SpecC detailed : Alpine White E90 335i
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SpecC detailed : Alpine White E90 335i
First of all, I'd like to thank my two friends who came over to take kick ass pictures for me as you'll see. drsourmonkey and m38 ftw
This car belongs to our very own jay spec who pretty much has his car maintained by me. Mtech, LMs, Studie Lip, 100% LEGIT!
LMs though... worst wheels to clean.... possibly EVER
White is surprisingly one of the more rewarding colors to detail though.
Entire front end is clear bra'd. That's the entire hood, headlights, front bumper, front lip, and two front fenders. Not as easy to work with as I thought. Pictures will show later.
First time trying the green uber pads this time. They are clearly the best flat pads out there with little things. It's soft. It's got retracted foam. Its velcro grips like super glue. It's inexpensive. What more do you need? I'm ordering more when I up my budget.
Materials
Wash and Dry
Grit guard
2 Zymol sponges
Imitation sea sponge
CG CWG
Swissvax Detail brush
DI waffle weave drying towel
Clay
ONR 2 oz per gallon clay lube
Swissvax blue paint rubber
Isopropyl wipe down afterwards
Engine bay
CG grime reaper 4:1 dilution
Swissvax detail brush
P21S total auto wash - under the hood
CG Fade2black - dressing
Paint correction
Menzera PO203S Power Finish via Green Uber pad
Menzerna PO85RD via 3M black US pad
Menzerna PO203S Power Finish via 80mm 3M UK yellow pad - for the tighter areas like the pillars
Hitachi SP18 rotary
3M yellow backing plate
Protection
Duragloss 105
Wax
Zymol Vintage
Everyone only cares about wax! Well, this one costs $2200 and is worth it.
Wheels
P21S wheel gel
P21S total auto wash - tires
CG Grime reaper 4:1 - initial spray for tires
Swissvax wheel brush
EZ detail brush
Stiff bristle tire brush
Clayed with listed materials above
Menznera PO85RD by foam applicator by hand
DG 105
Vroom drying towel
Exhaust
CG metal polish
0000 steel wool
microfiber towels
Other tools
1000W husky halogen lamps
Bunch of CG all purpose towels
ON WITH THE PICUTRES
That's disgusting.
My hand is getting cramps just from looking at it.
Grime reaper is a werking girl!
P21S wheel gel foaming like crazy. Sometimes, it foams a bit too much. I mean, it foams too much all the time
Scrubbed and brushed all over
Well that really makes a HUGE difference.
To the inside!
Clear bra
Light swirling. Nothing that POWER FINISH can't handle
Okay, how about some before and afters
Before
BAM!
Before
POW!
Swirl busting 101
1. Choose a tool
2. Apply polish
3. Kick ass
4. Finish kicking ass
5. Make sure you are done kicking ass
6. Look really cool
Side mod action for my friend's MR2
Now that's one JDM sticker.
Day 1. Completed.
Day 2. More of this
and even, some of this!
I kid, I kid.
Exhaust polishing
After a lot of polishing, we take out some VINTAGE
Applied with foam applicator
So hazy!
Back to being OCD
In my defense, Zymol Vintage was incredibly hard to wipe off after just 30 minutes.
This car belongs to our very own jay spec who pretty much has his car maintained by me. Mtech, LMs, Studie Lip, 100% LEGIT!
LMs though... worst wheels to clean.... possibly EVER
White is surprisingly one of the more rewarding colors to detail though.
Entire front end is clear bra'd. That's the entire hood, headlights, front bumper, front lip, and two front fenders. Not as easy to work with as I thought. Pictures will show later.
First time trying the green uber pads this time. They are clearly the best flat pads out there with little things. It's soft. It's got retracted foam. Its velcro grips like super glue. It's inexpensive. What more do you need? I'm ordering more when I up my budget.
Materials
Wash and Dry
Grit guard
2 Zymol sponges
Imitation sea sponge
CG CWG
Swissvax Detail brush
DI waffle weave drying towel
Clay
ONR 2 oz per gallon clay lube
Swissvax blue paint rubber
Isopropyl wipe down afterwards
Engine bay
CG grime reaper 4:1 dilution
Swissvax detail brush
P21S total auto wash - under the hood
CG Fade2black - dressing
Paint correction
Menzera PO203S Power Finish via Green Uber pad
Menzerna PO85RD via 3M black US pad
Menzerna PO203S Power Finish via 80mm 3M UK yellow pad - for the tighter areas like the pillars
Hitachi SP18 rotary
3M yellow backing plate
Protection
Duragloss 105
Wax
Zymol Vintage
Everyone only cares about wax! Well, this one costs $2200 and is worth it.
Wheels
P21S wheel gel
P21S total auto wash - tires
CG Grime reaper 4:1 - initial spray for tires
Swissvax wheel brush
EZ detail brush
Stiff bristle tire brush
Clayed with listed materials above
Menznera PO85RD by foam applicator by hand
DG 105
Vroom drying towel
Exhaust
CG metal polish
0000 steel wool
microfiber towels
Other tools
1000W husky halogen lamps
Bunch of CG all purpose towels
ON WITH THE PICUTRES
That's disgusting.
My hand is getting cramps just from looking at it.
Grime reaper is a werking girl!
P21S wheel gel foaming like crazy. Sometimes, it foams a bit too much. I mean, it foams too much all the time
Scrubbed and brushed all over
Well that really makes a HUGE difference.
To the inside!
Clear bra
Light swirling. Nothing that POWER FINISH can't handle
Okay, how about some before and afters
Before
BAM!
Before
POW!
Swirl busting 101
1. Choose a tool
2. Apply polish
3. Kick ass
4. Finish kicking ass
5. Make sure you are done kicking ass
6. Look really cool
Side mod action for my friend's MR2
Now that's one JDM sticker.
Day 1. Completed.
Day 2. More of this
and even, some of this!
I kid, I kid.
Exhaust polishing
After a lot of polishing, we take out some VINTAGE
Applied with foam applicator
So hazy!
Back to being OCD
In my defense, Zymol Vintage was incredibly hard to wipe off after just 30 minutes.
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And done! Finished in the day time for you to see!
ENGINE BAY! WITH THE TURBO!
I lied. This is just under the hood
Exhaust done
Wheels. So very expensive
All the pictures kick ass, so I just used them all instead of pick which ones.
GARAGE SHOTS!
How about some in the San Francisco daylight?
Lastly, here's some beading pictures.
Enjoy!
ENGINE BAY! WITH THE TURBO!
I lied. This is just under the hood
Exhaust done
Wheels. So very expensive
All the pictures kick ass, so I just used them all instead of pick which ones.
GARAGE SHOTS!
How about some in the San Francisco daylight?
Lastly, here's some beading pictures.
Enjoy!
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thank you for the comments everyone!
this one took a lot less time than expected mostly because I didn't bother working on the clear bra after trying to polish the hood. I tried PO85RD with black, nothing. Then 106FF with black, nothing. Then 106FF with 3M UK yellow, nothing. Then Power finish with green, hardly anything at all! i just decided to skip it and do the entire car, so i could get it in the sun for finished pictures.
this one took a lot less time than expected mostly because I didn't bother working on the clear bra after trying to polish the hood. I tried PO85RD with black, nothing. Then 106FF with black, nothing. Then 106FF with 3M UK yellow, nothing. Then Power finish with green, hardly anything at all! i just decided to skip it and do the entire car, so i could get it in the sun for finished pictures.