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Old 09-03-09, 10:13 PM
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Default BMW X5 4.4 Detail

This was a rare occasion that we got a car that was in great shape and the customer wanted us to take it to the next level, so we washed, clayed, polished, waxed.

As for the interior Tom went nuts on it...ok sorry that there were no real before shots on this one.

Products Used:
Exterior:
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner in the Cam Spray Foam Canon
Swissvax Paint Rubber and Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer for clay lube
Menzerna Super Intensive with the Uber Green Pad and Uber Yellow Pad
Menzerna PO85RD with the Uber Blue Pad
Menzerna Top Inspection
Collinite Insulator Wax
Einszett Spray Wax

Wheels and Tires
Uber Wheel/Tire/Wheel Well Kit

Interior:
Uber Interior Kit

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Brinkmann MaxFire
Metabo PE12-175
Flex 3401
Makita 9227 Hi Speed Rotary
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels

Cam Spray 1500A with Cam Spray Foam Gun

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Details:
Wheels


Autobahn and Pneu


Cleaning up the emblems


Exhaust tips





Before rear hatch


After


After polishing


Removing the masking tape


Applying the Black Wow


Front Brush Bar


Removing the wax
Old 09-03-09, 10:14 PM
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Final Rinse down



Beading from the Collinite


Putting on the plates


After shots:


Old 09-03-09, 11:18 PM
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Very well done, Titanium Silver is one of my favorite colors after it's detailed.
Old 09-03-09, 11:51 PM
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Wow! Very impressive work!

Wish ours looked that good.
Old 09-04-09, 07:16 AM
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Nice attention to detail.
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so so pretty! great job again guys
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ANother great detail ...
Old 10-03-09, 04:57 PM
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Flawless. Love the X5 more than the RX.
If I didn't care about MPG I would definitely buy the X5
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Are you putting the wax on with your fingers on pic 7
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thanks guys and yes by hand.
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