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[Rockogtr]

Hey everyone, New to the forum wanted to introduce myself. Ive always had ```` boxes that I liked to keep clean by running them threw swirl factory aka the car wash. I just picked up a super clean E46 M3 Cabrio in Carbon Black with cinnamon interior and want to keep it looking CLEAN! So I joined to find the proper techniques and products to do so

[RaydiantDetail]

Ohhh welcome to the forum! Love the e46 M3s and that is definitely a nice combination. Enjoy it. Starting with the right washing methods is a good place to start so that you are not taking it through the swirl-o-matic aka car wash.

https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...-phillips.html

https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...echniques.html

https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...ers-waxes.html

These are some good articles to start with and ofcourse if you have more detailed questions folks on here are amazing at helping.

[RaysWay]

Welcome aboard

[mjlinane]

Welcome!

[Rockogtr]

Thanks ! I`ve got a friend that dabbles in detailing on the side so he`s taught me some things, Already purchased my 2 bucket system and have been washing on the reg. Im looking to do a complete strip it down, compound, Glaze, seal and wax in the following weeks and have been reading about different products to try like CG Blacklight or Poorboys Black hole anyone have any experience with these glazes?

[The Guz]

Welcome to the forum.

[rlmccarty2000]

Welcome! You will need to polish after compounding to get the best finish prior to waxing. I would suggest you decontaminate your paint prior to compounding. Iron-X followed by clay would work. Protect the cloth top with 303 Fabric Protectant. You will need a nice horsehair brush to maintain the top. Those fabric tops are expensive to replace so you need to take extra care with it.

[Rockogtr]

Welcome! You will need to polish after compounding to get the best finish prior to waxing. I would suggest you decontaminate your paint prior to compounding. Iron-X followed by clay would work. Protect the cloth top with 303 Fabric Protectant. You will need a nice horsehair brush to maintain the top. Those fabric tops are expensive to replace so you need to take extra care with it.

Just got my brush and 303 kit this morning! That`s Saturday mornings project.

I was going to Clay her before hand, and since you brought it up is there a huge diff between heavy med and light clays? Ive only ever used the mothers kit and Im not sure they told me which one they give you in the kit. how do you know which one to use?

[rlmccarty2000]

If you are going to polish it really doesn’t matter. The more aggressive clay may mar the paint a little more than the fine. I’ve used the Megs clay kit and it was pretty good.

[Mike lambert]

Welcome, and learn to live with dust!

[David D]

Welcome

[tropicsteve]

welcome to AF.

[Civicclutch]

Welcome and were you from


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[Rockogtr]

Welcome and were you from


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From Massachusetts, Thanks for all the warm welcomes!

[nickclark08]

welcome aboard!