Deep Gloss Auto Salon: BMW M3 in Dakar Yellow

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Deep Gloss Auto Salon
BMW M3 in Dakar Yellow

Exterior Cleanse:

Optimum No Rinse Wash
Grout Sponge
Surf City Beyond Steel
5 Gal bucket with water and Meg’s gold class for tires and to dip wheel brushes in
Riccardo Clay
Gray Clay ( eBay)
Optimum No Rinse Clay Lube
Surf City Clearly Better Glass Cleaner
Exterior trim cleaned with Eshine all purpose cleaner (this stuff is AWESOME!!)
Looks pretty clean huh?​
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Not!​
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The owners wife did not know the wheel wells were body colored
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After:
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Carpets/Mats:
Carpets Shampooed with Folex
Carpets Extracted
Mats Treated with Folex
Mats pressure washed
Mats extracted
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In Process:
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After:
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Dirty water from extractor and shop vac
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Leather:
Leather Master Strong
Leather Master Vital
Leather Master Protection
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After:
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Trim:
Surf City Dash Away
303 Aerospace Protectant
*Dash away is an all in one with UV protection but since this is a convertible I wanted amped up UV protection*
Before:
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In Process:
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After:
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Chrome Trim:
Badge and Chrome trime treated with Duragloss 501
Paint Correction Tools:
Flex
Makita
Lake Country CCS Green/White/Blue Pads in 4”/5”/6.5”
Lake Country purple foamed wool pad 6.5”
3M UK backing plate
Meguiars W66 backing plate
Paint Correction Products:
Meguiars 105 Ultra Cut Compound cut with Optimum Polish
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna 85rd
Prep Sol wipe down to ensure true defect removal
Pre Correction:
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In Process:
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After correction with no wax:
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Towels:
Excel Detail waffle weave drying towel (blue)
Eshine Dehydrator
Eshine Glass Thieve (best glass towel PERIOD!!)
Detailers Domain Uber micro fiber towel (this may be my new go to micro fiber)
Exhaust Tips:
Polished with Surf City Maximum Metal​
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Exterior Protection/Dressing:
All trim protected with 303 Aerospace Protectant
Tires Dressed with Surf City Tire Pro (as usual!)
Wheel wells dressed with Adams Undercarriage spray
Rims sprayed with Duragloss Aqua Wax
LSP:
*Vehicle was foamed and pressure washed prior to waxing to remove dust from cracks & crevices*
Dodo Juice Supernatural​
 
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need more pics......I can't tell anything from these few pics:) Only 97.......sheesh:rolleyes:
 
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fantastic work! my fav pic is the m3 badge reflection pic. is that badge cleaned solely with dg 501?
 
fantastic work! my fav pic is the m3 badge reflection pic. is that badge cleaned solely with dg 501?

Thanks.. Yep, just 501.. 501 has some really awesome cleaning agents in it and lays down a pretty subtantial gloss
 
Jason..my brother to the north...what a great job on that bimmer!! I love the contrast between the trim and tires to the paint; it really makes the yellow stand out. A question for ya: Where did you get that wheel brush? It looks perfect for those wheels. I gotta get me one of those!
 
Jason..my brother to the north...what a great job on that bimmer!! I love the contrast between the trim and tires to the paint; it really makes the yellow stand out. A question for ya: Where did you get that wheel brush? It looks perfect for those wheels. I gotta get me one of those!


Whats up Buddy... thanks for the kind words!

I actualy got those foam tipped sticks right here on AG... they are made by the edge - you will notice I also used some blue sticks on the interior vents!

thanks again!
 
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