Well I got this detail from another one I did. When I finished the guys truck the guy that brought him to pick it up saw my work and wanted me to do his wife's BMW, his GMC Jimmy daily driver, and his 3/4 ton truck, and possibly his Grand Prix that he is going to sell. I have done the BMW and Jimmy (I'll be posting that one soon). The truck is lined up for next week and he is deciding on the Grand Prix. I really liked this car and did a few extra things that I don't normally do but I wanted to see how the car would look.
The car was in pretty good shape with just some minor scratches and very minor swirling. I must say I really liked the car and unfortunately my wife did too. I have a feeling she may start looking at them pretty seriously
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Well here's what I did:
Tires/Wheels: DP Gel Wheel Cleaner on wheels and tires. I used ARO on the inside barrels since they didn't look as though they had ever been cleaned. I used the EZ detail brush and black wheel schmitt. The wheel wells were cleaned with Megs APC and Stoners Tarminator as they had of all things PINK paint on them. Not sure where it came from but all wells were covered in pink paint and that was tough to get off. The wells were dressed with Stoners Trim Shine and the tires were dressed with Pinnacle Black Onyx applied with a Cobra Flex Foam applicator. I usually save the Pinnacle for my Stealth but decided to use it on the Beemer. The wheels were sprayed and wiped down with Duragloss 951/AW combo. This DG combo gave the wheels a nice glow to them.
Engine: It got the usual rinse, spray with Megs APC, agitated with brush, and rinsed. The engine was then dressed with Stoners Trim Shine. Sorry no pics as I forgot to take afters of the engine.
Glass: Inside and out got Stoners Invisible Glass with a Cobra MF and Cobra WW.
Trim: What little bit of trim there was got Poorboy's Trim restorer.
Interior: The interior was cleaned with DP Total Interior Cleaner diluted 1:1 and protected with DP Interior Surface Protectant. I just got some Optimum Protectant in my most recent order from AG and look forward to using that and comparing to DP. The leather had a few spots cleaned with DP Total Interior Cleaner and was conditioned with Wolfgangs Leather Conditioner. All the "woodgrain" plastic got DP Plex All and the door jambs were cleaned with DG 951. Interior was vacuumed with shop vac.
Wash: The bugs got Poorboys Bug Squash diluted 2:1 and a Pinnacle Safe Scrub (this combo is practically unbeatable). Washed with DP Xtreme Foam via the AG foam gun and a rinse bucket with a Cobra MF/Chenille Mitt. It was then dried with a leaf blower and Cobra Guzzler.
Paint: Now I was really looking forward to seeing just how good this thing could look. I decided to go with XMT 360 with an orange LC pad via the PC @ speed 5.5 due to the minor scratches and swirling. After the 360 I decided to go with Menzerna Finishing Glaze with a gray LC CCS pad and the PC @ speed 3. OK now it really looked great. The Menzerna really pumped up the shine. I had the shine now I needed some protection and I wanted some that would make the shine even better. I know I sound greedy but hey it's my first BMW so I really wanted everything. I decided to go with 4 Star Ultimate Paint Protection sealant with a blue LC pad via the PC @ speed 3. The UPP is an awesome product and is becoming my favorite sealant. The shine is almost wet and very glassy. The 360 and Menzerna were buffed off with a Cobra Deluxe Jr and the 4 Star UPP was removed with a Cobra Indigo.
After removing the UPP I was standing there in awe of the shine. It was getting late when I took the afters so they may not do the shine justice but man it looked great to me, and the owner was thrilled.
Well here are the pics:
The signature shot:
. Hey, it's ok to spoil a car or two here and there. Now just don't let your car know 
. The only thing that I've noticed with UPP is that the slickness / durabilty isn't all that impressive. However that can be fixed with Polycharger or UPPS (which is very nice BTW). UPP polycharged and using UPPS after every wash ... wow, that would be a great combination. Better yet, getting the H20 polycharger and PCing the UPPS as well. 
. Great detail.
Love the depth
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