Techno Violet BMW M3

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Rickrack

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This car belongs to a buddy of mine. He picked up the car a couple months back in rough shape. All four of the factory wheels were bent from hitting curbs and the car was disgustingly dirty. After he sent the car through the mechanic shop, we ordered the newer style M3 wheels with brand new tires for it and put them on.



The interior was pretty dirty, but in good shape underneath all the dirt. The driver seat was beginning to show some wear, so I had my interior repair guy re-dye them to look brand new. The paint was sratched up in a few spots and had tons of swirls which jumped out at you in the sunlight.



To start, I washed the entire car, wheels & wheel wells



Clayed with Kar Kraft clay bar



Degreased and detailed the engine compartment



Complete interior detail/ hit rugs with extractor



Taped up all the moldings & trim with masking tape



Buffed complete exterior w/Optimum Compound by rotary



Buffed complete exterior with Menzerna Final Polish II mixed with a little RMG



Hand application of EX



Hand application of Natty's Blue



Super Blue dressing on tires & wheel wells



Here are the befores:

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Now for the afters:

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Looking real good there. Can't even see the previous scratches. Is the moulding real to pop off? I wish I could take my moulding off an on like that. Great work man!
 
Jake11375 said:
Looking real good there. Can't even see the previous scratches. Is the moulding real to pop off? I wish I could take my moulding off an on like that. Great work man!
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It is missing the molding on the right front fender. I ordered a new one from BMW.
 
RickRack said:
It is missing the molding on the right front fender. I ordered a new one from BMW.
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Oops, I'm a little slow this morning. :) guess I should've been able to tell that from the other moulding pieces being taped off.
 
Beautiful job! :2thumbs: The color seems a bit of an odd choice to me, though (for a guy, anyway). Great detail!



Todd
 
RickRack- Thanks for sharing this one, great job. Hope I do half as well on the '97 M3 I have coming.



How was the clear? IIRC they're not that hard, not like trying to correct an Audi.



percynjpn- I dunno, I kinda like that color too, at least in person- I thought long and hard about one in that color, seemed like a cool color to look at closely/detail (maybe I've just seen too much silver ;) ). It's the weirdly purplish gray interior that turned me off, it's a very subtle thing, but in some light you do notice it.
 
AZ Ferrari Man said:
how did he re-dye the seats? I was under the impression that re-dying the seats really dries them out? Looks un-real!



Andrew
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:shocked Wow, that seriously looks like it was just painted! You are gifted. So where can you get Super blue dressing? Does it run in the rain? The mouldings and tires look brand new too. Im surprised how the new 18's look on that car, they look great. And thats sort of a rare interior combo, isnt it? I just love the M cars! So how does it drive?
 
love that color (and your work).



the light colored interior with the vader-style seats is sweet.
 
You 'renewed' the finish on that car. Wow, that's nice!



Your tire dressing just made it to the 'try in 2006' list. I've seen a few posts with it, and like the look.
 
Awesome car, detail and pics! I love the sunset reflected in the paint on the last few shots. :drool:



Interesting glaze you used, FPII/RMG. How'd you come up with that idea?
 
AZ Ferrari Man said:
how did he re-dye the seats? I was under the impression that re-dying the seats really dries them out? Looks un-real!



Andrew
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The guy I use does unbelievable work and is the best in the business when it comes to interiors. He brings his kit with all different color dyes and mixes them to match the exact color of the interior. If they are cracked, he fills them in with real leather fibers mixed with glue, sands it down, masks it off and sprays it with a gravity fed spray gun. This doesn't dry the seats out at all. It is actually pretty durable and lasts a really long time. The key to it is to match the color exactly or else it looks horrible.



I use him all the time because most of the cars I deal with (Corvettes & Exotics mostly) tend to have wear on the seat bolsters. Even low mile cars show wear. I have seen some pretty amazing transformations from this guy and is worth every penny.
 
Rick, a couple of questions. How do you apply your super blue dressing? I assume you spray it into the wells, but as far as the tires do you swipe or spray? Also is it a solvent or water base? Do you ever dilute it? Does it sling? One more thing, off topic, your camera takes amazing pictures, I was wondering what make and model it was. Thanks



Andrew
 
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