SpecC detailed : Titanium Silver BMW E90
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SpecC detailed : Titanium Silver BMW E90
Mmmmmmmm silver cars.......
It's about time he decided to come over! This dude quick details his car all the time, and he barely had any swirls! Silver paint must be especially hard and resistant to damage!
Wash and Dry
CG CWG
Grit guards
Zymol sponges
Imitation sea sponge
Swissvax detail brush
Detailedimage waffle weave drying towel
Clay
Diluted ONR 2 oz per gallon for clay lube
Swissvax blue paint rubber
Isopropyl alcohol wipedown afterwards
Engine bay
P21S total auto wash for under the hood
CG Grime reaper 4:1 for under the hood (just some areas) and engine bay
A few costco MF towels
Swissvax detail brush
CG Fade2black
Paint correction
Menzerna PO203S power finish with 3M UK 150mm yellow
Menzerna PO85RD with 3M US 133.33mm black
Menznera PO203S power finish with 80mm yellow - basically used this as a one step on all tight areas because I don't have a tiny finishing pad
3M backing plate
Meg's 2.75" backing plate
Sealant and Wax
Duragloss 105
Chemical Guys 5050
Wheels
P21S wheel gel
P21S total auto wash - tires
CG grime reaper 4:1 - tires
EZ detail brush
Swissvax wheel brush
Stiff bristled tire brush
DG 105
Swissvax Pneu
Total time - 19 hours spent on this car
I chose DG 105 for this car because he wanted a longer lasting protection. CG 5050 made up for the looks anyway. DG 105 is slowly becoming my go to sealant though.
My process with the wheels to spray the face and inner part down with P21S wheel gel then spray CG grime reaper on the tires. It lifts all the dirt really fast, so I sprayed P21S TAW on the tires afterwards before scrubbing.
For those of you who are still using SIP nonstop, you guys should look into some POWER FINISH! This thing cuts nearly as much as SIP and finishes LSP ready. I had to throw in some PO85RD to add some extra gloss for the silver, and it was well worth it in my opinion.
On with the pics!
Puddle on top...
LEAKAGE ON THE BOTTOM!
Now let's try to get some pictures of swirls
YEH! No...
MACRO! YEAH! No...
MACRO AGAIN! Kind of...
This was literally the best I could do.
No worries! Here is PROGRESS! This was just polished with PO203S and PO85RD.
MOAR PRE LSP PIX!
Can we say... Power Finished?
And PO85RD'D!
The tiny pad/plate of AWESOME!
One day, polishing won't create this hassle.
And the giant tape ball of DOOM! Yes, I do have black gloves. Why? I am the ninja detailer! EAT TAPE BALLS!
Tape ball put to use!
And here's the engine bay...
Under halogens... Not that it matters since I couldn't get pictures of them to begin with!
And finished!
CLOSER!
RE30s
Enjoy!
It's about time he decided to come over! This dude quick details his car all the time, and he barely had any swirls! Silver paint must be especially hard and resistant to damage!
Wash and Dry
CG CWG
Grit guards
Zymol sponges
Imitation sea sponge
Swissvax detail brush
Detailedimage waffle weave drying towel
Clay
Diluted ONR 2 oz per gallon for clay lube
Swissvax blue paint rubber
Isopropyl alcohol wipedown afterwards
Engine bay
P21S total auto wash for under the hood
CG Grime reaper 4:1 for under the hood (just some areas) and engine bay
A few costco MF towels
Swissvax detail brush
CG Fade2black
Paint correction
Menzerna PO203S power finish with 3M UK 150mm yellow
Menzerna PO85RD with 3M US 133.33mm black
Menznera PO203S power finish with 80mm yellow - basically used this as a one step on all tight areas because I don't have a tiny finishing pad
3M backing plate
Meg's 2.75" backing plate
Sealant and Wax
Duragloss 105
Chemical Guys 5050
Wheels
P21S wheel gel
P21S total auto wash - tires
CG grime reaper 4:1 - tires
EZ detail brush
Swissvax wheel brush
Stiff bristled tire brush
DG 105
Swissvax Pneu
Total time - 19 hours spent on this car
I chose DG 105 for this car because he wanted a longer lasting protection. CG 5050 made up for the looks anyway. DG 105 is slowly becoming my go to sealant though.
My process with the wheels to spray the face and inner part down with P21S wheel gel then spray CG grime reaper on the tires. It lifts all the dirt really fast, so I sprayed P21S TAW on the tires afterwards before scrubbing.
For those of you who are still using SIP nonstop, you guys should look into some POWER FINISH! This thing cuts nearly as much as SIP and finishes LSP ready. I had to throw in some PO85RD to add some extra gloss for the silver, and it was well worth it in my opinion.
On with the pics!
Puddle on top...
LEAKAGE ON THE BOTTOM!
Now let's try to get some pictures of swirls
YEH! No...
MACRO! YEAH! No...
MACRO AGAIN! Kind of...
This was literally the best I could do.
No worries! Here is PROGRESS! This was just polished with PO203S and PO85RD.
MOAR PRE LSP PIX!
Can we say... Power Finished?
And PO85RD'D!
The tiny pad/plate of AWESOME!
One day, polishing won't create this hassle.
And the giant tape ball of DOOM! Yes, I do have black gloves. Why? I am the ninja detailer! EAT TAPE BALLS!
Tape ball put to use!
And here's the engine bay...
Under halogens... Not that it matters since I couldn't get pictures of them to begin with!
And finished!
CLOSER!
RE30s
Enjoy!
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Looks fantastic!
I agree with you completely that Power Finish is the HEAT! I love the stuff. It's almost hard to believe that something that can correct like it does will finish down so well, but it does. It's the polish I reach for first on pretty much every detail now. If you saw the Imola Red E39 M5 I did a couple months ago, most of the heavy lifting on that car was done with Power Finish + LC Orange - and it looked like it had been washed with a brick when I got it!
How did you like the 3M UK pads? I love mine!
I agree with you completely that Power Finish is the HEAT! I love the stuff. It's almost hard to believe that something that can correct like it does will finish down so well, but it does. It's the polish I reach for first on pretty much every detail now. If you saw the Imola Red E39 M5 I did a couple months ago, most of the heavy lifting on that car was done with Power Finish + LC Orange - and it looked like it had been washed with a brick when I got it!
How did you like the 3M UK pads? I love mine!
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Originally Posted by krshultz,Mar 15 2009, 09:05 AM
Looks fantastic!
I agree with you completely that Power Finish is the HEAT! I love the stuff. It's almost hard to believe that something that can correct like it does will finish down so well, but it does. It's the polish I reach for first on pretty much every detail now. If you saw the Imola Red E39 M5 I did a couple months ago, most of the heavy lifting on that car was done with Power Finish + LC Orange - and it looked like it had been washed with a brick when I got it!
How did you like the 3M UK pads? I love mine!
I agree with you completely that Power Finish is the HEAT! I love the stuff. It's almost hard to believe that something that can correct like it does will finish down so well, but it does. It's the polish I reach for first on pretty much every detail now. If you saw the Imola Red E39 M5 I did a couple months ago, most of the heavy lifting on that car was done with Power Finish + LC Orange - and it looked like it had been washed with a brick when I got it!
How did you like the 3M UK pads? I love mine!
I love my 3M UK pads. If I hadn't just gotten myself into photography, I'd buy more for sure!
The uber pads are next for review now.
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