dude ...

 

Nicely done dude...Lovely colour on the Beemer :thumb:

 

Great job as usual. I wouldn't expect anything less from the golden J.

 

wow that was awesome work....what compound did you use on the tail lights and pillar?

 

this is good work ..were u get those 32 oz meguiars from... i need those sizes

 

No tints on the A5, tints of any kind are illegal in NJ. Although if you dont go too dark you could get away with it, I'd rather not have tints be an additional thing tagged onto a speeding ticket if I do get pulled over.

Meisterschaft exhaust is coming in a few weeks so at least I will have some noise, I have been pondering tints even still!

The Vorsteiner exhaust was polished using white diamond metal polish. For the inside I still used my regular fine grad steel wool, for the outside I used a soft cotton towel, white diamond polish and polished in front to back motion.

M105 w/ a polishing pad (the B pillars mar easy so I dont go hard with cutting foams, just let 105 sort it out) and then came back with 85rd on the 3" finishing pad. 205 doesnt finish as well with softee plastic IMO.

Lights got the same but I did need to use a cutting pad, they came out about 95%.

 

tint's of any kind are illegal??? There is no way I'll be living in NJ then. You know, you can always move to California, you can have your windows tinted here...

 

Yea well California has better driving roads anyway... I may just have to move west all together.:crasy: