[328i]

Didn't document these too well because I was trying to beat the weather for both details, it rained three times while I was doing the Denali.

The Denali's paint had a grayish residue from neglect that claying did not remove which was hard to capture in the pics. After polishing the paint regained it's luster and looked white again, it was cloudy so the pictures didn't come out as well as I would've liked. It recieved the following process:

Exterior
CWG using 2 Buckets/MF wash mit
Clay Magic Blue Clay
Hitachi Rotary
Menzerna PO106ffI mix via white foam
Isopropyl wipe down
Jetseal 109
Meg's ASD on trim



Wheels, wells, tires
P21s Wheel Gel
Simple Green
Meg's Hyper Dressing
Eagle One Gel Water based Tire Dressing (Very nice for OTC)

Interior/Glass
Megs APC
303 Aerospace Protectant
Vx-5000 Steam Cleaner
Stoner's Invisible Glass

Before:








After












The Bmw had usual swirls complimentary of a dealer wash, and reminded me how fun it is working on jet black . It recieved the following process(exterior detail only):

Exterior
CG CWG via Foam Cannon
CWG using 2 Buckets/MF wash mit
Meg's Mild Clay
Hitachi Rotary
Flex VR3401
Menz SIP via PFW
Menzerna PO106ff/Final Polish II mix via white foam
Menzerna po85RD via grey foam
Isopropyl wipe down
ONR wash after polishing
Jetseal 109

Wheels, wells, tires
P21s Wheel Gel
Simple Green
Meg's Hyper Dressing
Eagle One Gel Water based Tire Dressing

Before:









After:

[E nine T]

Beautiful work as usual.

[SpecC]

psh i thought your hitachi was broken? that's why you bought a makita right?

and what did you need the flex for?

The cars look really good though! Detailing white has to be my least favorite color to detail though. When I was detailing my tC, and I'd start spreading polish, it'd just disappear! So I'd have to decide whether to venture where there's no polish or reapply. haha

[FMINUS]

great job!

[328i]

Originally Posted by SpecC

psh i thought your hitachi was broken? that's why you bought a makita right?

and what did you need the flex for?

The cars look really good though! Detailing white has to be my least favorite color to detail though. When I was detailing my tC, and I'd start spreading polish, it'd just disappear! So I'd have to decide whether to venture where there's no polish or reapply. haha

I detailed that truck before my Hitachi went out, I believe I did it two weeks ago. White isn't fun to detail, but IME jet black is probably my least favorite color to do. That's the reason I used the flex, to ensure no holograms were left on the very soft paint.

The flex and hitachi I used on the Bmw I actually borrowed from a fellow detailer in my area, a nice guy that helped me out big time otherwise I would've had to reschedule.

[J-Sud]

very nice job man

[longodj]

This may be a dumb question but isopropyl wipe down? Do you just spray small sections with like a 15% isopropyl/water mixture and wipe? What's the purpose?

[sinnet112]

Man, nice job! I may need you one of these days haha my water spots and etchings are getting progressively worse and more noticeable.

[SpecC]

Originally Posted by 328i

I detailed that truck before my Hitachi went out, I believe I did it two weeks ago. White isn't fun to detail, but IME jet black is probably my least favorite color to do. That's the reason I used the flex, to ensure no holograms were left on the very soft paint.

The flex and hitachi I used on the Bmw I actually borrowed from a fellow detailer in my area, a nice guy that helped me out big time otherwise I would've had to reschedule.

ohhh good stuff!

[328i]

Originally Posted by longodj

This may be a dumb question but isopropyl wipe down? Do you just spray small sections with like a 15% isopropyl/water mixture and wipe? What's the purpose?

It's not a dumb question at all. There are a couple of reasons for doing an isopropyl wipedown, what I use is a 50/50 mix of 70% isopropyl alcohol and distilled water. One reason is to inspect the paints true condition, as the oils in some polishes especially Menzerna 106ff can hide defects, making the paint seem perfect when it is not. Simply wiping the surface will not remove the oils that may be filling in the imperfections. Another reason is these oils can prevent your LSP from bonding, which will decrease durability of the LSP. What I usually do is spray a microfiber(Detailed Image Blue) with the 50/50 mixture and then proceed to gently wipe the surface. I've tried using straight 70% alcohol but it tended to streak much more, so I'm sticking with the 50/50 mix.

Originally Posted by sinnet112

Man, nice job! I may need you one of these days haha my water spots and etchings are getting progressively worse and more noticeable.

Thanks, if you decide to go through with it just shoot me a PM or give me a call if you still have my number. I didn't know you had an e92 also, looks sharp! You should at least clay and wax the car to prevent more serious etching, because it can get to the point where it will be too deep to remove safely.

[sinnet112]

Originally Posted by 328i

Thanks, if you decide to go through with it just shoot me a PM or give me a call if you still have my number. I didn't know you had an e92 also, looks sharp! You should at least clay and wax the car to prevent more serious etching, because it can get to the point where it will be too deep to remove safely.

Oh I clay and wax regularly, the paint still feels smooth and from almost every angle it looks in great condition but when you're in direct sunlight, they start becoming more and more evident