Adam Brooks
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Hi everyone, im brand new to AG and the forums and look forward to learning during my time here. My reason for this is to keep my e34 in the best shape possible. heres some pics:
New to the forums, my e34
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supercharged
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Welcome to AG family! your car looks awesome!!! Keeping car in it's best shapo will requiring weekly washes if it's a daily driver (wash it bi-weekly if it's garage qeen and you drive it onl weekends).
There are a lot of good brands, and here are my favorite ones -
Pinnacle, Wolfgang, DP, Duragloss, Optimum, Poorboy's, Collinite.
you won't be dissapointed by these brands, as they offer some of the best products in the world.
Wash---Clay---Polish---Protect
Wash - Poorboy's SS&S, Duragloss #901, Optimum
Clay - any clay will do (stay away from Megs aggressive RED clay), for touch ups use Pinnacle Ultra Poly clay.
Polish - XMT and Optimum can be used in a full sun. Very low/no dusting when used correctly, finishing down LSP ready. You can also look at Menzerna line. Not sure how sun friendly all it's polishes are, but I used PO106FF mixture with Clearkote RMG (red machine Glaze), and it worked very well. PO106FF is one must have polish from Menzerna.
Protect - depending on how often you are willing to seal/wax, and what results you are looking for. For the best looks - Wolfgang DGPS, Four Star UPP, DP SS. For the best durability - Duragloss #105. All of those listed above are synthetic sealants, last longer then carnauba waxes, but not quite durable to bird poop, with exception of DG #105.
Canauba waxes - Pinnacle waxes (all three), DP Max Wax are my favorite for looks. Best durability carnauba waxes will be Collinite, with 476S lasting the longest.
Remember that you can use carnauba wax over sealant, but use sealant over carnauba.
There are a lot of good brands, and here are my favorite ones -
Pinnacle, Wolfgang, DP, Duragloss, Optimum, Poorboy's, Collinite.
you won't be dissapointed by these brands, as they offer some of the best products in the world.
Wash---Clay---Polish---Protect
Wash - Poorboy's SS&S, Duragloss #901, Optimum
Clay - any clay will do (stay away from Megs aggressive RED clay), for touch ups use Pinnacle Ultra Poly clay.
Polish - XMT and Optimum can be used in a full sun. Very low/no dusting when used correctly, finishing down LSP ready. You can also look at Menzerna line. Not sure how sun friendly all it's polishes are, but I used PO106FF mixture with Clearkote RMG (red machine Glaze), and it worked very well. PO106FF is one must have polish from Menzerna.
Protect - depending on how often you are willing to seal/wax, and what results you are looking for. For the best looks - Wolfgang DGPS, Four Star UPP, DP SS. For the best durability - Duragloss #105. All of those listed above are synthetic sealants, last longer then carnauba waxes, but not quite durable to bird poop, with exception of DG #105.
Canauba waxes - Pinnacle waxes (all three), DP Max Wax are my favorite for looks. Best durability carnauba waxes will be Collinite, with 476S lasting the longest.
Remember that you can use carnauba wax over sealant, but use sealant over carnauba.
Adam Brooks
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P1et said:
hopefully you're kidding, this is one of the cleanest e34's in the country
supercharged: thanks for the tips, ive got a PC polisher and a few cars to practice on before this one. there is only very fine swirling on the bimmer that i think the XMT 360 can easily take out. i just have to decide what pads to get etc.
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Ivan Rajic
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:applause: another Bimmer... I have an E36 328i myself
Welcome to AG... PM if you have any questions or post here
Is it single stage or cc paint ?
Welcome to AG... PM if you have any questions or post here
Is it single stage or cc paint ?
)Adam Brooks
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its a shame they can't turn 
Ivan Rajic
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Adam Brooks said:its a shame they can't turn
haha E36 M3, E39 M5, E34 any, E30... all else is just OK
P1et
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Adam Brooks said:hopefully you're kidding, this is one of the cleanest e34's in the country
supercharged: thanks for the tips, ive got a PC polisher and a few cars to practice on before this one. there is only very fine swirling on the bimmer that i think the XMT 360 can easily take out. i just have to decide what pads to get etc.
Yes, I was just kidding Adam. Your car is perfectly flawless, amazing work keeping it clean like that for so long.
Ivan Rajic
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JBs said:
Let me guess.. you have a 540i ?
If you're saying E46 vs. the M328i aka M3 in US then yes, it will kill it... on the other hand, if you consider the M3 we were robbed of, the Euro version aka the real M3... think again
Either way, I was speaking of looks and feel, not power... E46 M is a great car with a lot of power, but is a fat ####### and feels nothing like the E36 and feels even worse than E30... I like cars that feel more connected to the road over powerful cars, but to each his own I gues... :cheers:
Tex Star Detail
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good catch!
Gary Sword
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Welcome, you car looks great. AG carries a lot of great products to keep it look that way. The forum has a lot of very knowledgable detailers and really great people on it.
