This weekend saw yet another trip out to the Michelangelo to detail one of the same clients other vehicles, a black Z4 M Coupe. I must be honest and say this particular car has never really tickled my fancy but having spent some time in and around it this past weekend, thats all changed! The day started out as usual, rise and shine around 7:30 before setting off just after 8 to the Michelangelo. This is the vehicle we were greeted with when we arrived. The car was quite dirty from having been caught in the rain at some point, but overall appeared to be in good shape. As always though it is difficult to tell until the car has been properly cleaned, so into the wash bay she went. The size of the Z4 made washing alot easier and we managed to keep almost all of the water within the drainage area this time so we wouldn't need our flippers whilst detailing later on As usual we started with the wheels which recieved a good soaking of Sonax Xtreme Rim Cleaner before being scrubbed with various brushes and then rinsed down. Before Sonax Xtreme doing it's thing And washed and dried a little while later With the wheels out of the way we proceeded to rinse the car twice with the PW to try and remove as much of the dust as possible before washing with Duragloss 901 and Meg's Deep Crystal. The vehicles paint was silky smooth all over so we elected to skip the claying process as we felt it wasn't necessary at all. Once washed it was thoroughly rinsed and dried before being moved into the parking bay to assess the paintwork and get taped up ready for correction work. Needless to say we had our work cut out for us as evidenced by the selection of pics below highlighting some of the various defects we found. Swirling Holograms and RIDS Road rash With the taping and inspection out of the way we proceeded to test various combo's to find the one best suited to restoring the finish to the ///M. At the end of the day we settled on a 50/50 mix of SIP and 106FA on yellow 3M pads worked via rotary at 1500-1800rpms. This combination knocked back almost all of the swirls and other defects leaving only the deeper RIDS behind. No action shots this time around but here are a selection of progress pics from throughout the day. Bonnet fully corrected And some close-ups Couple of remaining RIDS to the right on the fender Doors and front fenders tidied up Rear fenders corrected Close-up again Rear end action PDC sensor exploded and lodged itself in my face Battlefield at noon With the correction work completed we set about giving the car a final rinse and wash down before being dried off ready for the final touches. In the bay again, this time prettier than before and better than new. Couple of reflection shots after washing before any LSP After washing the ///M one last time we pulled her back into the parking bay to finish up. Whilst Grant set about tidying up the interior I proceeded to do a maintenace wash on the clients SLK55 AMG we detailed 2 weeks prior. At the time we detailed the SLK I forgot my camera at home so I mad use of this opportunity to snap some photies. Reflection in the wash bay after the wash With both cars washed and the finishing touches applied we proceeded to snap some pics and try to get some interesting pictures of the 2 beasts. The SLK The ///M Arch enemies by day and parking buddies by night Head to head With all our photies taken and everything packed up we hit the road just after 9:30. Whilst stopped for a snack we spotted this at the filling station! Holy holograms Batman! I have yet to see a car covered in holograms as badly as this one was, it was a wreck ! Overall it was yet another fun filled day in the depths of the Michelangelo, we both admitted we will really miss the place when the client runs out of cars for us to detail. Next week another C-Class for the same client....see you then and thanks for looking
Looking good mate, too bad it's all inside and we cannot see it in its full glory outside in the South African sun!!!
OK they're up now and they look fantastic! Nice work! Obviously you like it, but what can you tell me about the Sonax Extreme wheel cleaner?
It's our go to wheel cleaner. In a nutshell it is PH neutral so it's safe for all wheel types and won't cause any acid burns, etc and it works really, really well. I sent a small sample over to JL for review as well, I couldn't findthe link to his thoughts but will keep searching In the meantime here are 2 reviews I did for DB some time ago Sonex Xtreme Rim Cleaner - Full effect : Review Sonax Xtreme vs Meg's Hot Rimz
Great work once again by you guys. Glad to see the cars in SA getting the proper attention they deserve. So did I miss it, what was the LSP on the Z4? The Sonax Extreme Wheel cleaner is very good. It is PH balanced and will knock out some really bad stuff on wheels. Think of it as a PH neutral Megs Wheel Brightner! Not quite as good a cleaner as the Megs but better than any other wheel cleaner out there and very safe. Stuff smells like a cross between rotten eggs and a bad perm in a hair salon! The label even warns you of the smell. I was lucky enough to get a bottle of this from SA but unfortunately its all gone now.
Carn Excellent work you done ///M . How did the front bumper come out with all the roar rash, I hope well :thumb:
Whoa! I just looked it up on the net... that stuff's $15.75 for a half liter here in Hungary!! I think I'll stick to my GS1 bio wheel cleaner !
:gross: If it smells like rotten eggs i don't thank i will be using . SO that's what your using in the eastern part of NC that i am smelling :shead:
Well done, vehicle turned out great :applause: Both vehicles look great. Great spot to detail some vehicles too, poor lighting but still a great spot :thumb:
Nice detail. It looks great and write up is great as well. you do awesome work...Thanks for sharing...:thumb::thumb::thumb:
Thanks for all the kind words guys JL the LSP on the Z4 was DP Premium Surface Shield courtesy of none other than yourself The SLK got AG UDP (Ultra Deep Shine)
"t-bird Carn Excellent work you done ///M . How did the front bumper come out with all the roar rash, I hope well " The only thing that would take the road rash out is a re-spray of that bumper. I was the worst I had ever seen.:yikes:
Thanks guys As Rustbucket mentioned, nothing short of a respray would get the front end looking normal again
