This one needed a bit of work....compound was needed to lighten up the etch marks but that being said they were not removed completely. The etching was in there good.

We had Menzerna and a Paint Guy look at this car when they were in for meetings and they both agreed that this car needed to be wetsanded down and re cleared it was pretty bad.

Products Used:
Exterior:
Einszett Blitz in the Cam Spray Foam Canon
Swissvax Paint Rubber and Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer for clay lube
Menzerna Power Gloss with the Uber Yellow Pad
Menzerna Super Intensive with the Uber Green Pad
Menzerna PO85RD with the Uber Blue Pad
Menzerna Top Inspection
Collinite Insulator Wax
Swissvax Divine
Einszett Spray Wax

Wheels and Tires
Uber Wheel/Tire/Wheel Well Kit

Interior
Uber Interior Kit

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Fenix TK11
3M Sun Gun
Brinkmann MaxFire
Metabo PE12-175
Flex 3403
Makita 9227 Hi Speed Rotary
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Cam Spray 1500A with Cam Spray Foam Gun

Interior shots:






Leather treatment

 

Vac




Cleaning the glass


Einszett Deep Cleaner on the pedals and spot cleaning the carpet and foot pad

 

Afters




Exterior
Before

 

Engine before







Clean up


Engine After

 

Wash
Prep




Wheels





Wash and Rinse

 

Clay


Polish
Before


After





Dust from Compound and Polishing and Rinse

 

Cleaning up the Door Jambs


After Jambs cleaned up and waxed with Divine



Swissvax Divine

 

After

 

Final shot

 

Off topic:

Is that a Motofloor in the garage?

 

I've always liked M3s and that one looks downright sweet after you worked on it. Other than the etching though, it didn't look too seriously thrashed. You should see a few of the vehicles I've worked on. (All of my pics now end up in The Detailer's Cafe.) Then again, they weren't all Bimmers either. As usual, nice work and thank you for sharing step by step pictures of the transformation.

PS: What's the other silver vehicle in the back. To me, it looks like what PJ O'Rourke once called an "*** engined **** slot car." Just teasing us Porsche fans?

 

Great job... I love reading details

 

Great job

 

thanks guys.

the floor is from Race Deck.
(we may drop ship for them)

the car in the back is a 911 Turbo with GT2 Carbon Wing/Carbon Mirrors etc..

 

That's what I thought. I've had a soft spot for those bad boys ever since I saw my first one in Sun Valley, Idaho in 1978.