Moms birthday present, detailing her 330xi

**odonnellb** · 08-08-2006, 08:23 PM

2005 bmw xi which has had nothing but carwashes for about 2 years... yes i know i should clean it more but she is always driving around...

process

inside->

vacuum...woolite stain remover on carpets, woolite on carpets, megs quick interior on dash, mothers reflections leather care on leather, stoner invisible glass on glass.

outside

wash armor all car wash--claymagic+sonus claybar--blue coral scratch remover/kit scratch remover(blue coral actually works pretty well, got out scratches and swirls afte ra lot of hard rubbing), turtle wax ice polish(this stuff is just ok, ordered optimum should be in tomorrow or the next day), mothers reflections car wax(amazing stuff, lasts a long time, and shinessss!), mothers reflections top coat(also reallly great), mothers back to black, stoners invisible glass.

wheels got mothers all wheel cleaner, and mothers aluminum polish.. tires got megs endurance and mothers reflections tire care.

sorry no befores, mom had the camera at the beach. Was as bad as her old minivans inside and out lol. :hmph:

heres where the "reflections" of the mothers reflections comes out haha

anyone got any advice on what i can do to these wells? I mean i designate a sponge just to clean them and they still look gross

products i used...for to put the clay and the interior detailer in there, and Qs about how i like stuff is welcomed

I think im getting a lot better at this stuff thanks to this forum haha! Thanks everyone for your help. Im tired of this polishing by hand thing man i gotta get a PC!

**imported_bpfoley** · 08-08-2006, 08:27 PM

Fixed your pics for ya:

edit: looks like you got `em no need to kill everyone`s bandwidth :hifive:

**odonnellb** · 08-08-2006, 08:29 PM

haha thanks dude

**Evenflow** · 08-08-2006, 08:30 PM

Looks great man, awesome job with the products you used.

Did you use an extractor for the interior?

**odonnellb** · 08-08-2006, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by evenflow

Looks great man, awesome job with the products you used.

Did you use an extractor for the interior?

nah i just used an oreck(sp?) xl portable vacuum thing, thing works great. The woolite pet stain remover works pretty good for stains also haha.I want to get an extractor though, they just seem too expensive

**odonnellb** · 08-08-2006, 09:17 PM

anyone got any input on the wheel wells? sponge and soap aint takin em out....

**Evenflow** · 08-08-2006, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by odonnellb

anyone got any input on the wheel wells? sponge and soap aint takin em out....

Pressure washer

**Driven Auto Detail** · 08-08-2006, 10:03 PM

Maybe some dressing in the wheel wells would help mask it?

**604_Coast** · 08-09-2006, 02:17 AM

Originally Posted by mshu7

Maybe some dressing in the wheel wells would help mask it?

Yep, I clean as best I can then shoot some cheapo tire foam into there. "No Touch" 4 cans for $16 CND at Costco!

**epbrown01** · 08-09-2006, 03:15 AM

Nice - I wish my 3-series looked as nice. And I`m impressed your mom drives a stick shift!

**imported_themightytimmah** · 08-09-2006, 07:07 AM

Originally Posted by odonnellb

anyone got any input on the wheel wells? sponge and soap aint takin em out....

Spray them with full strength APC (Castrol Super Clean is by *far* the best way to go), scrub them with a brush, I like the long-handled Black Magic brush that you can get at wal-mart etc, hose out then spray tire foam in there. The cheaper the tire foam, the better.