ScheerSpeed Detailed: My Own 2008 BMW M3

[ScheerSpeed]

Well, my lease was just about up on my old '06 325i, so i decided to upgrade. I was initially looking for a 335i, which they wanted quite a sum of money for a 36 month lease... so i decided to shop around, and found myself this M3 at a dealership in Ohio (Im in Florida) through autotrader.com. and then i talked to the dealer, back and fourth for a while, and ended up getting an AMAZING deal on the car.

Anyways, this car sat on the lot since early 2008, so you can imagine how many times the dealer washed it, and the acid rain etchings, and what not...


Exterior
-Wash
-1Z Anti Insekt
-CG CWC
-Meg's mitt
-P21s TAW

-Wheels
-CG CWC
-P21s Gel
-EZ detail brush
-Swissvax wheel brush
-OXO tire scrubber
-ARO (tires)

-Wheel Wells
-Meg's APC+
-DD wheel well brush


Clay
-Special yellow poly clay
-ONR lube


Polishing
-Exterior paint
-Menzerna SIP via Orange Uber pad @ 1000-2000RPM (2-3 passes)
-Menzerna PO85RD via blue 3M UK Ultrafina pad @ 1000-2000RPM
-Makita 9227C
-3M Yellow Foam Backing Plate
-1000w halogen lights
-ISA 50/50 wipedown
-DD Uber MF towels

LSP
-Paint
-Swissvax Cleaner Fluid
-Swissvax Mystery
-FK1# 425
-CG 530XL MF towels

-Wheels
-Swissvax Cleaner Fluid
-Swissvax Autobahn
-FK1# 425
-CG Barebones (wheel wells)
-Swissvax Pneu


Glass
-Stoner's Invisible Glass

Interior
-CG Leather Cleaner
-1Z Cockpit Premium
-Zaino Z10

Airbag sticker removal:
-3M Adhesive remover


here's the before pictures. sorry about not perfect quality, my tripod broke :/

as you can see, the car was FULL of salt from being transported from Ohio to Miami.









































Now onto the wash and clay. i first soaked the car with P21s TAW and 1Z Anti-Insekt in order to dissolve the salt, and anything else that had settled onto the paint. then i washed the car with a high concentration of CG CWC.


Pictures after wash and clay:

[ScheerSpeed]

[ScheerSpeed]

and here's a 50/50














thats a big ball of tape!





now i decided to change the rear tail lights to the Black line tail lights that i had on my old E90 325i.

Before:




After:




much better!


and now i decided to remove the airbag warning sticker from the sun visors using 3M adhesive remover









Finished pics!

There's a LOT!











now i finished at 3AM on day 4 of the detail job. i had class the next morning at 8AM, so i took a few pictures before i headed out to class.

[ScheerSpeed]

and i had to stop and get gas on my way to school. this car guzzles gas! im getting about 13mpg right now...









so on my way back from the university, im driving on the highway, and a dump truck pulls in front of me... needless to say, my car got FULL of dirt, dust, and cement. so i rushed home and cleaned it off before it could do anything to the paint. then i went out for another photoshoot

[ScheerSpeed]

Much better without the airbag stickers, and hardwired V1


















well, thanks for looking! i love this car!!!


Dom

[Got_Leather]

Looks absolutely flawless my man. I'm jealous of the Flordia palm trees you can have in your pictures. Here in Va I can take reflections with cows and some tall grass. Great detail.

DJ

[Tripperfx3]

Car looks great! Maybe you wouldn't get 13mpg if you kept your foot out of the go pedal... lol

[AZ Ferrari Man]

Looks unreal! How do you feel about the car mechanically? ie: having a car that has sit on the lot for a year, did you flush the oil etc... Just curious, I was in the market for a car like that and was unsure. Any problems?

Andrew

[DieselMDX]

do u mind PM me or letting us know what u paid>?

great job!

[Mark77]

Car looks fantastic, I just love the M3. I guess it's metallic black, not Jet Black?? nice, very nice :-)

[Puckman]

Dude, that thing is SICK! Congratulations and enjoy the heck out of it.

Now it looks like it should've been delivered to you but there's obvious satisfaction in doing it yourself knowing it's done right.

[biolink]

Originally Posted by Tripperfx3

Car looks great! Maybe you wouldn't get 13mpg if you kept your foot out of the go pedal... lol

The M3 has an accelerator for a reason, use it.

Great work on the car. Nice photos. All hail he M3.