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speedfreak81
02-28-2011, 07:51 AM
Had the pleasure of working on this beautiful Space Grey E90 M3 this weekend. I absolutely love working on this color paint! The car got a full paint correction/protection and engine treatment as well. His car was in very good shape with some minor swirling and scratching from someone else washing it.



Products used:





Dawn super concentrated dish soap w/2 bucket method/grit guards

Sonax Full Effect wheel cleaner

Pinnacle XMT Speed Clay

Poorboy`s World QD as clay lubricant

HD Uno on LC CCS White Pad w/FLEX 3401

Pinnacle Advanced finishing polish on LC CCS White pad w/FLEX 3401

Wolfgang Deep Gloss paint sealant 3.0

P21S 100% Carnauba wax

Optimum Metal polish

Poorboy`s World wheel sealant

Stoner`s Invisible Glass

Armor All tire gel

Meguiar`s Professional APC diluted @ a 4:1 ratio

Aerospace 303 protectant





Wheels getting the standard Sonax Full Effect treatment



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Clean!!



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Soaking



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Degreasing the gas cap area



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Clay was relatively clean for the most part, thanks to good work by Ben



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All glass surfaces get clay as well



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The M3 getting taped up and ready for polish



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Hood received testing of HD Uno & Pinnacle Advanced finishing polish



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Rest of the car received Pinnacle Advanced finishing polish



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Swirls? What swirls.......no swirls here! :party0030:



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speedfreak81
02-28-2011, 07:52 AM
Engine before



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Meguiar`s APC doing it`s thing



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Engine shots after cleaning and dressing



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After the sun went down on my last time, I made sure to get LOTS of "afters" on this one.



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Thanks for looking!