Street Dreams Detail - BMW 650i hacked

[Laird Sparks]

Whats a really good product for exterior trim that won`t attract TONS of dust?

[vettefan67]

What type of trim are you referring to? Plastic? Metal? Rubber?

[Laird Sparks]

Plastic

[DETAILKING]

Both will work well. 303 has a slightly higher gloss.

[rstype]

I agree with DETAILKING. Z-16 and 303 are both one of the best protectants out there. Z-16 has a higher gloss IMHO.



However, if the trim is smooth and non-pourous, you just might want to use Z-2 if you Zaino or Klasse AIO or SG if you use Zaino.



Good luck!

[Don2000g]

303 has been an extemely popular product here for quite a while now. Others are Vinylex and the Zaino tire polish. Vinylex will give you a bit more shine than the other two. Laters.

[rstype]

"...Klasse AIO or SG if you use <strong class=`bbc`>Klasse[/b]..."

[Lemonxxs]

Dan try a garage! LOL



Seriously, I am assuming you are talking about bumpy plastic. You first must clean it well an make sure you remove all road grime and other nasty stuff. Then apply your protectant of choice that has some UV blockers to prevent it from fading. I like 303 and zaino but i bet there are others just as good. These two are not greasy so they do not allow dust to stick as much as others.



For a test I coated one panel with STP vinyl protectant, Zaino and 303. To see what repelled dust the most. STP being like Armor all. I have some leftover which I cannot just throw away.



Well the STP was the worst and the 303 and Zaino was noticably better. the differances were such that you could see from about 5 feet away.



PS I have a bunch of grey plastic!

[Laird Sparks]

<blockquote class=`ipsBlockquote` >

<em class=`bbc`>Originally posted by Guess My Name [/i]
<strong class=`bbc`>Dan try a garage! LOL

Seriously, I am assuming you are talking about bumpy plastic. You first must clean it well an make sure you remove all road grime and other nasty stuff. Then apply your protectant of choice that has some UV blockers to prevent it from fading. I like 303 and zaino but i bet there are others just as good. These two are not greasy so they do not allow dust to stick as much as others.

For a test I coated one panel with STP vinyl protectant, Zaino and 303. To see what repelled dust the most. STP being like Armor all. I have some leftover which I cannot just throw away.

Well the STP was the worst and the 303 and Zaino was noticably better. the differances were such that you could see from about 5 feet away.

PS I have a bunch of grey plastic! [/b]</blockquote>
Ughh, i`ve tried that armor all stuff. I hate it! It`s shiny for about 2 days, then its covered in dust.

[Lemonxxs]

The Zaino and 303 is not greasy. Find a friend who uses either and try some. You will fall in love with them.

[Street Dreams]

Car is less than 5 months old. Detailed by the dealer on 2 accounts left with swirls, RIDS and holograms.

Aim was about 90% correction with 2 days to work.

Washed with CG citrus wash, the orange one. Clayed with ricky riccardo and all the other trimmings to go with the prep work.

Onto correction...

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50/50 on hood

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Worst area by far was the rear deck, swirls, scratches and some funky new defects I have yet to name, possibly a Mc-Squiggles ? We can have a poll on that later :rockon:

The entire deck section was corrected with wool on the rotary, then foam compounded, then polished. I avoided wool on most of the car only hitting spot areas with big RIDS due to time but the rear deck was getting nowhere with foam and generating lots of heat because its composite.

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/BMW%20650i/DSC08028.jpg

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50/50

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/BMW%20650i/DSC08033.jpg

Couple McSquiggles here,

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/BMW%20650i/DSC08040.jpg

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50/50 on passenger door

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After all the compounding work I brought the car outside and foamed it to remove the dusting. Rinsed it down and dried it with a blower. Then proceeded to do the finishing work. I find its sometimes easier to do a quick rinsedown rather than manually attempting to remove dust from crevices etc.

Interior came after correction, no picnic either as the owner has 2 young children who think convertibles are "cooooool" :cornut:
Carpets before

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/BMW%20650i/DSC_0927.jpg

I vacuumed and dry brushed them, then pressure wash out as much grime as possible and treated them with traffic lane cleaner, pressure washed and agitated again.

Left out in the sun to dry a little before using the LGM to extract the rest of the water.. final pics in the interior afters

Leather was in bad shape. Despite the time constraints I used leatherique and it worked very well.

Massage in the Rejuv. Oil by hand

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/BMW%20650i/DSC_0934.jpg

Heat up the leather using a heat gun, most people do the seat warmer thing or pull it outside but I find this works great as well, especially when time is limited.

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/BMW%20650i/DSC_0936.jpg

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I used the heat gun a few more times to make sure everything was absorbed and soft enough to pull out grime

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/BMW%20650i/DSC_0942.jpg

Rear seats all cooked and done, right side all finished after pristine clean, left side still soaking with the Rejuv. Oil

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/BMW%20650i/DSC_0941.jpg

End result on front seats, matte finish

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/BMW%20650i/DSC_0943.jpg

Before close up of the leather, some jean transfer and dirt

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/BMW%20650i/DSC_0932.jpg

After the treatment (yes different lighting but you get the idea)

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/BMW%20650i/DSC_0945.jpg

Coffee stain before

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/BMW%20650i/DSC_0946.jpg

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Cleaned with the TLC and LGM and scrubbed

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/BMW%20650i/DSC_0948.jpg

All gone

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/BMW%20650i/DSC_0949.jpg

Interior afters

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/BMW%20650i/DSC_0959.jpg

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Cleaning up the convertible tops summer home

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/BMW%20650i/DSC_0969.jpg

Finished shots/Sun Shots

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/BMW%20650i/DSC_0981.jpg

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[EclecTech]

Really nice work! I`m intrigued by the heat gun - I like the idea, but how do you gauge how much heat? :rockon: Thanks!

Jack

[CobraKing]

Fantastic work Street Dreams, also greatly appreciate the little tips you include in your write-ups.

[Ekarat]

Really terrible marring before you bring it back to nice condition. very appriciates your write-up with some advice.

Thanks,

Ekarat Hattakijkosol
S.Auto Detail
Bangkok, Thailand

[imported_Indy YZF]

Great save. That thing was really hacked.