PetrucciM3 | BMW E46 M3 Carbon Black (100+ picture

PetrucciM3 | BMW E46 M3 Carbon Black

Wash:
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss
Chemical Guys Heavy Duty Bucket
Grit Guard
Chemical Guys Super Fluffy Mitt
Gilmour Foam Gun

Clayed:
Meguiar’s Medium clay
Chemical Guys Synthetic Quick Detailer

Paint Correction:
Makita 9227C | 3M Backing Plate
Flex 3403 rotary | Gloss-it 3 inch Backing Plate
Meguiar’s 105 | Purple Wool pad
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish | Purple Wool/ LC Orange pad
Menzerna Nano Polish | LC White pad
CM5300
Fenix TK10
Detailer Domain Uber Towels
Highline Paint Gauge Meter

Protection:
Jetseal109

LSP:
Lusso Oro

Exterior Trim:
Aerospace 303

Glass:
Stoner’s Invisible Glass

Wheels:
EZ Detail Brush
Swissvax Wheel Brush
Chemical Guy’s Grime Reaper
Surfcity Tire Shine

Exhaust:
Chemical Guy’s Metal Shine

Engine:
Various Brushes
Chemical Guy’s Grime Reaper
CD2

Interior:
1Z Cockpit
303 Aerospace
Chemical Guy’s Lighting Fast Stain Extractor
Metro Vac n Blow
Lil Green Bissel
Leatherique Pristine Clean
Leatherique Rejuvenating Oil


I met the owner while getting tint for our cars, and a lot of the water spots you see in these pictures were a result of the tint install. Due to the heat here a lot of these spots are etched in the paint, even my personal car has water etching from that afternoon. Such a shame...

Upon arrival:















Wash:



Here are couple shots of the Leatherique soaking into seats.

Interior:







Interior - After:







Paint Correction[

This car required a lot of attention to the paint as you'll see in the following pictures. The formula was a Lake Country Purple and Meguiar's 105 (my new favorite go to) and to clean up some hazing, a Lake Country orange pad with Menzerna SIP. Finally, Menzerna 106FA on a white Lake Country pad. I'll let the pictures speak for me now.

Roof - Before:



Roof - After:





50/50:









Passenger Door - Before:







Passenger 50/50:











Passenger Door - After:







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By far one of the worst areas I've ever polished, honestly is there paint even hiding under all those imperfections? Wow.











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From this:



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Hood - Before:









Hood - 50/50:













Hood - After:

 

Passenger Fender - Before:








Passenger Fender - After:







Trunk - Before:





Trunk - 50/50:









Trunk - After:





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Driver Side - Before:



Driver Side - After:



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Rear - Before:











Rear - After:








Final Shots:

































Thank you for looking!!

 

INCREDIBLE job. Some of the best 50/50 shots I have seen on the board. Really nice job. Your work, and pics are always great to read.

You get some of the most beat up M3's I have ever seen.

Great job.

 

amazing work, I'm speechless!

 

Outstanding work there. Have to agree with the above poster in that you have some of the best 50/50 shots I've ever seen. Love seeing your work.

 

WOW! That's a great come back!

 

Wow! That looks amazing, how much time did the entire detail take?

 

this was a wonderful job!!!! I loved reading this and going through the pictures. It was like being there for the detail. Thanks!!!

 

fantastic work as usual! those 50/50s are awesome!

love seeing your writeups! :applause2:

 

Proving once more your one of the best paint correction guys on here, this is some of your most impressive work yet!

Look forward to seeing more.... damn that thing is glossy!

 

Nice recover from Hell!

 

Thank you for the kind words! I start to salivate when I get a trashed car actually (yeah I'm that crazy)

Thank you!

Thank you, I appreciate that!

Thank you!

Thank you, somewhere near 35 hours I believe.

Thanks for the kind words!

Thank you!!

Thank you, that means a lot coming from you. A lot of us strive to be able to produce amazing results like yourself!

Thank you!! haha

 

That's a beautiful job that you did to your M3. You bring her back from hell lol. I'm hoping to get my paint to look this good on my Alpine White M3. Can't wait for my order from DD to come in

 

Nicely done!
:shakehead: cannot believe how much neglect an amazing car like this has seen in its life.

 

wow that thing was beat up. but looks better than new now. awsome work and great 50-50

 

Sick job. Your work and your pics are stellar. Your work is amazing.

The owner had to have been thrilled. Thats basically a new car.

 

Don't know how I missed this earlier. Stunning turnaround on that thing. Hammered doesn't quite describe it. Wow.

 

amazing 50/50's and great writeup! Really impressive

 

Correction at its best:yikes::worship2: That M3 came back from the dead man. You took years of neglect off that thing. It looked liked a beater M3 now it looks like a show winner!