A light detail for winter 2010 - BMW 530d 2004 (Lots of pics)

[Anzafin]

This is my sapphire black 2004 530d. It had a full detail last summer, and now after plenty of highway driving this fall and the early winter I wanted to give her a nice light polish and new sealant layers to hit the winter 2010!



Now when it`s been a cold weather a bit longer it`s also much easier to keep the car clean. The weather hasn`t got any warmer than -12°C in a month or so. In average it`s been -20°C, and the tops around -30°C. When everything is frozen everywhere, there`s not much dirt around to get the car soiled :p.



Along the detail I did also some other little stuff that needed to be done. Like changing the interior dome lights and putting some 3M abrasive protection tape on skirts etc.



But here`s the process of the detail:



DAY 1



1) Prewash

- Korrek Lensitil BR Solvent Wash Spray

- Bilt-Hamber Autofoam



2) Handwash

- Bilt-Hamber Autofoam

- Two bucket method + Meguiar`s sheepskin mitt + mf mitt



3) Claying

- Zaino Z-18 clay

- Turtle Wax Big Orange car shampoo + water as a lubricant

---> Unnecessary phase as there was nothing on panels



4) Polish

- One step polish with Lake Country CCA black pad + Menzerna PO85RD Final Finish

- Flex XC 3401 VRG

---> The combination worked extremely well on very light marring



DAY 2



5) Wash

- Bilt-Hamber Autofoam

- Two bucket method + Meguiar`s sheepskin mitt + mf mitt



6) Waxing or "sealing"

- Carlack68 NSC

- FK1000P

---> I`ll put the second layer of FK1000P on next wash.



I also cleaned the interior, but sorry I don`t have any pics of that. I don`t have much "during" pics either, only before/after, sorry about that too.



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DAY 1:



Even if the washing hall looks a bit anemic, it`s great that my job can offer these conditions to wash cars and do repairs even at winter time!

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After the wash and clay:

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A very light marring could be seen under the halogens. I hadn`t noticed anything in a daylight or in a street lighting. I guess these marks have originated in drying during time:

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This rub has developed on multiple accidental hits into a plastic trash bin in my carage :p:

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Tape, anyone?

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After polishing, no LSP!

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I always check the result with a LED torch too. It`s a beast to reveal all the defects!

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It was dark already, so I headed back home and to SAUNA of course:driver:.

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The end of DAY 1



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[Anzafin]

DAY 2



Like I said, it was an interior detail and a layer of Carlack68 NSC and a layer of FK1000P. And some other stuff....



Only one "during" picture. It`s my little helper Eric doing his stuff:

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Detailing/03012010/DSC09903.jpg





Again, it was dark already when I finished, so I drove to a parking lot that had some lighting. The lights were yellowish, so it`s not a white balance error;).

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Notice the moisture in headlights. Caused by big temperature differences in a washing hall and the outside (+25°C to -20°C --> 45°C):

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Now she is ready for winter 2010!



Thanks for watching! :2thumbs:



- Antti -

[Tru_Shine]

Wow! looks good, I love the night shots with snow on the ground! It`s so beautiful!

[Anzafin]

Thanks!



Here`s some snowfun:

Muut :: SnowFun.flv video by Anzafin - Photobucket (http://s469.photobucket.com/albums/rr53/Anzafin/Muut/?action=view&current=SnowFun.flv)

[Thomas Dekany]

Very nice work!!!!!!!!!:2thumbs:

[craigdt]

Lookin good. Where did you find that LED light?

[Anzafin]

Lookin good. Where did you find that LED light?



Thanks. I`ve bought the LED torch from a local hardware store. I believe you can find similar lights from many places.

[bigltc]

Your helper Eric had me spitting beer on my screen!



Nice snow shots! There is nothing like a shiny car on a snow covered day!!!



Are you detailing in an undisclosed location in an underground bunker? lol