Concours Finish Detailed: 2008 M3 Convertible Jerez Black Metallic

Concours Finish · 08-19-2008, 06:59 AM

I had the great pleasure of detailing this beautiful car. It was the 1st time I've seen this color in person and I really like this Jerez Black Metallic. It was bought in July so it was only around a month old and had some swirling from improper washing techniques and holograms courtesy of the dealership.

Wash
P21s Total Auto Wash
Foam Cannon Pre-Wash with Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss
2 Bucket wash with CG CWG
Genuine Lambswool Wash Mitt
Waffle Weave Drying Towels

Wheels/Wells/Tires
P21s Gel Wheel Cleaner
Meguiars APC+

Clay
CG Gray Clay

Paint Correction
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish P083rd on LC Orange @ 1200-1500 rpm
Menzerna Po106ff on LC White @ 900-1200 rpm

Interior
Prima Nero
Prima Nourish Leather Conditioner

Trim
Black Wow
303 Aerospace Protectant
Meguiars Hyperdressing Tire Dressing

LSP
Zaino Z5 Pro /w ZFX Accelerator x 2
Zaino Z8 Grand Finale - Final Wipedown

Equipment
Karcher 1850 psi Electric Pressure Washer
Makita 9227C
Cam Spray Foam Cannon
Rigid 5.5 hp Shop Vac
Grit Guards for Wash Buckets

Foam Cannon Pre-Wash

3 bucket wash - tires, soap, and rinse bucket with grit guards

Pressure Washing Wheels

P21s Gel Wheel Cleaner left to dwell

Paint Condition Before

Prepped for polishing

Trunk Lid 50/50. Notice the color difference

50/50 close up. Right side is polished side.

Before

After 1st polishing step. Unfortunately forgot to take photo after 2nd step.

Rear Quarter Panel 50/50. Left polished. Right not polished.

Another 50/50

Before

After

Another section of door to be polished

After polishing that section on right side

Another shot

And another shot. Notice how dull the color was before polishing on a 1 month old car.

Before

After

Hood 50/50s

My apologies for the quality of these photos. Worked late into the night and didn't have adequate lighting.

yashBMW · 08-19-2008, 07:24 AM

Man that shines!

Bobby_Light · 08-19-2008, 11:01 AM

Well done. Would love some daytime shots.

SpecC · 08-19-2008, 01:25 PM

these M3 owners must all wash their cars with rocks to get it in that condition so soon! nice job detailing it as always!

RedGT3 · 08-19-2008, 02:02 PM

Super job. On a side note all that orange peel is embarrassing

ChaneRZ · 08-19-2008, 03:03 PM

nice! dealership sucks.

Concours Finish · 08-19-2008, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobby_Light

Well done. Would love some daytime shots.

Thanks. I will most likely be maintaining this car so I will post follow up pics later on.

Quote:

Originally Posted by yashBMW

Man that shines!

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpecC

these M3 owners must all wash their cars with rocks to get it in that condition so soon! nice job detailing it as always!

Quote:

Originally Posted by fll335

Super job. On a side note all that orange peel is embarrassing

Was really surprised there was so much orange peel on bmw's flagship car....

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChaneRZ

nice! dealership sucks.

they do suck...but I guess thats good for me.

08-19-2008, 06:59 AM	#1
Concours Finish Reflection Obsession 22 Rep 107 Posts Drives: blue "thinking man's bmw" Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego & Pasadena iTrader: (0)	Concours Finish Detailed: 2008 M3 Convertible Jerez Black Metallic I had the great pleasure of detailing this beautiful car. It was the 1st time I've seen this color in person and I really like this Jerez Black Metallic. It was bought in July so it was only around a month old and had some swirling from improper washing techniques and holograms courtesy of the dealership. Wash P21s Total Auto Wash Foam Cannon Pre-Wash with Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss 2 Bucket wash with CG CWG Genuine Lambswool Wash Mitt Waffle Weave Drying Towels Wheels/Wells/Tires P21s Gel Wheel Cleaner Meguiars APC+ Clay CG Gray Clay Paint Correction Menzerna Super Intensive Polish P083rd on LC Orange @ 1200-1500 rpm Menzerna Po106ff on LC White @ 900-1200 rpm Interior Prima Nero Prima Nourish Leather Conditioner Trim Black Wow 303 Aerospace Protectant Meguiars Hyperdressing Tire Dressing LSP Zaino Z5 Pro /w ZFX Accelerator x 2 Zaino Z8 Grand Finale - Final Wipedown Equipment Karcher 1850 psi Electric Pressure Washer Makita 9227C Cam Spray Foam Cannon Rigid 5.5 hp Shop Vac Grit Guards for Wash Buckets Foam Cannon Pre-Wash 3 bucket wash - tires, soap, and rinse bucket with grit guards Pressure Washing Wheels P21s Gel Wheel Cleaner left to dwell Paint Condition Before Prepped for polishing Trunk Lid 50/50. Notice the color difference 50/50 close up. Right side is polished side. Before After 1st polishing step. Unfortunately forgot to take photo after 2nd step. Rear Quarter Panel 50/50. Left polished. Right not polished. Another 50/50 Before After Another section of door to be polished After polishing that section on right side Another shot And another shot. Notice how dull the color was before polishing on a 1 month old car. Before After Hood 50/50s My apologies for the quality of these photos. Worked late into the night and didn't have adequate lighting.
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08-19-2008, 07:24 AM	#2
yashBMW Superior Genral 2 Rep 208 Posts Drives: BMW 750Li Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Man that shines!
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Bobby_Light Major 66 Rep 1,352 Posts Drives: E36 M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SoCal iTrader: (14)	Well done. Would love some daytime shots.
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SpecC Completely obsessed with detailing 308 Rep 15,441 Posts Drives: E90 SG 330i, white Scion tC Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Francisco and Davis iTrader: (4)	these M3 owners must all wash their cars with rocks to get it in that condition so soon! nice job detailing it as always!
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RedGT3 Major 83 Rep 1,253 Posts Drives: .2 GT3/M3cs Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FL iTrader: (3)	Super job. On a side note all that orange peel is embarrassing
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08-19-2008, 03:03 PM	#6
ChaneRZ If You Aint First, You're last !!! 106 Rep 2,508 Posts Drives: 08 BMW 335i, 01 Honda Prelude Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: California iTrader: (0)	nice! dealership sucks. __________________ 08 BMW BSM 335i 6MT (Sports, Premium, NAV, PDC, AS, IPOD, HD Radio, Rear Sunshade, OEM Alarm) Angel iBright V3, Luminics Fog Bulb, Turbo Tuner, K&N Drop in Filter, Dinan Exhaust, Dinan Pedals, Vorsteiner CF Front Lip, and CF Rear Diffuser. Ordered:08/25/07 Started: 09/09/07 Finished: 09/14/07 On Ship: 09/15/07 Arrived: 10/08/07 Delivered: 10/10/07
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