Detailer's Domain: Alpine White BMW M3 - Complete Detail
Detailer's Domain: Alpine White BMW M3 - Complete Detail
This was a pretty extensive detail on this M3, unfortunately not the best example being Alpine White.
Take a look at the complete write up.
Interior was in pretty good shape, exterior/wheels/wheel wells/engine needed some work.
Big thanks to the crew that came by to help out Alvin, Joe, and Dan!
What was done -
Exterior
- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wheel wells were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Paint inspected and measured
- Wheel Wells were cleaned and dressed with Adam's Undercarriage Spray
- Tires dressed with Adam's VRT
- Masking
- 3 Step Paint correction (Meguiars M105 with an Uber Yellow, Menzerna Super Intensive Polish with an Uber Green and Menzerna PO85RD with an Uber Blue)
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step - Menzerna Power Lock
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Engine Cleaned and Dressed
Interior
- Sonax Dashboard Cleaner
- Einszett Leather Care
- Einszett Plastic Deep Cleaner
Products used:
(feel free to click the link below for more info)
Exterior:
Valugard Detail Wash
P21S Total Auto Wash
Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
Uber Clay Bar kit with Optimum No Rinse
Einszett Spray Wax
Meguiars M105
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna PO85RD
Menzerna Power Lock
Engine
Adam's In and Out
P21S TAW
Wheels/Tires
Sonax Wheel Cleaner
Adam's VRT
3m Adhesive Remover
Plastic Razor Blades
Interior
Sonax Dashboard Cleaner
einszett Leathercare
einszett Plastic Deep Cleaner
Glass
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Adam's Glass Sealant
Tools:
Infratech 5300
Fenix TK11
Brinkmann
Fenix TK40
Flex 3403
Makita
Metabo
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Brushes
Cam Spray Pressure Wash and Foam Canon Attachment
Interior
Before


After


Engine before






P21S TAW and some brushing




Adam's In and Out

Engine After

Exterior
Before shots








Take a look at the complete write up.
Interior was in pretty good shape, exterior/wheels/wheel wells/engine needed some work.
Big thanks to the crew that came by to help out Alvin, Joe, and Dan!
What was done -
Exterior
- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wheel wells were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Paint inspected and measured
- Wheel Wells were cleaned and dressed with Adam's Undercarriage Spray
- Tires dressed with Adam's VRT
- Masking
- 3 Step Paint correction (Meguiars M105 with an Uber Yellow, Menzerna Super Intensive Polish with an Uber Green and Menzerna PO85RD with an Uber Blue)
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step - Menzerna Power Lock
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Engine Cleaned and Dressed
Interior
- Sonax Dashboard Cleaner
- Einszett Leather Care
- Einszett Plastic Deep Cleaner
Products used:
(feel free to click the link below for more info)
Exterior:
Valugard Detail Wash
P21S Total Auto Wash
Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
Uber Clay Bar kit with Optimum No Rinse
Einszett Spray Wax
Meguiars M105
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna PO85RD
Menzerna Power Lock
Engine
Adam's In and Out
P21S TAW
Wheels/Tires
Sonax Wheel Cleaner
Adam's VRT
3m Adhesive Remover
Plastic Razor Blades
Interior
Sonax Dashboard Cleaner
einszett Leathercare
einszett Plastic Deep Cleaner
Glass
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Adam's Glass Sealant
Tools:
Infratech 5300
Fenix TK11
Brinkmann
Fenix TK40
Flex 3403
Makita
Metabo
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Brushes
Cam Spray Pressure Wash and Foam Canon Attachment
Interior
Before


After


Engine before






P21S TAW and some brushing




Adam's In and Out

Engine After

Exterior
Before shots








Pre-soak/Wash/Clay/Wheels
More wheel details in a second
















Next up the car was jacked up for a complete wheel detail and undercarriage detail
Wheel wells



Before brakes

After

Tons of gunk to remove


3M Adhesive Remover goes to work

After (tons of chips under the gunk)

Another round of wheels this time inner wheels



Adhesive from weights



After shot of wheel

Imperfections are really hard to detect on white as you all know, here are some of the better shots



Polishing with friends is fun... lol

Before shots



After shot of polishing

After shots (clouds came in .....sorry)












Permission for the write up granted by the customer
More wheel details in a second
















Next up the car was jacked up for a complete wheel detail and undercarriage detail
Wheel wells



Before brakes

After

Tons of gunk to remove


3M Adhesive Remover goes to work

After (tons of chips under the gunk)

Another round of wheels this time inner wheels



Adhesive from weights



After shot of wheel

Imperfections are really hard to detect on white as you all know, here are some of the better shots



Polishing with friends is fun... lol

Before shots



After shot of polishing

After shots (clouds came in .....sorry)












Permission for the write up granted by the customer
Woah, you even took off the wheels to clean them & the breaks.
Do you have any horror stories? Like right after cleaning a car for 8 hours, the owner wrecked it or something? Just curious.
Do you have any horror stories? Like right after cleaning a car for 8 hours, the owner wrecked it or something? Just curious.
I just placed an order with AutoGeek. I went with some of the products listed above like
-Sonax
-Cobra
-Wolfgang
-P21S
and Mothers..
so lets see how this turns out.. not callin myself a Pro but i do enjoy puttin in work on my rides..
-Sonax
-Cobra
-Wolfgang
-P21S
and Mothers..
so lets see how this turns out.. not callin myself a Pro but i do enjoy puttin in work on my rides..
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SMH.. dam shame
you would have had everything at your doorstep tomorrow morning.
we are in NJ.
Awesome job. Looks really slick haha. Liked how you posted links to all the products that you used. Definitely makes searching for them way easier lol.
Not really too confident with using a rotary buffer and wouldn't want to damage the paint so could I use an orbital instead? If that would be alright then what would you recommend for someone on a budget?
Not really too confident with using a rotary buffer and wouldn't want to damage the paint so could I use an orbital instead? If that would be alright then what would you recommend for someone on a budget?
Last edited by prinny; Aug 12, 2010 at 04:02 AM.
Bro I didn't even realize until after I ordered my stuff..lol Hey were abouts in NJ are you guys located? Could u PM me I may be around your way.
thanks yup the links help a great deal.


