Petrucci Detailed: 1995 BMW Avus M3

[Petrucci_M3]

Petrucci Detailed: 1995 BMW Avus M3

Wash:
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss
Chemical Guys Heavy Duty Bucket
Grit Guard
Chemical Guys Super Fluffy Mitt
Gilmour Foam Gun

Clayed:
Meguiar’s Medium clay
Chemical Guys Synthetic Quick Detailer

Paint Correction:
Flex 3403 rotary
3M Backing Plate
Gloss-it 3 inch Backing Plate
Menzerna 85RD
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna Nano Polish
CM5300
Fenix TK10
Orange LC pad
White LC pad
Blue LC pad
Grey LC pad
Detailer Domain Uber Towels
Highline Paint Gauge Meter

Protection:
Jetseal109

LSP:
Pinnacle Souveran

Trim:
Aerospace 303

Glass:
Stoner’s Invisible Glass

Wheels:
EZ Detail Brush
Swissvax Wheel Brush
Chemical Guy’s Grime Reaper
Surfcity Tire Shine


Wash:

Driver Lower Rear Panel - Before:

Driver Lower Rear Panel - After:

Driver Lower Rear Panel - Before:

Driver Lower Rear Panel - After:

Passenger Lower Rear Panel - Before:

Passenger Lower Rear Panel - After:

Passenger Lower Front Panel - Before:

Passenger Lower Front Panel - After:

The roof was a DIY job and after inspecting the area I had to approach this differently than the rest of the body. First off there were spots in the roof showing the OEM blue, this led me to believe that in some areas the paint was thin. So my plan of attack was 1100 rpm (lowest speed on my rotary) on a white pad with 106ff, very carefully. Here are the results, an improvement but nothing I'm pleased with.

Roof - Before:

Roof - After:

If you notice in some of these shots the rear spoiler is full of heavy orange peal and sanding marks. The rear spoiler, rear bumper, side skirts, nosepanel, mirrors and bumper are all the same way in appearance. Since my meter cannot read the levels of microns on these body panels, I had to approach it the same way I did with roof.

Trunk - Before:

Trunk - 50/50:

Trunk - After:

 

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Hood - Before:

Hood 50/50:

Hood - Before:

Hood - After:

Hood - Before:

So again, from this to this

Hood - After:

Passenger Front Fender - After

Passenger Rear - After

Passenger Door - After

Driver Door 50/50:

 

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Various Sun Shots:

Final Shots

 

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[jpegs13]

As always, top notch work

 

[SRHTX]

Nice turn around/save Josh!! Bravo..... The M3 loves ya!! Im the MAN

 

[evilwrx]

Always love your BMW turnarounds. Great work.

 

[sullysdetailing]

Great Job

 

[undrpressure23]

Sorry off-topic,
Josh have any idea where I can get those wheels for my M3? I believe those are the M-paralles? Great turn around what was the customers reaction?

 

[Bobby B.]

WOW! Great job correcting the paint surface. This BMW M3 looks amazing.

 

[Got_Leather]

sick correction job, Josh! Looks awesome!

 

[Impressions]

awesome correction...keep them comin!

 

[Slava]

Great job. Love the older M3s.

 

[kronos]

Wow, very nice. I love the reflections.

 

[killrflake]

Very nicely brought back to life, you have to love those older M3s. You really had your hands full with the level of correction needed and you achieved close to perfection Thanks for sharing with us, your writeups are always enjoyable.

 

[import_killer]

:xyxthumbs: Beautiful car and beautiful job man.:xyxthumbs:

 

[Petrucci_M3]

As always, top notch work

Thank you :dblthumb2:

Nice turn around/save Josh!! Bravo..... The M3 loves ya!! Im the MAN

Thank you Stephen!

Always love your BMW turnarounds. Great work.

Thank you

Great Job

Thank you!

Sorry off-topic,
Josh have any idea where I can get those wheels for my M3? I believe those are the M-paralles? Great turn around what was the customers reaction?

You are correct, I wish I could give an immediate answer. I searched for a few minutes on bimmerforums for a vendor that sold reps, but couldn't locate any. If I do I will let you know, otherwise they seem to pop up from time to time in the wheels classifieds.

WOW! Great job correcting the paint surface. This BMW M3 looks amazing.

Thank you!

sick correction job, Josh! Looks awesome!

Thank you good sir

awesome correction...keep them comin!

As long as you guys don't get too annoyed with me I'll keep posting hehe Thanks again!

Great job. Love the older M3s.

Other than the E30 this one will be a classic Thanks man!

Wow, very nice. I love the reflections.

Thank you!

Very nicely brought back to life, you have to love those older M3s. You really had your hands full with the level of correction needed and you achieved close to perfection Thanks for sharing with us, your writeups are always enjoyable.

Thank you for the kind words

:xyxthumbs: Beautiful car and beautiful job man.:xyxthumbs:

Thank you!

 

[Matt S.]

Man, your work just keeps impressing me more and more. Love the color of that M3, you definitely made it look outstanding. Keep it up!

 

[bmw5541]

Beautiful work on that M3. I just love that color. Your 50/50 shots were really awesome. They really show the great work that you did. Fabulous turnaround!!

 

[Petrucci_M3]

Man, your work just keeps impressing me more and more. Love the color of that M3, you definitely made it look outstanding. Keep it up!

Aww thanks for the kind words! :dblthumb2:

Beautiful work on that M3. I just love that color. Your 50/50 shots were really awesome. They really show the great work that you did. Fabulous turnaround!!

Thank you