Auto Finesse, E30 M3

Auto Finesse · May 4, 2009

Been meaning to post this up for some time but not had a chance, this stunning example of an E30 M3 was brought to us to get that little extra from it before the summer months, in total i spent the best part of a week on this car..........................

Before :

First job was to get the wheels off as cleaning the inners on these is near on impossible on the car, using G101 and various brushes to clean the wheels and a stronger mix of G101 for the wheel arches before claying and sealing each wheel with poorboys wheel sealant:

The next stage was to clean and degrease the grubby areas such as door shuts, engine bay and under side skirts, again trusty old G101 and a bit of elbow grease dose a fine job :

Then on to cleaning the rest of the bodywork, good through rinse down and BH AutoFoam/PM3 mix applied, whilst left to dwell panel gaps and trim gaps where cleaned using detailing brushes before a rinse re foam and wash TBM with Dodo SP and a LW mit:

Rinsed off and brought inside for the claying stage, Dodo Grey clay was used with Megs LT/AS AW mix as lube:

So with the exterior and paint work as clean as can be, it was time to have a good look around the paint with the lamps (brinky Sun gun and a halogen) take PTG readings and get a feel for what im dealing with, the paint was health PTG reading wise and med/soft for correction:

So weapon of choice, Rotary, Megs polishing pad and Menz IP (it is IP not power finish just a dodgy bottle for PB

:lol

Then 3M Ultrafina on a 3M pad to finish down :

Takes this:

To this:

This:

To This:

Rear quarter:

Roof:

Boot:

Door:

Deep RDS on the bonnet needed a drop of FCP to shift :

Indicators cleaned and dressed:

Trim Cleaned and polished:

Wiper arms where a bit tatty and the owner asked if i could repaint them, so cleaned, keyed and painted in matt black:

Wheels and tyres attended to with Megs all metal and WW, Endurance gloss and poor boys wheel sealant :

One wheel had some bad staining on the lip, so a little extra elbow grease and autosol & WW used:

Finished:

Exhaust:

Engine bay:

Door shuts:

Tool Kit:

Interior:

LSP was Dodo SN three coat where applied in total:

And a final wipe down with red mist:

Then stand back and enjoy :thumb:

So there you have it i hope you enjoyed the write up and the car, all your comments or questions on products and methods used are more than welcome.

All the best

James B

tim · May 4, 2009

Awesome, absolutely LOVE E30 M3's! And that looking rather fantastic too!

Great work as usual

tdm · May 4, 2009

some really great work there and the car looks awesome for it ! your workshop is looking good too.

RefinedDetails · May 4, 2009

beautiful car and a beautiful job!

-Kev- · May 4, 2009

stunning - no other word for it:argie::thumb:

stargazer · May 4, 2009

My, my. What a cracker of a car and finish. Nice one!

andye · May 4, 2009

Cracking job mate :thumb:

ianFRST · May 4, 2009

superb

glad to see you posting again, been quiet on here recently :lol:

Vyker · May 4, 2009

Would love to own that car
Great work

Offyourmarks · May 4, 2009

nice work there jimbo - looks absolutely fantastic

clcollins · May 4, 2009

Great work, fantastic result :thumb:

Perfection Detailing · May 4, 2009

Nice work James....

the_prophet · May 4, 2009

dream car awesome work bet the owner was impressed!

geert dr · May 4, 2009

I think i'm in love :thumb::thumb:

Awesome detailing :buffer: on an awesome car !!

Al Fresco · May 4, 2009

Hope you don't mind James (you did invite questions

) but I'm curious on your choice of tyre finish. The stuff you are using seems very shiny in the photos and I noticed from previous write ups that you have gone for a more matt/satin look?

On a seperate note, the finish looks cracking and as an owner of a red car I'm green with envy

Al Fresco

Auto Finesse · May 4, 2009

Thanks for all the comments guys :thumb:

Depends what mood im in some times, i just use what suites the car im working on, Megs endurance gloss is not all that shiny, well not the way i use it any way, i put plenty on via foam app making sure it gets in all the groves, leave an hour or so then buff with a dry cloth, jobs a good un :thumb:

Christian6984 · May 4, 2009

nice work, looks as good as new

ROB WOODHOUSE · May 4, 2009

Very nice car and looking stunning after your hard work

mattsbmw · May 4, 2009

What a beauty

Gleammachine · May 4, 2009

Nice attention to detail James on an iconic motor.:thumb:

Sveneng · May 4, 2009

Really good attention to detail on an iconic car. I bet it was a really satisfying detail to carry out.

david g · May 4, 2009

Excellent work on a truly stunning car :thumb:

ads2k · May 4, 2009

Cracking job James :thumb:, don't see many around in 'that' sort of condition.

North east Car Care · May 4, 2009

Top work as always James:thumb:

-tom- · May 4, 2009

stunning mate

tom

Mark M · May 4, 2009

Mint!

Jim W · May 4, 2009

Very nice

Must be a real treat working on such car for so long.

Auto Finesse, E30 M3

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