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Old 11-04-08, 03:45   #1 (permalink)
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Presidential Detailed: 2007 BMW 328i

This car is owner by a friend of mines mother. It is garage kept and kept up relatively well. There was very minimal swirling in the paint even over the year or so she has owned it, I think Ill give the credit to BMW's awesome clearcoat! I only had a day and a morning to work on this one, I spent most of the day just claying the car. In my experience with white cars, the most notable difference is before and after claybarring the vehicle. This car happened to have A LOT of fall out and exhaust soot embedded into the paint. Anyways on to the pics!

Exterior:
Dawn Soap Pre-Wash
Optimum Car Wash-Final Wash
COBRA UMF Wash Mitt
COBRA Delux "Jr" MF's
Dual Buckets with Grit Guards
3m Masking Tape
Adams Professional Clay Bar
P21S TAW
Meguairs APC+
Meguairs Hyperdressing
Menzerna SIP/White
Menzerna Top Inspection
Tons of Uber MF Towels(AP)
Black WOW
Griots Garage Wheel Cleaner Gel
Swissvax Pneu


LSP:
Lusso Oro applied with Uber Foam Applicator

Tools:
Dual Work Lamps
Dewalt Hi Speed Rotary
World's Greatest Boar's Hair Wheel Brush
Foam Pad Cleaning Brush
DD Detail Sponge
The Wheel Well/Fender Brush
The Spoke Brush
Canon Rebel XTi
Craftsmen 295MPH Vac/Blow
E-Z Detail Wheel Brush
Swissvax Wheel Brush

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These were after I had cleaned the rest of the car..


 
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Final Wash, Lusso beading nicely!


























 
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Old 11-04-08, 05:02   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Presidential Detailed: 2007 BMW 328i

Nice work, I need to go out and detail my alpine white bmw now. Is that your s2000 in the background?

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Re: Presidential Detailed: 2007 BMW 328i

Yeah, thats my S getting neglected.. Sucks when you have a garage you cant even use because customer cars stay inside! haha!

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love those 3 series coupes and it being a convertible with a hardtop makes it even better. nice job!
 
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Ive always been a fan of BMW styling.
 
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Old 11-04-08, 05:22   #8 (permalink)
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Very nice job. One of my favorite cars!!
 
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Thanks! I would like to do a new 335i next. Ill take an M3 or M5 anyday though!
 
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Re: Presidential Detailed: 2007 BMW 328i

Nice. Why did you wash it after applying your LSP?
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Nice. Why did you wash it after applying your LSP?
From experience on my own car, I used to wash it before putting on the LSP. Then I noticed no matter how well I dried it, there would still be little tiny waterspots all over it(I dont have Ionized water yet) and then when after I wax it, I noticed I actually had waxed IN the water spots! Only something I would notice, but now I just do a good wipedown after all my polishing, apply LSP, then wash it just to get all the dust, etc out of the cracks and windows and such. Am I crazy to say I like to watch it bead too after Im finished???

BTW, I am open for suggestions if there is a better method!
 
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Awesome work Billy, looks so wet!
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