PetrucciM3 | BMW E46 M3 Laguna Seca Blue

[Petrucci_M3]

PetrucciM3 | BMW E46 M3 Laguna Seca Blue

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 Powergloss
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna Nano Polish
Menzerna 85rd
CM5300
Fenix TK10
Orange LC pad
White LC pad
Blue LC pad
Detailer Domain Uber Towels
Highline Paint Gauge Meter

Protection:
Jetseal109

LSP:
Lusso Oro

Exterior Trim:
Aerospace 303

Glass:
Stoner’s Invisible Glass

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

Exhaust:
Chemical Guy’s Metal Shine

Interior:
1Z Cockpit
303 Aerospace
Chemical Guy’s Lighting Fast Stain Extractor
Metro Vac n Blow
Lil Green Bissel

Wash:

Paint Correction: After the car had been fully stripped of the old wax and clay barred, I went ahead and took measurements of the paint. The body read readings of 110 to 120 microns on average and the hard top was anywhere from 240 to 320 microns.

I did a test on the rear driver's rear fender since it was the area that required the most attention. The solution was one pass with Powergloss on a orange pad then followed up with two passes of SIP on a orange pad and finally one pass with 106fa on a white pad.

Most of paint correction could be rectified with just one or two passes of SIP and one pass with 106fa. One interesting thing that I found out while working on this car was the paint was super soft. It was almost as soft as the dreaded Jet Black.

After the paint correction was complete, I wiped down the panels with my IPA/H2O wipe to ensure that the panels were prepped for the sealant and wax. Now on to the pictures.


Rear Driver Panel - Before:

Rear Driver Panel - 50/50:

Rear Driver Panel - After:

Roof - 50/50:

Hood - Before:

Hood - 50/50:

Hood - After:

Driver Front Fender - Before:

 

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Driver Front Fender - After:

Driver Door - 50/50:

Trunk - 50/50:

Trunk - After:

Passenger Door - Before:

Passenger Door - 50/50:

Before's:

After's:

Interior: The interior also required a lot of attention, and since this car is convertible I imagined that there were be a large of amount of dust and dirt in cracks and crevices. The first step was to vacuum as much of the dirt and dust out of the car as I could. I then went ahead and wiped down with Cockpit Premium and wiped the same area again with a dry MF to pick up any dirt I missed. The next step was then to extract the dirt in the carpet and mats and dress with 303 aerospace and on to the pictures.


Interior - Before:

 

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50/50:

Interior - After:

Final Shots:

 

[Petrucci_M3]

Forgot to post this 50/50 I shot on my 3GS phone.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p981hqWayh4]YouTube - Laguna Seca Blue M3 Detail - 50/50[/video]

 

[SRHTX]

O.M.G.!!!!! :awman:

Who in the world would mess-up such an amazing BMW? Wait. That person did. I'm glad you got it to correct its issues. Very nice bud. :cruisin:

 

[5.4 Shelby]

Ver nice work, as usual. Glad there are guys out there like you to save the BMW world 1 vehicle at a time. I can't believe someone would let such a beautiful machine get that bad.

How does one race a vagina? The windows have Vagina Racing stickers in them.

 

[Alex Boyce]

That thing was BEAT, great work bringing it back to the way it should look. Also that interior looks amazing now.

I laughed at the Vagina Racing stickers.

 

[Meghan]

I love 50/50 shots!!! :buffing:

 

[Matt S.]

:laughing: the stickers

Great job as always :cheers:

 

[steedafocusgirl]

That poor Car!!!!!!

The dirt you extracted is discusting!!!!! Great Job cleaning up that mess!!

 

[ChuckBMW3]

Unbelievable turnaround on that neglected BMW. Looks better than new!

 

[Petrucci_M3]

O.M.G.!!!!! :awman:

Who in the world would mess-up such an amazing BMW? Wait. That person did. I'm glad you got it to correct its issues. Very nice bud. :cruisin:

That thing was BEAT, great work bringing it back to the way it should look. Also that interior looks amazing now.

I laughed at the Vagina Racing stickers.

I love 50/50 shots!!! :buffing:

:laughing: the stickers

Great job as always :cheers:

That poor Car!!!!!!

The dirt you extracted is discusting!!!!! Great Job cleaning up that mess!!

Unbelievable turnaround on that neglected BMW. Looks better than new!

Thank you guys for the kind words!! :dblthumb2:

 

[rohnramirez]

Wow! Very very nice..and i love how you outlined what you had used including the tools. A detailed detailer

 

[PAR Detailing]

Very nice job that car looks great!
How long did it take you to get that bad boy standing tall?

Jon

 

[O.C.Detailing]

Amazing turn around considering what you were working with Petrucci...I'm sure your E36 doesn't look like that. I can't wait to get my 325i painted. After that I'm going to look into putting a mild turbo in it, but I may have to buy me a full black vader interior first. haha