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Old 09-11-09 | 04:45 AM
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This car came from a customer on one of the BMW forums we sponsor. She was great extremely friendly and a hardcore car enthusiast!

She actually stayed pretty much thru 90% of the paint correction process.

The car was pretty beat up unfortunately it is parked outside and was not taken care of by the previous owner.

The customer wanted to make it perfect so we gave it some love.....take a look.

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
Swissvax Divine
Einszett Spray Wax

Wheels and Tires
Uber Wheel/Tire/Wheel Well Kit

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Brinkmann MaxFire
Metabo PE12-175
Flex 3403
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

Before shots:
Etching, Swirls, Bug and Tar, Buffer Splatter, etc











Plates were removed


Presoaking wheels


Washing the M



Removal of the tar and caked on road grime (3M Adhesive Remover)


Claying the car
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Polishing SIP


Polishing PO85RD


After shot of the work


Sun shots after polishing, before rinsing off the dust






Dust accumulation


Rinse


installing the rear plate


Black Wow Applied to bring back the dull trim
Before


After


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After shots -- Collinite and Divine






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Enjoy!
Old 09-11-09 | 07:26 AM
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laguna seca blue.... love that M color
very nice detail...!
Old 09-11-09 | 09:35 AM
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what did you guys use on the CF roof?
Old 09-11-09 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by vwynn
what did you guys use on the CF roof?
I've always wondered what you use to clean CF

Another great detail from DD.. Luv that M3 color.. now just tint those windows..
Old 09-11-09 | 01:24 PM
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hate that blue but awesome work makeing it look 100x better. That black wow stuff is the shiz i need to get some of that.
Old 09-11-09 | 05:39 PM
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I have always used soft scrub, NON BLEACH, to clean all the convertible roofs, with the help of a soft detail brush to remove the deep grime and dirt from withing the cracks and crevises.
Old 09-14-09 | 06:25 AM
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This reminds me of my old e46 M3. Great job guys!
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