2007 Monaco Blue BMW 335i Correction - TLC Auto Detail

[Flannigan]

Hello all. Today we've got a gorgeous blue BMW 335i coupe to work on. It was scheduled for a two step correction. I really enjoyed working on this car since it's one of my favorite colors on any automobile out there. Here is the process used:

Wheels and Tires
Wheels cleaned with Sonax FE
Tires and wheel wells cleaned with Optimum Power Clean 3:1
Tires Dressed with DP Tire Gel 1:1
Wheel wells dressed with Adams Undercarriage Spray
Wheels Sealed with Blackfire Wet Diamond Sealant

Wash and Decon
Foamed with DG 901 mixed with OPC to strip LSP and remove any loose debris
Washed via 2BM with Ultima Shampoo and Griots MF sponge
Clay with Ricardo Yellow Clay with Dodo Juice BTBS as lube
Iron X used on paint to remove embedded iron particles
Windows cleaned with Meguiars Glass Cleaner
Trim dressed with Muc-Off tire and Bumper Dressing

Correction
Compounded with Poorboys Compound on Cyan HT Pad on Dewalt Rotary
Polished with M205 on Tangerine HT Pad on PCXP

LSP
DG Nano Polish

So onto the pics!

First up I took care of the engine bay. It wasn't terribly filthy, so a light cleaning with OPC, then a rinse, followed by Autoglym Rubber Care did the trick.
Before
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/enginebefore.jpg

and after
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/engineafter.jpg

Wheels before and during
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/wheelbefore.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/wheelduring.jpg

There was a bit of old wax residue on several places on this vehicle.
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/waxresidue001.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/waxresidue002.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/waxresidue003.jpg

It was all cleaned up with various brushes and OPC

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/waxresidueafter001.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/waxresidueafter003.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/waxresidueafter002.jpg

The car was foamed and various areas were agitated to removed embedded dirt that wouldn't be cleaned with normal washing.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/foaming001.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/foaming002.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/foaming003.jpg

The exhaust tips were also cleaned, and then polished with collinite Metal Wax

Before
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/exhaustbefore.jpg

and after
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/exhaustafter.jpg

One thing that I noticed was that the fender marker lamps weren't looking all that great. Here is a 50/50 after removing the haze with the same products used on the paint.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/marker5050.jpg

And here they are all cleaned up and reinstalled on the car.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/waxresidueafter001.jpg

Now we get to the paint. It wasn't in terrible shape, but it did have some swirls, as well as a few deeper defects. Here is one area that had some of the deeper defects that were removed.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/deepbefore.jpg

and removed

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/deepafter.jpg

Here is a look at the swirls. It was overcast out the first day of this detail so an LED light was used to get a good look at the defects. The majority of the car was covered in similar swirls.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/swril001.jpg

And here is a 50/50 shot after only being compounded.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/5050001.jpg

The sun peaked it's head out a little on the second day so I was able to grab some full sun shots. About 90% of the defects were removed on the car except for the hood which has some severe water etching which about 80% was totally removed.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/sunshot001.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/sunshot003.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/sunshot002.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/sunshot005.jpg

[Flannigan]

And finally here are some after shots right before being returned to the customer.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/after001.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/after002.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/after003.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/grilleafter.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/after005.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/after004.jpg

And finally one shot that I played with in GIMP to try and get an HDR look...just having fun here.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Tonys%20BMW/hdr.jpg

Thanks for looking!

[dchristo]

your post are always great, and this one is no exception......good job

[LuxuryMobile]

Great write up and attention to detail on the car. Nice work.

[DARK HORSE]

As always GREAT work buddy! The owner was extremely lucky to have you work on his beautiful ride, you definitely did it justice...:dblthumb2:

[courtdale]

Your attention to detail on your photography is equally impressive as the detail work.

[Flannigan]

your post are always great, and this one is no exception......good job
thank you very much!

Great write up and attention to detail on the car. Nice work.Thanks for the kind words!


As always GREAT work buddy! The owner was extremely lucky to have you work on his beautiful ride, you definitely did it justice...:dblthumb2:Thanks TADMAN!!!! :buffing:


Your attention to detail on your photography is equally impressive as the detail work.
Thank you! Photography is quickly becoming on of my favorite hobbies! I probably take several hundred pictures of my details, but most of them end up look weird because i didn't get the look I was going for...lol

[shoeless89]

Looks FANTASTIC! Always impressed

[Marc08EX]

Great job! You made the car look amazing!

[erock]

The picture of the trunklid is amazing

[Flannigan]

Looks FANTASTIC! Always impressed


Great job! You made the car look amazing!


The picture of the trunklid is amazing
Thanks for the kind words fellas!! :dblthumb2: