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2017 BMW 330i - Mineral Gray
Today I detailed the car of a friend from work. Every day when I would walk by it in the parking lot (before we were made to work from home) I would notice the buildup of swirls and micro scratches on the hood and dirty wheels. It couldn't be saved with anything but a deep clean and paint correction. With my arsenal of products full from doing my M340i and with a lot of time on my hands, I had him drop the car off today. I didn't go too crazy because I wanted to get done in one day but I was able to give it a good cleaning, decon, and do a one-step correction with CarPro Essence topped with Reload. Non-traditional LSP with Reload, I know, but it came in my CQ UK 3.0 kit, I used Gliss instead so it was kicking around, and I figured it would boost Essence which I wanted to get more experience with. My main goal was to eliminate most of the micro scratches and swirls and while it's far from perfect, I accomplished almost exactly what I set out to do.
MAIN STEPS AND PRODUCTS USED: (I won't list everything like the other thread, just the key items)
Clean engine bayP21s Total Auto Wash
Adams In & Out Spray
Clean wheelsSonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Tuff Shine Tire Cleaner
Clean jambsP21s Total Auto Wash
Foam bathMeg's D111 mixed with CarPro Multi-X
Contact washMeg's D111
Iron decon.CarPro Iron-X
ClayPinnacle Poly Clay
Correction/Polish (1 step)CarPro Essence
UroFiber Pad (two thumbs up)
'LSP'CarPro Reload
PHOTOS: (I'll sequence the before and afters where appropriate)
MICRO SCRATCHES. It was hard to get a shot that really showed the level of scratching with the angle of the sun but it was much worse than shown here. I confirmed the entire car, wheels included, was being washed with one mitt.
ENGINE BAY BEFORE AND AFTER (glass not done in these pics)
TRUNK JAMB BEFORE AND AFTER (glass not done in these pics)
WHEELS BEFORE AND AFTER. I'd say this is my one disappointment. There was some staining I could not get off, at least not without wheel removal and that was not in the cards for today.
FOAM BATH!
DETAILING IS IN THE DETAILS...
IRON DECON.
CLAY. One of the telling things on how many bonded contaminants there were is normally I only expect to see dirt on the leading edge of the clay, here the trailing edge is also picking up dirt.
SCRATCH ON FRONT BUMPER (again I didn't go crazy)
B-PILLAR TRIM BEFORE AND AFTER
OXIDATION ON METAL DOOR TRIM BEFORE AND AFTER
FINAL SHOTS!
Last edited by gofast182; 04-12-2020 at 06:08 AM.
Reason: More pics added, comment on clay.
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Re: 2017 BMW 330i - Mineral Gray
Nice job and quite appropriate use of effort for the way the car is used.
I really like seeing the P21s TAW. A great cleaner that you can trust on most exterior surfaces.
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Re: 2017 BMW 330i - Mineral Gray
Great work man, really brought out the clarity in that paint and the car is much more presentable overall.
How many Uro-Fiber pads did you end up using overall?
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Re: 2017 BMW 330i - Mineral Gray
Excellent work
You nailed it.
A little research and the proper products go a long way. No doubt you have the skill set to match.
Maybe you should score one of those big bottles of CQuartz Lite to keep on hand when everyone else starts asking.
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Re: 2017 BMW 330i - Mineral Gray
Well done! Good write up and pictures too! Your co-worker should be extremely happy with his BMW now!
Scott Harle
Autodermatology
#autodermatology
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Re: 2017 BMW 330i - Mineral Gray
Originally Posted by
ducksfan
Nice job and quite appropriate use of effort for the way the car is used.
I really like seeing the P21s TAW. A great cleaner that you can trust on most exterior surfaces.
Thank you.
Yes TAW is great. I don't love the cost but if I have something really dirty I know TAW will get it clean and I can let it dwell without damaging the clear while I finish something else.
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Re: 2017 BMW 330i - Mineral Gray
Originally Posted by
SNP209
Great work man, really brought out the clarity in that paint and the car is much more presentable overall.
How many Uro-Fiber pads did you end up using overall?
Thank you!
I just used one for this job, cleaning it after every panel. Cleaning is tricky, at least for me using a Chemical Guys pad brush. While it's brilliant on foam pads it can remove fibers from the Uro-Fiber pad if you're not gentle.
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Re: 2017 BMW 330i - Mineral Gray
Originally Posted by
spazzz
Excellent work
You nailed it.
A little research and the proper products go a long way. No doubt you have the skill set to match.
Maybe you should score one of those big bottles of CQuartz Lite to keep on hand when everyone else starts asking.
Thanks!
I'm thinking of trying CQ Lite on the X5. I've been holding off on recoating it because we're having an issue with the PPF on the front end and going back and forth with the installer.
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Re: 2017 BMW 330i - Mineral Gray
Originally Posted by
Sizzle Chest
Well done! Good write up and pictures too! Your co-worker should be extremely happy with his BMW now!
Thanks! Good feedback from you is highly valued.
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Re: 2017 BMW 330i - Mineral Gray
Great work and looks awesome. How long did it take you to do from start to finish?
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