99 Cosmo black m3

[1 Clean WS6]

Stunning detail and great process write-up!!

[SilvaBimma]

Originally Posted by Grouse

I picked it up from here. No remote probe for it. Does aluminum and steel.
Paint Gages, Paint Meters, Mil Gages for measuring Paint Thickness on Automotive Cars, Trucks and Vehicles.

Coating Thickness Gages

Few more bucks, some users have told me having a probe is really useful. Has the DFT worked out? I remember you wanted a pretty strict setup.

[Phil@DetailersDomain]

silvabimma, I was thinking about the one on the link much cheaper than the one Aaron got.

[Scottwax]

Excellent improvement, especially in light of how thin the paint was in some places.

[SilvaBimma]

Originally Posted by pyiu

silvabimma, I was thinking about the one on the link much cheaper than the one Aaron got.

It's either that or the ETG1 from AutoInt. Most of the ones available from the big distributors are generally quite good for the duties. Nothing too unrealistic like a PosiTec 6000 or 200.

[Phil@DetailersDomain]

very true but I do like how the positec looks

[Puckman]

Aaron, great work and thorough process. Nothing like restoring what many consider to be the finest M car to near perfect condition. GREAT color combo too.

I'm looking to get the ferrous/non-ferrous (combo) PTG for wide applications on several different makes and models. Is that what you have?

[Grouse]

yes this is a ferrous and non ferrous meter. Steel and aluminum. No composite. So far i like it, it worked out execelent. I really like the simplicity. KISS keep it simple stupid.

Lookin good Aaron. Did you think of getting a probe for the DFT, as well where did you get the DFT (and how much hehe)? I think a decontamination kit would really help there!

That BMW generation isn't too hard to do, most of them are in bad shape for the year.

there is no probe for this one. It does not seem to hinder it's abilities at all. you can flip the screen so it shows right side up as you use it.

Nice work Aaron. Did you use an extractor? If so process please.

Sure,
dry vac
dry vac.
Pretreat with bi-o-kleen traffic lane cleaner
brush in.
extract with dry slurry rinse agent.
Dry vac again (to remove any excess moisture.
set up blower to aid in drying.

Aaron, killer work!

I love what you do with interiors, especially around the pedal area. Do you have any close-ups?

No i do not have any. The key to those areas is to remove the tool from the end of the HWE hose and extract with the hose. Mist with the tool, extract witht he hose. Rinse and repeat.

Coating Thickness Gages

Few more bucks, some users have told me having a probe is really useful. Has the DFT worked out? I remember you wanted a pretty strict setup.

I did my best to get a hold of them for questions before i bought a PDM/PDG Over a 3 day period i was unable to get any response. Delfesko answered the phone and all my questions on my first attempt. I went with the one i did because i don't see a real need for me to store the measurements in a graph. The dft uses the same software and processor of the 6000. It just does not have a probe or computer storage capabilities.

It's either that or the ETG1 from AutoInt. Most of the ones available from the big distributors are generally quite good for the duties. Nothing too unrealistic like a PosiTec 6000 or 200.

I think the closest thing to what i got would be the ETGII that you can get from Autoint.

[Accumulator]

Grouse- Great job and further nudging for me to a) get to work on my E36 and b) get that ferrous/non ETG. Heh heh, seems like you're always prompting me to do things a little bit more professionally

[Grouse]

I am perfectly happy with the dft, the etg II is about 100 more.

[ZaneO]

Very impressive, Aaron!

What vacuum and interior dressing do you use?

[Grouse]

i generally use my HWE to vac the carpets and blow junk from under the seat. I used a brush attachment to get the dust from the crevices and headliner. I would not recommend this, dust can mess up your blowers in your hwe.

For the rest of the interior.
It is cleaned using a sonus german applicator pad and Leather masters soft cleaner. I work the pad into a lather and then wipe it on the surfaced to be cleaned. If i need to get into a crevice i use a dampened micro-fiber.

After the interior plastics, leather, vinyl and rubber are cleaned this way i move onto either Poorboys natural look/VRT. Some times i will also put jeff werkstat's satin protector on the plastics, vinyl and rubber interior spaces.

The leather is usually cleaned twice with soft cleaner. then i condition twice with leather master leather conditioner. Finally i protect it with leather master protection cream.