Exotic Detail - BMW 3 Coupe Correction

exotic detail · 03-08-2009, 11:50 AM

Alright, so the other day saw me take a trip to correct this rather nice BMW 3 Coupe. The car was nice, the weather wasnt! It rained all damn day

Luckily a double garage was on offer

The owner (Andy) had very kindly spent the previous day removing and cleaning each and every wheel!

This time that was saved could then be spent on the machining stage.

Before & Wash

Shampoo Plus and two buckets were used

With the car washed, dried and brought inside it was time to crack out the Sonus Green & lube (shampoo plus and water collabo) . The clay did the trick, removing the contamination nicely. I would say this car was about a 5/6-10

Once the claying had been completed I went round with Menz Top Inspection to remove any clay residue.

Inspection & Correction

Bonnet

After trying and failing with IP I finally settled on 3M FCP & UF on a 3M Comp pad. This removed pretty much all minor defects, leaving a few random scratches. The bonnet suffered badly, and several area's needed wet sanding.

As you can see too the right of the light, the scratches were quite bad.

Some wet sanding was done with 3000 then 4000, machined with Menz Comp, FCP & UF. Finished down with IP

With the bonnet done I worked round. First with FCP & UF, followed by Menz IP on a 3M Polishing pad to refine the finish.

I was very pleased with the results, depite more wet sanded at various stages throughout the day. Once the polishing was complete Lime Prime Lite was used before a coat of Swissvax Onyx.

The wheels got PB Wheels sealant

And the engine was also given an hours attention

Unfortunatly once the car was finished we couldnt take it outside for some after shots...as the rain was still coming down.

The interior was cleaned, tyres dressed, trim protected etc before the final buff and some pictures.

Finished

Thanks for taking the time to read through, any questions just ask.

And finally big thanks to the owner, Andy

Regards, Simon
Exotic Detail
Lincolnshire, East Riding & Nottinghamshire

KleenChris · 03-08-2009, 01:23 PM

Great work

Perfection Detailing · 03-08-2009, 01:32 PM

Nice work Simon

Jody 4444 · 03-08-2009, 01:41 PM

Top work mate

Piratez · 03-08-2009, 01:43 PM

Excellent effort...nice detailing

MatrixGuy · 03-08-2009, 01:59 PM

Lovely correction work mate!!

What's the nice bike in the reflection?

exotic detail · 03-08-2009, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MatrixGuy

Lovely correction work mate!!

What's the nice bike in the reflection?

Thanks buddy....erm....its a 998 something...I think

as you can tell i'm not a bike person.

e60mad · 03-08-2009, 02:21 PM

Excellent correction on some pretty tired looking paint. Better than new I'd say

Ricey7 · 03-08-2009, 05:48 PM

Fantastic Work, Great turnaround

Mucky · 03-08-2009, 08:46 PM

nice work si

some of my gear is up 4 sale do you want first dibbs??

03-08-2009, 11:50 AM	#1
exotic detail DW Supporter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 1,749 Thanks: 655 Thanked 105 Times in 85 Posts	Exotic Detail - BMW 3 Coupe Correction Alright, so the other day saw me take a trip to correct this rather nice BMW 3 Coupe. The car was nice, the weather wasnt! It rained all damn day Luckily a double garage was on offer The owner (Andy) had very kindly spent the previous day removing and cleaning each and every wheel! This time that was saved could then be spent on the machining stage. Before & Wash Shampoo Plus and two buckets were used With the car washed, dried and brought inside it was time to crack out the Sonus Green & lube (shampoo plus and water collabo) . The clay did the trick, removing the contamination nicely. I would say this car was about a 5/6-10 Once the claying had been completed I went round with Menz Top Inspection to remove any clay residue. Inspection & Correction Bonnet After trying and failing with IP I finally settled on 3M FCP & UF on a 3M Comp pad. This removed pretty much all minor defects, leaving a few random scratches. The bonnet suffered badly, and several area's needed wet sanding. As you can see too the right of the light, the scratches were quite bad. Some wet sanding was done with 3000 then 4000, machined with Menz Comp, FCP & UF. Finished down with IP With the bonnet done I worked round. First with FCP & UF, followed by Menz IP on a 3M Polishing pad to refine the finish. I was very pleased with the results, depite more wet sanded at various stages throughout the day. Once the polishing was complete Lime Prime Lite was used before a coat of Swissvax Onyx. The wheels got PB Wheels sealant And the engine was also given an hours attention Unfortunatly once the car was finished we couldnt take it outside for some after shots...as the rain was still coming down. The interior was cleaned, tyres dressed, trim protected etc before the final buff and some pictures. Finished Thanks for taking the time to read through, any questions just ask. And finally big thanks to the owner, Andy Regards, Simon Exotic Detail Lincolnshire, East Riding & Nottinghamshire __________________ Exotic Detail - Lincolnshire, Yorkshire & East Riding www.exoticdetail.co.uk

03-08-2009, 01:32 PM	#3
Perfection Detailing DW Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 1,449 Thanks: 349 Thanked 202 Times in 185 Posts	Nice work Simon __________________ Neil Baitey-Perfection Detailing Professional car detailing and ecu mapping in Northamptonshire.

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03-08-2009, 01:23 PM	#2
KleenChris OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Location: Location Posts: 1,199 Thanks: 57 Thanked 220 Times in 217 Posts	Great work

03-08-2009, 01:41 PM	#4
Jody 4444 OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Newquay Posts: 751 Thanks: 139 Thanked 146 Times in 140 Posts	Top work mate

03-08-2009, 01:43 PM	#5
Piratez OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Central Java, INA Posts: 1,315 Thanks: 174 Thanked 210 Times in 208 Posts	Excellent effort...nice detailing

03-08-2009, 01:59 PM	#6
MatrixGuy OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 4,862 Thanks: 526 Thanked 757 Times in 736 Posts	Lovely correction work mate!! What's the nice bike in the reflection?

03-08-2009, 02:21 PM	#8
e60mad OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kilwinning Posts: 868 Thanks: 52 Thanked 38 Times in 34 Posts	Excellent correction on some pretty tired looking paint. Better than new I'd say

03-08-2009, 05:48 PM	#9
Ricey7 OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 1,003 Thanks: 106 Thanked 239 Times in 237 Posts	Fantastic Work, Great turnaround

03-08-2009, 08:46 PM	#10
Mucky OCD Sufferer (Obsessive Car Detailer) Join Date: May 2006 Location: grimsby Posts: 816 Thanks: 2 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts	nice work si some of my gear is up 4 sale do you want first dibbs??

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