PetrucciM3 | BMW E46 M3 Carbon Black (100+ pictures)

[Petrucci_M3]

PetrucciM3 | BMW E46 M3 Carbon Black

Wash:
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss
Chemical Guys Heavy Duty Bucket
Grit Guard
Chemical Guys Super Fluffy Mitt
Gilmour Foam Gun

Clayed:
Meguiar’s Medium clay
Chemical Guys Synthetic Quick Detailer

Paint Correction:
Makita 9227C | 3M Backing Plate
Flex 3403 rotary | Gloss-it 3 inch Backing Plate
Meguiar’s 105 | Purple Wool pad
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish | Purple Wool/ LC Orange pad
Menzerna Nano Polish | LC White pad
CM5300
Fenix TK10
Detailer Domain Uber Towels
Highline Paint Gauge Meter

Protection:
Jetseal109

LSP:
Lusso Oro

Exterior Trim:
Aerospace 303

Glass:
Stoner’s Invisible Glass

Wheels:
EZ Detail Brush
Swissvax Wheel Brush
Chemical Guy’s Grime Reaper
Surfcity Tire Shine

Exhaust:
Chemical Guy’s Metal Shine

Engine:
Various Brushes
Chemical Guy’s Grime Reaper
CD2

Interior:
1Z Cockpit
303 Aerospace
Chemical Guy’s Lighting Fast Stain Extractor
Metro Vac n Blow
Lil Green Bissel
Leatherique Pristine Clean
Leatherique Rejuvenating Oil


I met the owner while getting tint for our cars, and a lot of the water spots you see in these pictures were a result of the tint install. Due to the heat here a lot of these spots are etched in the paint, even my personal car has water etching from that afternoon. Such a shame...

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Here are couple shots of the Leatherique soaking into seats.

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Paint Correction[

This car required a lot of attention to the paint as you'll see in the following pictures. The formula was a Lake Country Purple and Meguiar's 105 (my new favorite go to) and to clean up some hazing, a Lake Country orange pad with Menzerna SIP. Finally, Menzerna 106FA on a white Lake Country pad. I'll let the pictures speak for me now.

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By far one of the worst areas I've ever polished, honestly is there paint even hiding under all those imperfections? Wow.











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Thank you for looking!!

[JohnHenry]

Great job on a beautiful car, Josh!

[spike]

Yet ANOTHER awesome job by Josh. It looks brand new again!

[SRHTX]

Mr. BMW (Josh),

YOU always do an outstanding job on correcting problems on the BMWs.

[2003 GMC Denali]

This picture is an amazing side-by-side...

[SRHTX]

That poor M3 has gone through too many automated car washes. That is the M3 body style that I love too.

[Mike Phillips]

Awesome work and top notch job on capturing before and after photos...

How did it get so bad to start with! It looks like someone maintained it by washing it with an SOS pad?