I am ready to restore the outside of my M3. It lived mostly in a garage in NYC until 25k miles this past January. It had a bit of 'roughness' to the surface and the typical front end blems.
I have a dr. color chip kit and Meg's #83, 80, 5, 7, 9, Gold Class Wax. #21. Last Touch, 135, etc.
Recently I suffered getting something like tar (tried hard on the surface) and my windshield smashed by one of three trucks in front of me all driving side by side on I95
so I need to re-do the front half of the car anyway.
Clay helped a lot but didn't take off the tar stuff. 93% isopropyl didn't dent it either. It was hard to get off with a finger nail, but #83 with elbow grease got it off.
It was raining, but I have a porter cable and the wave 2000 system with all the pads.
If I am going to do this deep dive into refinishing the car, are there better products in the past couple years. I need more #83 anyway.
The clay I use is the clay magic blue. There was a supplier with generic clay about 1/2 to 1/4 the price, but they went out of business long ago. Their clay was superior.
Also is blue tape the best method to protect sunroof felt still...I just had that re-done due to a quick detail center obliterating mine with a rotary plus not really fixing much.
If anyone has product recommendations that work well on this car let me know. I have since discovered Leatherique (didn't use it yet) and Gliptone (love this for my leather). Interior is mostly new still, been using 303 protectant and cleaner on the surfaces.
I am used to Japanese cars lately and have heard 'german' paint is more hard esp. BMW. Just want to minimize my detailing time without needing to go to a Flex unit.
I have a dr. color chip kit and Meg's #83, 80, 5, 7, 9, Gold Class Wax. #21. Last Touch, 135, etc.
Recently I suffered getting something like tar (tried hard on the surface) and my windshield smashed by one of three trucks in front of me all driving side by side on I95
so I need to re-do the front half of the car anyway.Clay helped a lot but didn't take off the tar stuff. 93% isopropyl didn't dent it either. It was hard to get off with a finger nail, but #83 with elbow grease got it off.
It was raining, but I have a porter cable and the wave 2000 system with all the pads.
If I am going to do this deep dive into refinishing the car, are there better products in the past couple years. I need more #83 anyway.
The clay I use is the clay magic blue. There was a supplier with generic clay about 1/2 to 1/4 the price, but they went out of business long ago. Their clay was superior.
Also is blue tape the best method to protect sunroof felt still...I just had that re-done due to a quick detail center obliterating mine with a rotary plus not really fixing much.
If anyone has product recommendations that work well on this car let me know. I have since discovered Leatherique (didn't use it yet) and Gliptone (love this for my leather). Interior is mostly new still, been using 303 protectant and cleaner on the surfaces.
I am used to Japanese cars lately and have heard 'german' paint is more hard esp. BMW. Just want to minimize my detailing time without needing to go to a Flex unit.