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This BMW M3 needed a full exterior, interior, and engine detail. The paint was in good shape, it only required one step with Power Finish. We finished it out with 1Z einszett Glanz.
What was done –
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
– Pre Washed with W99
– Iron Cut
– Wash down and rinsed
– Door jambs were cleaned up
– Clayed
– Dried
– Tires dressed
– Masking
– Paint Measurement
-1 Step – Sonax Perfect Finish
– Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
– Last Step – Aquartz (3 coats)
– Wheels pulled off and treated with Opti Coat 2
– Brake Calipers cleaned and treated with Opti Coat 2
– 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
– Jambs steam cleaned
Links to products used –
1Z einszett W99
Iron Cut
Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Adam’s Undercarriage Spray
Uber Clay Bar Kit
Menzerna Power Finish
1Z einszett Glanz
Adam’s Super VRT
Adam’s Metal Polish
Adam’s Glass Cleaner
Interior
1Z einszett Cockpit
1Z einszett Leathercare
Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Flex PE14-2-150
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster
Before Interior
After
Before
Prepping the car for polishing.
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Pre Soak
Iron Cut
Engine Before
Engine After
Clay
Polishing with Menzerna Power Finish (50/50 shots)
1Z einszett Glanz used as a last step
Final touches
Pre Wow on Trim
Pre Wow on the Cowl
After shots
