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Old 20-02-2009, 08:43 PM   #1
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Arrow BMW 335ci & Z Destiny- Gleammachine.

Today task was this gorgeous 335ci and it's 6 monthly wax maintenance detail.
With close to 4 months road salt and traffic film build up since my last visit it wasn't going to be pretty.

From this.



To this.



This.



To this.



Started of with the alloys, pressure rinsed, pre-sprayed with AS smartwheels and cleaned with various brushes, rinsed, de-tarred, clayed and re-rinsed,











Vehicle pressure rinsed, followed by a citrus pre-wash, shuts, badges and various trim cleaned with i4detailing soft brushes and Megs apc,





Rinsed then an application of megs apc through the foam lance which was left to dwell for 5 mins, pressure rinsed followed by a 2nd coating of Megs shampoo+ through the lance to lubricate the surface and washed in the usual manner,



Clayed using Megs mild and a weak shampoo mix, rinsed with an open flow,





Dried with Uber plush towels, exhaust tailpipes polished with fine grade w/wool and P21s polishing soap,



Convertible hood half opened, trim polished with Acrylic Prime,





At this point these defects came to light, the car is normally parked in an underground residents carpark and someone had obviously thought it convenient to use these panels on the n/side as a door stop/support, fortunately no dents,





A couple of sets with a Visomax combi pad and Megs #83 removed 100% of defects,







Z hd-cleanse thoroughly worked into each panel in horizontal and vertical sets,





Zym@l destiny applied to paintwork and shuts and left to cure,



Zym@l detail applied to front & rear lower valances, mirrors and surrounds,







All waxes removed with plush polishing towels, alloys & exhausts treated and sealed with Opti-seal, tyres and arches dressed with Megs all seasons,



Glass cleaned throughout, a quick once over on the interior and a final wipedown to the paintwork and completed.























Thanks for looking, as always comments much appreciated.
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