E90 335d M Sport Detailed

MattOz · 04-20-2009, 05:34 PM

Evening All!

Had the great pleasure of spending 10 hours on Saturday on an E90 Post members 335d. Some of you may know the owner, Si, and I guess he'll post on here later.

The car is 2 years old and has been looked after very well. However, the car was dull and swirled. You'll see some great 50:50's and it's just a shame that the light was fading by the time we finished.

BMW paint has been slated for being really orange peely and really hard to correct. This was partly true, but the quality of the paint on Si's car was very good overall. Pretty much the same as other Sapphire black cars that I've done in the past. Must be something about the colour.

Now for the pics.

The paint condition

Bit of wetsanding

Some 50:50's

And to finish........

Reflection Shot.

UPDATE!

Worked a bit more on the car today and took some great pics. Here are just a few of them.......

Matt

RagingKileak · 04-20-2009, 05:36 PM

Looks like mine - and mine could do with the same sort of job

Matt

NFS · 04-20-2009, 05:37 PM

Looks great Matt. Are you a pro-detailer then?

Did you use any particular wax to get the flake 'popping'?

willhollin · 04-20-2009, 05:37 PM

Nice work Matt!

Looking good Si!

ss134 · 04-20-2009, 05:37 PM

Looks great

beemerbird · 04-20-2009, 05:42 PM

Blimey, some marks close up on that paintwork but just shows what can be done. Intrigues me how you guys do all this, more so when you've seen first hand someone working on your own car.

Excellent results Matt, the car looks great.

MattOz · 04-20-2009, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NFS

Looks great Matt. Are you a pro-detailer then?

Did you use any particular wax to get the flake 'popping'?

I'm not a pro detailer. Just a keen amateur!

We used Dodo Juice purple haze as the wax of choice this time. It works brilliantly on dark colours.

Matt

Jude1 · 04-21-2009, 01:50 AM

Excellent job Matt, Si's car looks stunning. I like the fact that you try different products. The guy who details my car is a good friend of mine but he too tries different products in the constant search of best finish / best value, we've tried all sorts on my car and whilst the car always looks stunning, it's amazing what a difference certain products can make.

Jules.

sheps · 04-21-2009, 04:34 AM

Great job Matt.
I really like E90's on 225M's - that looks awesome.
Threads like this reinforce just how disguistingly dirty my car is...

Looney Toon · 04-21-2009, 06:16 AM

Fantastic job Matt. The difference is amazing!

jjbirch · 04-21-2009, 10:55 AM

fancy doing a lemans E90 need the same treatment m8

remmib · 04-21-2009, 11:01 AM

Wow, turned out beautiful. And the 225M wheels looks great on your e90.

squeezebm · 04-21-2009, 02:55 PM

Patman · 04-21-2009, 04:00 PM

sorry for that newbie question, what is 50:50's ?

any details about it ?

thanks

willhollin · 04-21-2009, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patman

sorry for that newbie question, what is 50:50's ?

any details about it ?

thanks

A before and after shot mate for comparison purposes.

dxb335d · 04-22-2009, 10:00 AM

Once again, another superb Job Matt,

Nice car Si.

booforty · 04-22-2009, 11:08 AM

Matt, superb job!

G33 · 04-22-2009, 11:25 AM

Nice job Matt. How did the egged bit come out?

MattOz · 04-22-2009, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G33

Nice job Matt. How did the egged bit come out?

The egged bit didn't come out. We filled the marks with paint and Si is going to pop back over this weekend and I'll continue to fill and refine the marks left by the egg. Hopefully I'll be able to make them less visible.

Matt

SiBurt · 04-25-2009, 05:59 PM

Hi guys!
Just to update you - Matt came over today as he wasn't entirely happy with results he produced after his 10 hour stint last Saturday!! After yet another 6 hours today, he eventually felt happier with the results and has added some additional pictures above which, I'm sure you'll all agree, show what amazing results he's able to produce! On top of that he's a really lovely chap, too and I can't recommend his enthusiastic service highly enough! Seriously, if you're considering giving your car a bit of TLC, please give Matt a shout - you won't be sorry!

Si.

MattOz · 04-27-2009, 04:41 AM

Hey Si,

Any idea where those chocolate finger prints I've got on my M3 came from? LOL

Back to work today for a rest!

Cheers
Matt

SiBurt · 04-27-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MattOz

Any idea where those chocolate finger prints I've got on my M3 came from? LOL

Hi Matt

I haven't a clue mate, but Sammy wanted me to ask you what happened to all his twix bars?! LOL!

...can't believe the shit weather today - all your hard work covered in crap! Oh, the woes of the rural estate agent!!

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MattOz Lieutenant Colonel 347 Rep 1,830 Posts Drives: Alpina G21 D3S Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Midlands iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 E90 M3 [0.00]	E90 335d M Sport Detailed Evening All! Had the great pleasure of spending 10 hours on Saturday on an E90 Post members 335d. Some of you may know the owner, Si, and I guess he'll post on here later. The car is 2 years old and has been looked after very well. However, the car was dull and swirled. You'll see some great 50:50's and it's just a shame that the light was fading by the time we finished. BMW paint has been slated for being really orange peely and really hard to correct. This was partly true, but the quality of the paint on Si's car was very good overall. Pretty much the same as other Sapphire black cars that I've done in the past. Must be something about the colour. Now for the pics. The paint condition Bit of wetsanding Some 50:50's And to finish........ Reflection Shot. UPDATE! Worked a bit more on the car today and took some great pics. Here are just a few of them....... Matt Last edited by MattOz; 04-25-2009 at 12:10 PM..
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Jude1 Captain 30 Rep 690 Posts Drives: 3 Series Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Everywhere iTrader: (1)	Excellent job Matt, Si's car looks stunning. I like the fact that you try different products. The guy who details my car is a good friend of mine but he too tries different products in the constant search of best finish / best value, we've tried all sorts on my car and whilst the car always looks stunning, it's amazing what a difference certain products can make. Jules.
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sheps Colonel 81 Rep 2,396 Posts Drives: C63 AMG Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cambs, UK iTrader: (2)	Great job Matt. I really like E90's on 225M's - that looks awesome. Threads like this reinforce just how disguistingly dirty my car is... __________________ Gone but not forgotten: 325i M Sport (E92), Black Sapphire, Coral Red Dakota, 19" 225's, Seat Heating, 6FL and de-badge Replaced by 6.2 litres of AMG powered C class.
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Looney Toon Second Lieutenant 9 Rep 209 Posts Drives: BMW 320D SE Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lincoln iTrader: (0)	Fantastic job Matt. The difference is amazing! __________________ On order : E90 330D LCI M Sport Manual
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SiBurt Private First Class 20 Rep 173 Posts Drives: AW F20 M135i AT, MPE, MPLSD Join Date: May 2007 Location: Solihull, West Midlands. iTrader: (0)	Hi guys! Just to update you - Matt came over today as he wasn't entirely happy with results he produced after his 10 hour stint last Saturday!! After yet another 6 hours today, he eventually felt happier with the results and has added some additional pictures above which, I'm sure you'll all agree, show what amazing results he's able to produce! On top of that he's a really lovely chap, too and I can't recommend his enthusiastic service highly enough! Seriously, if you're considering giving your car a bit of TLC, please give Matt a shout - you won't be sorry! Si.
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MattOz Lieutenant Colonel 347 Rep 1,830 Posts Drives: Alpina G21 D3S Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Midlands iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 E90 M3 [0.00]	Hey Si, Any idea where those chocolate finger prints I've got on my M3 came from? LOL Back to work today for a rest! Cheers Matt
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