Smoke detailed- BMW 330xi(swirl city)

Smoke · 03-23-2008, 05:57 PM

This 330 has never been detailed in 2 years of ownership. Mostly kept outisde it has a ton of swirls.

Few before shots, generally just a dirty car with dulled paint

Looks like a little fender-bender, couldnt do much with the scratches but the paint transfer came out nice later on after polishing

I began foaming the car using Z7, let it sit for about 5 minutes before rinsing and going in with the 2 bucket wash mitts(used the foam gun between the mitt and paint)

Had this boars hair extension brush I never used so I figured I would give it a shot on the windows, very soft!

The wheels had lots of brake dust buildup and road tar

Started with Megs Safe degreaser cut 3:1 and a brake dust remover

After rinsing I went to the EZ brush followed by the swissvax brush

After letting P21S gel dwell for about 10minutes I scrubbed the inside spokes with a lambswool brush, rinsed then used autoglym intensive tar remover to get some of the tar in between spokes out, very little came off

And the final outcome...

Smoke · 03-23-2008, 06:01 PM

After claying came paint correction. Started with Megs M105 and an LC 5.5 ccs orange pad then later switched to the flat pads and lc purple wool

Trunk 50/50 attempt

afters trunk

These are the before and afters, after final polishing. Following up M105 compund was 106ff w/ green ccs pad which im really starting to like. 106ff cleaned up nicely after M105. After each coat of polish I wiped the car down with a 50/50 mix distilled water and IPA(91%) to remove any exess oils or polish residue.

Smoke · 03-23-2008, 06:02 PM

The tails just got the 106ff treament

before

after

Carpets after vaccmuming and scrubbing with some 303 cleaner cut 10:1 and Megs APC+

before dirvers side

after

rear mats

the one retarded stripe, i went back and re-did it afterwards becuase it looked awkward

All the leather was cleaned with Leather Masters strong cleaner and conditioned with Z10

Some final shots after 3 coats of Z5pro ZFX'd(added a shot of Z8 to the mix) cured 20minutes between and applied in straght lines. Paint also got the Z-CS treatment and after curing a final Z8wipedown

***Szumita*** · 03-23-2008, 06:05 PM

nice. cant wait to detail my car this spring

shan mann · 03-23-2008, 06:28 PM

my god! car looks amazing, good job!

how long did the whole process take?

Shewillbemine · 03-23-2008, 06:35 PM

Umm, you can come clean my car any day sir.

04SubieDude · 03-23-2008, 06:38 PM

wow man you did a really awesome job and getting swirls off a black car.. MAD PROPS!!!!

allwheelsdriven · 03-23-2008, 07:21 PM

looks awesome

Smoke · 03-25-2008, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shan mann

my god! car looks amazing, good job!

how long did the whole process take?

Thanks, I took my time because I had a few days to work on it. In all I would say 10hours or so.

chaos311clarity · 03-25-2008, 03:06 AM

nice work man, is that the DA flex or the rotary?

03-23-2008, 05:57 PM	#1
Smoke Junior STI Driver Posts: 180 Join Date: Mar 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Smoke detailed- BMW 330xi(swirl city) This 330 has never been detailed in 2 years of ownership. Mostly kept outisde it has a ton of swirls. Few before shots, generally just a dirty car with dulled paint Looks like a little fender-bender, couldnt do much with the scratches but the paint transfer came out nice later on after polishing I began foaming the car using Z7, let it sit for about 5 minutes before rinsing and going in with the 2 bucket wash mitts(used the foam gun between the mitt and paint) Had this boars hair extension brush I never used so I figured I would give it a shot on the windows, very soft! The wheels had lots of brake dust buildup and road tar Started with Megs Safe degreaser cut 3:1 and a brake dust remover After rinsing I went to the EZ brush followed by the swissvax brush After letting P21S gel dwell for about 10minutes I scrubbed the inside spokes with a lambswool brush, rinsed then used autoglym intensive tar remover to get some of the tar in between spokes out, very little came off And the final outcome... This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

03-23-2008, 06:01 PM	#2
Smoke Junior STI Driver Posts: 180 Join Date: Mar 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Smoke detailed- BMW 330xi(swirl city) After claying came paint correction. Started with Megs M105 and an LC 5.5 ccs orange pad then later switched to the flat pads and lc purple wool Trunk 50/50 attempt afters trunk These are the before and afters, after final polishing. Following up M105 compund was 106ff w/ green ccs pad which im really starting to like. 106ff cleaned up nicely after M105. After each coat of polish I wiped the car down with a 50/50 mix distilled water and IPA(91%) to remove any exess oils or polish residue. Last edited by Smoke : 03-23-2008 at 06:22 PM.

03-23-2008, 06:02 PM	#3
Smoke Junior STI Driver Posts: 180 Join Date: Mar 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Smoke detailed- BMW 330xi(swirl city) The tails just got the 106ff treament before after Carpets after vaccmuming and scrubbing with some 303 cleaner cut 10:1 and Megs APC+ before dirvers side after rear mats the one retarded stripe, i went back and re-did it afterwards becuase it looked awkward All the leather was cleaned with Leather Masters strong cleaner and conditioned with Z10 Some final shots after 3 coats of Z5pro ZFX'd(added a shot of Z8 to the mix) cured 20minutes between and applied in straght lines. Paint also got the Z-CS treatment and after curing a final Z8wipedown Last edited by Smoke : 03-23-2008 at 06:20 PM.

03-23-2008, 06:05 PM	#4
*Szumita* i eat cones Car: 08.5 GTI MKv Fav Mod: 18x8 Location: ma & ri Posts: 6,539 Join Date: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (18)	Re: Smoke detailed- BMW 330xi(swirl city) nice. cant wait to detail my car this spring

03-23-2008, 06:28 PM	#5
shan mann Professional STI Racer Car: 06 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: Valentine 1 Location: Addison, IL Posts: 617 Join Date: Sep 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Smoke detailed- BMW 330xi(swirl city) my god! car looks amazing, good job! how long did the whole process take?

03-23-2008, 06:35 PM	#6
Shewillbemine Grassroots STI Racer Car: 2006 Aspen White STI Fav Mod: Trading the WRX for an STI Location: SoCal Posts: 573 Join Date: Mar 2005 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Smoke detailed- BMW 330xi(swirl city) Umm, you can come clean my car any day sir.

03-23-2008, 06:38 PM	#7
04SubieDude Amateur STI Driver Car: 04 WRB STI Fav Mod: Stage 2 Location: Texas Posts: 41 Join Date: May 2007 Trader Rating: (2)	Re: Smoke detailed- BMW 330xi(swirl city) wow man you did a really awesome job and getting swirls off a black car.. MAD PROPS!!!!

03-23-2008, 07:21 PM	#8
allwheelsdriven Spec C Club Car: 04 WRB STi Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,164 Join Date: Jan 2004 Trader Rating: (3)	Re: Smoke detailed- BMW 330xi(swirl city) looks awesome

03-25-2008, 03:06 AM	#10
chaos311clarity STI Guru Car: 05 CGM STi Fav Mod: grip. Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 5,617 Join Date: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (7)	Re: Smoke detailed- BMW 330xi(swirl city) nice work man, is that the DA flex or the rotary? This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.