RPD - 2007 BMW X3
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RPD - 2007 BMW X3
2007 BMW X3, 43k miles.
The X3 at first glance looked to bea fairly straight forward vehicle and needed a refresh and a good interior wipedown… Boy were we wrong!
The paint was very hard, quite a pleasantdeparture from the past few vehicles. You could work it as long as you wanted without fear of making it worsewhich made us smile, but added time to the detail.
Took a bit to figure out the processneeded to achieve the results we were after and then it just became anexecution piece.
After 20 man hours it looks betterthen new inside and out. Quite a transformation and quite pleasing to look atnow!
Oh and thanks for viewing!!!
Wash
CG Citrus Wash + Gloss
P21S TAW
Adams APC
Sonax Full Effect WheelCleaner
Westly’s Bleach White
Swissvax Wheel Brush
Uber Wheel Brush
Uber Fender Brush
MF Wash Towel.
Prep, Compounding, Finishing
Porter cable XP
Flex
Menzerna S34A
Menzerna PO203
Menzerna 106FA
Prima Amigo
Menzerna PowerLock
Autoglym HD
Prima Slick
Mother's Chrome Polish
ONR clay bar dilution
CG Extreme Shine
CG Bare Bones
Mother's Clay
Orange Lake Country 6" pad
Uber Orange 5.5" pad
Uber Green 5.5" pad
Uber Blue 5.5" pad
Uber Black 5.5" pad
More MF towels
3m Painter's tape
Interior
Mequier’s Natural Shine
Stoner’s Invisiable Glass
Lexol Leather Cleaner
Lexol Leather Conditioner
Uber Red applicators
Swissvax interior brush
MF Towels
Process
Wash, light clay, tape.
Hood and front fenders: 1 Pass S34Aw/ orange, 1-2 pass’s 203 w/ orange, 1 pass 106FA with white/green, & 1pass Amigo w/black.
Front fenders back: 2 Pass PO203 w/ orange, 1 pass 106FA w/ green
Entire car: Powerlock w/ black,Autoglym HD applied by hand, wiped down with Slick
Interior: Vacuum, Meguier’s NaturalShine, Stoner’s Invisible Glass, Adam’s Carpet Cleaner for spots, Lexolcleaner, and Lexol conditioner
Exhaust tips – Mother’s Chromepolish w/ MF towel
Wheels - Mequiers NXT 2.0, CGExtreme Shine
Wheel Wells - CG Bare Bones
Teaser:
Walk around before the wash
Interior check
Engine Compartment
BEFORE:
AFTER:
The X3 at first glance looked to bea fairly straight forward vehicle and needed a refresh and a good interior wipedown… Boy were we wrong!
The paint was very hard, quite a pleasantdeparture from the past few vehicles. You could work it as long as you wanted without fear of making it worsewhich made us smile, but added time to the detail.
Took a bit to figure out the processneeded to achieve the results we were after and then it just became anexecution piece.
After 20 man hours it looks betterthen new inside and out. Quite a transformation and quite pleasing to look atnow!
Oh and thanks for viewing!!!
Wash
CG Citrus Wash + Gloss
P21S TAW
Adams APC
Sonax Full Effect WheelCleaner
Westly’s Bleach White
Swissvax Wheel Brush
Uber Wheel Brush
Uber Fender Brush
MF Wash Towel.
Prep, Compounding, Finishing
Porter cable XP
Flex
Menzerna S34A
Menzerna PO203
Menzerna 106FA
Prima Amigo
Menzerna PowerLock
Autoglym HD
Prima Slick
Mother's Chrome Polish
ONR clay bar dilution
CG Extreme Shine
CG Bare Bones
Mother's Clay
Orange Lake Country 6" pad
Uber Orange 5.5" pad
Uber Green 5.5" pad
Uber Blue 5.5" pad
Uber Black 5.5" pad
More MF towels
3m Painter's tape
Interior
Mequier’s Natural Shine
Stoner’s Invisiable Glass
Lexol Leather Cleaner
Lexol Leather Conditioner
Uber Red applicators
Swissvax interior brush
MF Towels
Process
Wash, light clay, tape.
Hood and front fenders: 1 Pass S34Aw/ orange, 1-2 pass’s 203 w/ orange, 1 pass 106FA with white/green, & 1pass Amigo w/black.
Front fenders back: 2 Pass PO203 w/ orange, 1 pass 106FA w/ green
Entire car: Powerlock w/ black,Autoglym HD applied by hand, wiped down with Slick
Interior: Vacuum, Meguier’s NaturalShine, Stoner’s Invisible Glass, Adam’s Carpet Cleaner for spots, Lexolcleaner, and Lexol conditioner
Exhaust tips – Mother’s Chromepolish w/ MF towel
Wheels - Mequiers NXT 2.0, CGExtreme Shine
Wheel Wells - CG Bare Bones
Teaser:
Walk around before the wash
Interior check
Engine Compartment
BEFORE:
AFTER:
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