My first Detail

[liquidlightning]

Hey guys, this is my car, and sorry I didn't think to put any before pictures, but it was pretty bad.

2001 BMW 330 iX

I started with a regular wash/dry, then applied scratch X 2.0 by DA to basically the whole paint exterior with a medium cutting pad.
After that I went to meg's #7 show car glaze, with a light polishing pad, let it dry for ~15 minutes, and then buffed with a microfiber towel.
Following that I applied meg's gold class carnauba with a black finishing pad, let that dry, and wiped away with a microfiber.
Finally I buffed in some meg's Ultimate Quik Detailer and this is the result.
I think it turned out pretty good for my first time!

Pics:

http://i.imgur.com/C0ZVsNx.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/J2xVafn.jpg

Feed back please

[DogRescuer]

Great job! Which da?

[liquidlightning]

I used the Harbor Freight one. Couldn't resist at only $45. :D

[Eric@CherryOnTop]

Great job! Paint looks amazing for being 12 years old!!!

[DaveT435]

That paint does look great!

[TundraPower]

Darn sure better than my first time !!!!!

[dc52nv]

Those wheels look like a PITA to clean. Which tire dressing did you apply after the pics?

[Vegas Transplant]

Great job:props:
Beautiful car. Great color.
Good product choice with the Scratch X, I suppose.
Just below UC, and more aggressive than 151.

But why the #7, SS ?

Man I love that car :dblthumb2:

[liquidlightning]

Thanks guys! Actually the pictures are before I dressed the tires.

I used Armor All tire foam protectant. Also I applied some meg's cleaner wax to the rims. Here's a pic of them not quite dry yet:

http://i.imgur.com/c6mhloB.jpg

And dc52nv, you are correct! Takes about 20 minutes to properly clean the wheels. :eek:

I like the #7 because of the way it makes scratches appear. You can still see them, but they aren't white like normal, they are just a slightly different shade of blue. Not sure if all glazes work like that, but this one seems to do the job. It really isn't too hard to use like some people say.

Also, I forgot to do some pics of the interior!
I used Meguiar's gold class leather cleaner + gold class conditioner on all the leather, ultimate quick detailer on the wood trim, and vacuumed. Not quite a full interior job as I didn't shampoo the carpets, but oh well!

Pics:

http://i.imgur.com/V5ZfDIA.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QDoa6U6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/xkydJe8.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/H6uxiSY.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1n74SAw.jpg