Nikku Detailed: BMW M3

Discussion in 'Show and Shine' started by Nikku, Jun 15, 2009.

  1. Nikku

    Nikku Jedi Nuba

    Hey everyone,

    Had a client come in for an extensive interior clean and a one step polish. He will hopefully be coming back for a full paintwork restoration.

    I know the colour is hit and miss when it comes to everyones opinion but the
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    In anycase the vehicle was brought to me in extremely contaminated condition. There was a lot of claying needed. I used a total of 4 full clay bars. I usually only need 1. The interiors leather needed a lot of attention you will be able to tell by the pictures. You will also notice that I did a lot of cue tipping. I found it relaxing inbetween all the claying and polishing.

    We will start with the interior pictures and then to the exterior.

    Hope you enjoy.

    Cheers,
    Nick

    Process
    Wash
    3 buckets
    EZ Brush
    2 Wheel Brushes
    Cue Tips
    P21S TAW
    P21S Wheel Cleaner
    P21S Metal Polish
    Stoners Tarminator
    Meguiars Gold Class
    2 Sheep Skin Mitts
    3 Chenille Mitts
    32 ouch bottle and sprayer
    4 Waffle Weave Towels

    Clay
    4 x Riccardo Yellow
    Water and Soap 4:1 ratio
    32 ounce Bottle and Sprayer

    Paint Correction
    Sonus White 6"
    LCC White 4"
    Menzerna Power Finish
    Metabo
    3M BP
    RB BP
    2 Halogens
    3M Sun Gun
    Fenix TK10

    Interior
    P21S TAW dilluted
    Steamer
    Ridgid Wet Vac
    PB Leather Stuff
    Folex
    303 Aerospace Protectant
    Tons of Microfibres
    Stoners Invisible Glass

    LSP
    Zaino Z2Pro
    Zaino Grand Finale

    INTERIOR BEFORES

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    Grimy seat.

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    In these two pictures I was removing the dirt that was stuck on the excess grease on the seats track system with several cue tips.

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    This is what I pulled off the leather after steaming them. Steam was applied after a light rub down with P21S TAW, six parts water and one part p21s.

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    Leather being warmed up before application of Poorboys Leather Stuff ( I just loved the smell and the conditioning properties )

    INTERIOR AFTERS

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    Now on to the exterior

    BEFORES

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    Just doing some drying with the compressor. They come in real handy for tight spots. It helps avoid little droplets of water when you're buffing and slightly vibrating the panels.

    Now moving on to a few pictures of the paintwork that I had to work with.
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    Front plate holder. Dirty much? Yes, my final answer.

    Next up are shots of the tips. I was feeling tired that day and just needed something not quite as physically exerting for at least a few minutes. The owner thought the tips were suppose to be matte silver but...
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    Next up are a shots of claying and I pulled the car back out as the sun started to peek out a little to get some sun shots of defects.
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    Hood test panel and correction.
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    Halogens were used for this 50/50. This was after 1 pass of Sonus white and power finish.

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    With 3M Sungun.

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    Trunk Corrected

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    After polishing before LSP

    Cue Tipping FUN !
    There was just grime everywhere. Trunk Keyhole, General Trunk area, Driver Side Keyhole, Between Panels, etc. etc. It was very relaxing for me. I am all about instant gratification and there is nothing like getting rid of grime with a cue tip and a little TAW.

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    Swirled back light. The Driver side rear light was replaced and was swirl free. Only the passenger side rear light needed attention. The end result is in the afters area.

    AFTERS

    Now on to the moment I was personally looking forward to. Thanks again for hanging around this long.

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    Customer Pick up Pictures

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    Thanks for looking.
     
  2. mclarenf1racer

    mclarenf1racer Virgin Detailer

    that was an awesome job, dont like seeing cars that dirty, well done, I'll bet the owner was pleased
     
  3. Stems

    Stems Birth of a Detailer

    That's a crazy amount of grime on the cue tips! :shakehead: Final product looks fantastic.
     
  4. kei169

    kei169 Wax on..Wax off

    :yikes:
    nice!
     
  5. J BELL

    J BELL Nuba Guru

    Just awesome Nikku!
     
  6. DaveS4

    DaveS4 Jedi Nuba

    Awesome job, Nikku! That e46 was GRIMEY!...:gasp:
     
  7. dschia

    dschia Jedi Nuba

    Wow, you took out every possible area that could collect dirt. How long did you take for that effort? I tried cuetip with AG APC and AG tar removal on tough stain before but it was very difficult to move the dirt. Seems like TAW is some good stuff.
     
  8. sal329

    sal329 Nuba Guru

    Awesome job, the afters look great. I like that color it is so ugly it looks good lol
     
  9. Ch40t1c

    Ch40t1c Obsessive Detailer

    Love the attention to detail, you got the crap out of EVERYWHERE, turned out like new! Great job!
     
  10. grease

    grease Birth of a Detailer

    A great example of what it means to detail a car! Awesome work! TAW is a great product, hey?!

    Im one of those that hate that color. In certain conditions it looks very vibrant, but i find that color to be unimpressive without a lot of sun. Personal opinion, obviously.
     
  11. Zookie

    Zookie Jedi Nuba

    dude amazing job, im goona have you Winterize my Porsche and VW...
     
  12. P1et

    P1et Official DB Moderator

    Very nice work! Hit or miss? This color is a HIT, one of my favorite M3 colors!
     
  13. richy

    richy Guest

    Nick..Great job on that hideous..I mean horrible..I mean..pukey colour...I'm sorry, but F*CK..there are SO MANY beautiful colours out there...what were they thinking? Anyway, you made it look as good as that colour possibly could!! BTW...your quote "I am all about instant gratification" made me LOL...no shit you are, you're a guy after all!!!!!! On another note, Nick you need to research and really consider the valuguard system...betcha woulda saved a lot of time on that car...some cars just scream for it. You don't need to do it on every car by any means but boy oh boy, some really, really benefit from it!!
     
  14. Nikku

    Nikku Jedi Nuba

    Thanks for everyones comments I really appreciate it. Zookie whenever you're ready :)

    Richy, how do you find that valuguard system? do you have a good link for solid info on the stuff?

    Thanks again everyone !!!
     
  15. mrgolfrider

    mrgolfrider DB Forum Supporter

    a little late to the thread, but really glad I looked...the interior before and afters are great..it was nasty..

    overall a really great outcome!
     

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