M3 Engine Detail

[Sirslap2]

Just imported a 2005 M3 from the US into Canada.

I detailed the engine with P21S Total Auto Wash, hosed off gently, and dried with MF`s.

Here is a pic

http://www.pbase.com/oshea/image/65608086

It was easy as the car is only a bit over a year old and from the Portland area.

It was fairly dusty though....sorry for no before pic.



I did have a few white spots left in a few areas.

http://www.pbase.com/oshea/image/65608099

http://www.pbase.com/oshea/image/65608116

Is this cosmoline or just dried up soap or some other chemical?

It sure is stubborn

[gmblack3]

The spots are from good ole BMW coolant. I have had a few leaks on our 740 and they seemed to clean up pretty easy. Maybe try some APC and a brush.

[Sirslap2]

Thanks. I still don`t think anyone sells APC in Canada yet.

I will need to try something else but the soft detailing scrub brush is a good idea.

[BMWWW]

APC is just "All-purpose cleaner`, nothing fancy. It`s just usually used in a diluted form to clean up all sorts of gunk on our cars!



--Gabe

[Accumulator]

oooh...I`m envious- that makes my E36 look like a real junker!



Yeah, those spots do *not* look like the BMW undercoating/cosmoline (which can look white but looks, well, different).



I wonder if letting the TAW dwell longer and scrubbing with a brush would work :nixweiss TAW *is* a type of APC.

[Sirslap2]

APC is just "All-purpose cleaner`, nothing fancy. It`s just usually used in a diluted form to clean up all sorts of gunk on our cars!



--Gabe

I know but I gotta have it :chuckle:

Been APC deprived for years now in Canada.

[Sirslap2]

oooh...I`m envious- that makes my E36 look like a real junker!





I don`t know what the heck I was thinking not taking a before shot.

Been off the board too long and out of practice I guess.