Uber M3 Hot Import Nights Show Prep

[danponjican]

You might recall that DetailingGurus detailed the Uber M3 in March; The owner gave us a call, asking us to help prepare the car for a serious go at possibly winning the Hot Import Nights show the following weekend in Concord, NC. The car was in decent shape, with no oxidation whatsoever, very few water spots, but quite a few swirls. A show car that receives a lot of preening and pruning is inevitably going to see some light surface scratches reappear, but a strict regimen of wipedowns with quick detail spray and microfiber towels will go a long way towards ensuring the owner has more success in maintaining a swirl-free finish in the future.











Abbreviated Detail Summary:

• ONR wash
  
• Sonus Medium (Gray) Clay / ONR Clay Lube
  
• Edge 2k Yellow 50/50 twisted wool/acrylic with Menzerna SIP, 1300rpm
  
• Edge 2k White Foam pad with Menzerna 106ff, 1500rpm
  
• PrepSol paint cleaner
  
• Natty`s Blue Paste Wax
  

Results... (click on any of the images to see many more pics...)















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[mixxer]

I posted on SVT ,what engine mods? any dyno #s

[pampos]

GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!amazing car too....

[somebody]

man that color looks great, I love the car and paint great job!



-Brandon

[P1et]

That blue is fantastic, I love it!

[Thomas Dekany]

The car looks fantastic and you did an excellent job.



PS: Only single stage paint oxidises.

[Holden_C04]

Great job. Must have been nice to work on such a famous car.

[imported_artikxscout]

that car got banged up pretty good aftter the previous detail... Great job correcting it.

[SamXp]

Great job. Must have been nice to work on such a famous car.

I certainly wouldn`t have traveled 350 miles round trip for the family sedan! I`m definitely honored to be trusted with its care.

that car got banged up pretty good aftter the previous detail... Great job correcting it.

California Dusters will do that. He promised to throw it in the trash.

Also, he had a water spot problem and took the car to a local detailer in an attempt to remove the spots. He said it came back with much of the water spots removed, but considerable swirling. And that detailer uses a random orbital polisher. How does someone introduce swirls with a PC?

[danponjican]

PS: Only single stage paint oxidises.

I`ve seen plenty of CC paint oxidized. SS just oxidizes faster.

[imported_cushdrive]

No offense man, and not to discount the detail AT ALL, but that car is ruined. I think I just threw up a little. :down

[SamXp]

No offense man, and not to discount the detail AT ALL, but that car is ruined. I think I just threw up a little. :down

To each their own. I certainly wouldn`t go that over the top on my daily driver, but this is an amazing show car / weekend driver. Now that all of the sponsor decals have been stripped off, it is essentially a road-going M3 GTR with a wide body that is inspired by Deutsche Touring Masters (DTM) race cars.

[2000firebird]

I posted on SVT ,what engine mods? any dyno #s

probably close to stock...wasted all his money on race appearance parahanelia. i always like to laugh at "hot import nights" and the like 2F2F bs.. but either way i still thinink you did a hell of a job. nice work

[danponjican]

probably close to stock...wasted all his money on race appearance parahanelia. i always like to laugh at "hot import nights" and the like 2F2F bs.. but either way i still thinink you did a hell of a job. nice work

Actually, the Uber has extensive mods throughout the car. The suspension is a full race coil-over setup and the engine is a supercharged 478hp beast!



Performance Specs

Power : 478 BHP @ 7600 rpm

Torque : 363 ft/lbs @ 5250 rpm

0 - 60 mph : 4.3 sec



Here are some links to the owners posts on a board he frequents:

Uber M3 detailing experience... - Carolina Euros

The Official Uber M3 Supercharger Install Pic Thread... - Carolina Euros