Jet Black M3 meets Mr Zaino

**Thomas Dekany** · 05-19-2007, 08:54 PM

I detailed this car awhile back but it needed to be corrected again.

I really wish I finished earlier so I could have taken better outdoor pictures. After 106 and ZPC the paint looked out of this world.

Anyways.

qew

106ff - blue/green pads to correct 1200-1500rpm

HTEC - green pad to correct some stubborn areas 1500rpm

ZPC - black propel pad pc 6

Z5 - black lc pad pc 4

CS to remove Z5 - pc black lcvc pad pc 5

before

After 106ff and a blue propel finishing pad - soft paint!!!

Inside shot of the same thing

I think this is after ZPC

Finished Product

**Thomas Dekany** · 05-19-2007, 08:57 PM

**RatedG** · 05-19-2007, 09:00 PM

CLEAN would be an understatement.

**kster** · 05-19-2007, 09:01 PM

Nice looking car! I really like the wheels.

**dave40co** · 05-19-2007, 09:01 PM

Looks like you can swim in that paint!!

**vdubbya** · 05-19-2007, 09:02 PM

Nice work!

I just did two 2004 M3`s yesterday, one black(coupe) and one carbon(conv). Very soft paint as all BMW`s.

Dumb question...what machine did you use to polish. PC or rotary? I use a Cyclo and would like to get into a PC(which I know is a breeze) and then jump slowly to a rotary, again. It`s been years since I touched a "buffing wheel".

**imported_DieselMDX** · 05-19-2007, 09:08 PM

can you explain how u used CS to remove the haze from Z5?

Awesome car if I built a M that is how she would look

**klnyc** · 05-19-2007, 09:48 PM

Wow thats a beauty.

I need to try out my ZPC too.

**Mr.S14** · 05-19-2007, 09:58 PM

Very clean...good job

btw: can you find out the specs on that tint job....what brand and percentage?

**imported_Picus** · 05-19-2007, 10:05 PM

Disgusting. The befores look benign, but I can only imagine. I hate what he did with the rear but the rest of the car is very clean. Nice work.

**93AccordLXwhite** · 05-19-2007, 10:44 PM

I like those eyelids, not so crazy about the front bumper though. That reflection is amazing! In picture #5 is the gas door open?

**imported_GregCavi** · 05-19-2007, 11:03 PM

Dripping!! Great work. Enlighten me on the CS to remove the Z5 thing? :nixweiss:

Greg

**BMW335i** · 05-19-2007, 11:12 PM

Whats with the Golden Gate Bridge type front bumper..

**imported_rydawg** · 05-19-2007, 11:14 PM

outstanding work Thomas! Interesting way of using Z5 and Cs like that but hey it looks like it is working perfect.

I love doing zpc after 106. The gloss is just out of the world for just prep work. Sometimes I will use zaio instead of zpc.

CS the next day is when it looks unreal. Z8 on top of that it gets even better