WaxWerks Detailed: 2008 Sparkling Graphite M3 Detail

[bretster]

Forum member Cam22 came from the Hudson Valley parts of NY and with all the destruction from Irene it took almost two hours to get here :( He endured the just about 9 hour detail in the garage while it was being done but it came out real nice. Onto the write up :)

What was done:
- Before pictures
- Wheels hit with Sonax full effect
- Tires treated with Adams APC and prima nero
- Engine treated with in and out spray
- exterior wash using lusso auto bathe and foam gun w/ CG MSii
- door jambs cleaned as well as hood and trunk jambs
- Prima nero on undercarriage
- clayed entire exterior including windows
- taped up
- 3 step - m105 -> menz sip -> blackfire wet diamond
- rubber and vinyl cleaned w/ In and Out, Prima nero
- exhaust tips cleaned and polished
- windows clayed again and cleaned with prima clarity

Interior:
- leather cleaned with lexol
- vacuum
- trims treated with prima clarity and in n out spray
- interior glass cleaned

Products used:
Exterior wash:
- Lusso auto bath
- Gilmour Foam gun w/ CG MaxiSuds
- Uber wool wash mitt
- Blue microfiber wash mitt
- Uber super drying microfiber towel
- Prima nero on undercarriage

Engine:
- Adams In n out spray

Interior:
- Lexol Cleaner and Conditioner
- Uber leather cleaning brush
- In n out and Prima Clarity and Nero to clean the trims

Paint correction:
- Porter Cable PC 7424XP
- Flex PE-14
- Uber green and orange 5.5 pads
- Surbuf pads 5.5
- Megs 105
- Optimum polish
- Menz SIP

LSP
- Blackfire Wet Diamond Sealant

Now for the pictures :)

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The individual 540i that was previously detailed, waiting for pickup
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claying the glass
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action shot of polishing with uber orange pad and menz sip
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taping up the hood
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compounding hood with surbuf and m105
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cleaning the beautiful fox red interior
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540i picked up by happy owner :)
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plastic front fenders ftl
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[bretster]

polishing up the carbon roof was a first and was quite rewarding
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protecting the door sills while doing the roof :D
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reflections after menz sip
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ready for post polish wash to clean dust and polishing oils
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[bretster]

applying blackfire wet diamond
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hazing
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after reflections
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carbon roof reflection
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trunk reflection. craig went of his way to get this shot hahaha
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wheel fully dressed
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not much sun but trying to maximize reflections
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cleeean
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leaving
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Thanks for looking :)

[rider9195]

Awesome job! Seeing the NY plate on the M3 I was wondering where you are located?

[bretster]

Awesome job! Seeing the NY plate on the M3 I was wondering where you are located?

North Jersey, Craig came down from Poughkeepsie to get it done. :dblthumb2:

[rider9195]

North Jersey, Craig came down from Poughkeepsie to get it done. :dblthumb2:

I see! Maybe I will see this car since I live right near Poughkeepsie.

[bretster]

I see! Maybe I will see this car since I live right near Poughkeepsie.

Yeah no doubt man. It's a real clean car

[V3AutoDetailing]

good job