Detailed: 2011 BMW 1M - Valencia Orange

[Marc08EX]

Wheels/Tires:
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner on wheels
CG Citrus Wash And Gloss on wheels
Meguiar`s APC on tires and wheel wells
Meguiar`s Hyper Dressing on tires
Swissvax Wheel brush for wheels, calipers and small crevices
EZ Detail Brush for wheel barrels
Meguiar`s Ultimate Quik Wax on wheels

Wash:
CG Citrus Wash and Gloss via Foam Gun and 2BM
Meguiar`s Microfiber Wash Mitt
Meguiar`s Water Magnet

Clay:
Nanoskin Autoscrub Towel
Meguiar`s Last Touch

Paint Correction:
Rupes 21ES with 5" BP
Meguair`s G100 / 7" and 3" LC Backing Plate
Meguiar`s M100 / Meguiar`s 5" and 3" Microfiber Cutting Discs
Meguiar`s M205 / Meguiar`s 7" W9207 Foam Finishing Pads
Pad Conditioning Brush

LSP:
Wolfgang Fuzion

Interior:
Meguiar`s Quik Interior Detailer
Vacuum

Exhaust:
Mother`s Metal Polish


I had the pleasure of recently detailing this uber rare 2011 BMW 1M. The car had a ton of water spots and a few swirl marks. The owner wanted to get rid of these defects and wanted the car to look its best. This was indeed an amazing opportunity and I want to thank the owner for trusting me with his baby. Now, we`ll let the pictures do the talking.

Here are some pictures of the car when the owner dropped it off.

















I really wanted to start the wash but the car was still hot. While waiting for the car to cool off, I decided to start cleaning up the interior. Here are some pictures of it:

Interior Before:


Seat Before:


I vacuumed the whole interior. Here are some after pictures:





After vacuuming the cabin, I proceeded to wipe down the interior using Meguiar`s Quik Interior Detailer and a clean microfiber towel. This stuff rocks!



The sun was setting really fast and it was getting dark outside. I really wanted to get the wash process started before it gets dark out.

As usual, I always get started with the wheels. Here are the tools I used for this task:



Spraying Sonax Wheel Cleaner:


Letting Sonax dwell and do its thing on that nasty BMW brake dust. I had to do 2 applications because the brake dust was caked on.


Washing the wheel face:


Brushing the wheel face:


Cleaning the wheel barrel:


Cleaning the tires:


Clean wheels/tires:


After all this was done. I foamed the car to loosen all the dirt and proceeded with a 2 bucket wash.



After drying the car, I inspected the paint for the presence of bonded contaminants. The paint didn`t feel like it had a lot of contaminants but I decided to clay it anyways. For this task, I used the Nanoskin Autoscrub towen with Meguiar`s Last Touch as my clay lube.



Now on to the polishing phase. Since the owner wanted his car to look its best, I suggested we do a 2 step polish and he agreed. For the initial compounding step, I elected to use Meguiar`s M100 with the 5" Meguiar`s microfiber cutting pad along my Rupes 21ES with the 5" BP installed. Of course, I have my traditional DA (G100) hooked up with a 3" backing plate for those hard to reach areas. After the initial compounding step, I decided to polish the paint and amp up the gloss with Meguiar`s M205, Meguiar`s 7" Foam finishing pad and the G100 with the appropriate BP installed.

Equipment to be used:


The following pictures are from the initial compounding step.

Hood Before: You can see that the paint has nasty water spots and swirl marks.


Hood 50/50:


Hood After:


Bird Poop Etching On The Hood Before: There were a total of 4 etchings that were polished out.


Bird Poop Etching On The Hood After:

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Hood Before:


Hood After:


Passenger Side Door Before:


Passenger Side Door 50/50:


Passgener Side Door After:


More nasty water spots and swirls on the trunk:


Trunk 50/50:


Trunk After:


Driver Side Door Before:


Driver Side Door After:


Driver Side Door Before:


Driver Side Door After:


For hard to reach areas, I opted to choose my G100 with a 3" LC backing plate. I used M100 with a 3" microfiber cutting disc for this.

After all the polishing was done, it was time to seal and wax the paintwork. Since the car was very special, I wanted to apply something special as well so I opted to use Wolfgang Fuzion. A nice German car like this deserves a nice German wax like Fuzion.



Letting the LSP cure. This is what it means to have a thin coat!!!



After about an hour, I wiped off the Fuzion and I was left with an amazing, jaw-dropping and eye popping shine. Here are some after pictures:

Afters:























Check out my banner in the reflection!!!


Engine Bay After:


Beautiful Meisterschaft tips polished:

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Photoshoot and Sun Shots:



































Approximate time: 20 Hours.
Location: Phoenix, AZ

What do you guys think? Opinions, comments and criticisms are welcome!

[Ronkh]

Beautiful work

[Broceratops]

Looks good thanks for the write up!

[tropicsteve]

very nice. I like the color.

[WaxAddict]

Stunning after shots. Early in the story I didn`t like the color, later, I loved it!

[jtford95]

Awesome job!! Well done.

[Marc08EX]

Thanks everyone! Glad you guys enjoyed it. It was an awesome car to work on.