Premier Auto Detailing by Evan: 2009 BMW 335i Polished & Opti-Coated

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I was contacted by this customer who recently moved from Oklahoma to the wonderful area of Pittsburgh, PA. When I had first talked with him he was very concerned about having his vehicle protected from the great rock salt that blesses our wonderful roads around here every winter. After some time speaking with him and doing a Visual Vehicle Inspection with him we had decided to go the Opti-Coat route to protect his car to the fullest extent.

Here is what was done:

Exterior:

Wheels:
  • Sprayed down with Sonax FE and allowed to dwell
  • Scrubed with various brushes
  • Wheel Wells sprayed with APC+ 10:1 and scrubbed with Mothers wheel well brush
  • Tires sprayed with Megs Non Acidic Wheel and Tire cleaner and then scrubbed with Mothers Tire brush
  • The wheels were the sprayed with IXLS (these wheels were bad)

Paint:
  • Washed with Megs rinse free express wash
  • Dried
  • IXLS sprayed to the exterior then agitated and rinsed
  • Paint was then clayed with a Mild Speedy Prep Towel.
  • The paint was polished with a comb of M101 and 205 on a 5" LC hybrid pad on a Flex 3401. (I originally started with Sonax PF but wasn't getting much Defect removal at all.)
  • After the paint was finished I did a panel by panel wipe down with CarPro Eraser. Each panel was then Opti-Coated.
  • The faces of the wheels were Opti-Coated as well.
  • The trim was dressed with Wolfgang Trim Sealant
  • Wheel wells dressed with Megs HD
  • Tires dressed with Opti-Bond Tire gel

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Time for some bleeding action:












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Thanks for looking :props:
 
That's one hell of a job man you did on this car.
You did all the steps correctly and it shows.
The car really looks new again:dblthumb2:

Great work, thanks for taking the time to post it:dblthumb2:
Your work inspired me in a big way, now I want to go out and do one myself. Lol
 
Evan, beautiful work as always buddy. The white paint looks amazing with such a wet looking finish. Thanks for posting and sharing.
 
Nice job here, Is it just me or manufacturers dont get that some people, (Autogeek) wants to take care of their rims, so hard to clean spokes like that
 
HateSwirls said:
That's one hell of a job man you did on this car.
You did all the steps correctly and it shows.
The car really looks new again:dblthumb2:
Great work, thanks for taking the time to post it:dblthumb2:
Your work inspired me in a big way, now I want to go out and do one myself. Lol
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Thank you very much! It was a pleasure to work on! Im always happy to show off my work!
Scott@IncrediblyDetailed said:
Great job. Very glossy white.
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Thanks Scott :dblthumb2:
Italian Guy said:
Evan, beautiful work as always buddy. The white paint looks amazing with such a wet looking finish. Thanks for posting and sharing.
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Thanks you very much Chris! :props:
jankerson said:
Very nice. :)
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Thanks you!
zmcgovern45 said:
I love BMW Alpine White... looks great, nice work!
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Thanks Zach! :dblthumb2:
 
Bill1234 said:
Nice job here, Is it just me or manufacturers dont get that some people, (Autogeek) wants to take care of their rims, so hard to clean spokes like that
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Bill these wheels were one of the toughest wheels to clean. They are not straight back line most wheels on the market. Where the caliper is fron the brake the wheel actually dips down then comes back up in the back.
 
Evan.J said:
Bill these wheels were one of the toughest wheels to clean. They are not straight back line most wheels on the market. Where the caliper is fron the brake the wheel actually dips down then comes back up in the back.
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My point, I worked on 2012 jeep wheels, so simple with the gap between the brake disc and large gaps , I spent about 20 minutes on each of them.
 
Wow very nice work Evan!!!! Man that BMW looks fantastic now that you have gone over it with a fine tooth comb and polished it out. Very nice work buddy.

The wheels can be a pain to clean on a 335i because of the bigger brakes. especially if they are the 17 inch format that you have done.

Side note, 16 inch wheels don't fit the 335i because of the brakes. They do fit a 328i however.
 
Bill1234 said:
My point, I worked on 2012 jeep wheels, so simple with the gap between the brake disc and large gaps , I spent about 20 minutes on each of them.
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Well then we certainly agree! :xyxthumbs:

smack said:
Wow very nice work Evan!!!! Man that BMW looks fantastic now that you have gone over it with a fine tooth comb and polished it out. Very nice work buddy.

The wheels can be a pain to clean on a 335i because of the bigger brakes. especially if they are the 17 inch format that you have done.

Side note, 16 inch wheels don't fit the 335i because of the brakes. They do fit a 328i however.
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Thank you very much Mike! I hates those wheels and IMO the only way to truely do them right is to pull them off and clean them up properly.
 
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