2005 BMW 535i

[Meticulous-Detail]

2005 BMW 535i with 104k miles, needing some TLC. Car is parked down the Jersey Shore and interior has taken a beat from the sun, front bumper was completely chipped up, headlights yellow and wheels destroyed. Customer wanted a one step polish, with headlights and engine too.



Process:
Wheels

Wheels Wells- Megs APC+
Tires- Megs non acid wheel and tire
Wheels entire bottle of Sonax FE, then IRON x, Megs WB 4-1, then Megs WB straight!

Tires dressed with Soanx tire gel



Exterior

Wash CG CWG with foam gun, MF mitts and grit guard
Dry- leaf blower and WW MF towel
Nansokin with CG CWG

D300 with Uber MF 3 and 5.5 inch pads on with GG and PC

Sonax PNS

HD Glass

Engine cleaned with Megs APC+ and dressed with Adams In and Out

Headlights 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 wet sand then D300, then PNS



Interior

Interior cleaned with HD Total

Leather cleaned with Ultima Interior gel shampoo

Interior/leather dressed HD Protect

Carpets and mats cleaned with Megs D102, mats blasted with power wand and extracted with Bissell Auto Pro Heat

Glass cleaned with HD Glass



As it arrived

After D300 and Sonax PNS

Before of scratches in trunk

After D300

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Before and afters of interior

Wheels before, never had wheels this bad before

Wheels after entire bottle of Sonax FE, then IRON x, Megs WB 4-1, then Megs WB straight!

Exhaust tips Before

After

 

[jamesboyy]

Very nice work that BMW it sure needed some TLC and you gave it exactly what it wanted great job

 

[Meticulous-Detail]

Thanx. It was a long 12 hours. Not crazy about this color grey, really doesn't pop.

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Wow! Amazing transformation! That poor BMW surely needed your love and attention!

I can't believe WB straight couldn't get the wheels perfect!

 

[Meticulous-Detail]

Wow! Amazing transformation! That poor BMW surely needed your love and attention!

I can't believe WB straight couldn't get the wheels perfect!

Thanx. Yep me too, I even tried a stiff bristle detailing brush with WB. I did some reading on BMW wheels and apparently there is a special wheel cleaner only to be used on BMW, Merc and Audi for this type of situation but it's not available locally. I also tried clay and m105 with a cone and drill.

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

I did some reading on BMW wheels and apparently there is a special wheel cleaner only to be used on BMW, Merc and Audi for this type of situation but it's not available locally.

Could you share what you found out?

 

[Meticulous-Detail]

Malco Brake Off and Ardex's Buster Wheel Cleaner.

 

[statusdetailing]

That dust is embedded and even if removed would leave pits. You'll have better luck mechanically removing the dust (compounding), rather than chemically trying to remove it.

You did an excellent job trying to save this beast. Headlights were BAD! Holy cow!

 

[GenesisCoupe]

Nice work!!!

I hate spending too much time on wheels, especially when i'm low on time!

 

[Meticulous-Detail]

Thanx guys. Clay and M105/drill started to work but one spot took 20 mins. I charge by the hour so it would have worked out well lol