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      10-16-2011, 08:09 PM   #1
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Detailer's Domain: 11 BMW M3 - New Car Prep - Aquartz Coating

Not as bad as some of the new car preps we have been getting.

We did the routine clean up and used Aquartz Nano Coating to give it a great long lasting shine.

What was done -
Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Pre Washed with W99
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- 1 Step Menzerna Super Finish
- Inspection with Fenix,Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step – Aquartz Nano Coating
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed

Interior
- Wipe down
- Vac
- Leather treatment
- Glass cleaned

Links to products used -

1Z einszett W99
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Uber Clay Bar Kit
Menzerna Super Finish
Aquartz Nano Coating
Adam's Super VRT
Adam's Metal Polish
Wolf's Nano Glass Sealant
Wolf's Nano Rim Sealant
1Z einszett Cockpit
1Z Windscreen Cleaner
Leather Master Soft Cleaner
Leather Master Protection Cream

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Flex PE14-2-150
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter

Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Let me apologize ahead of time for the pictorial being a bit on the slim side, I accidentally erased one of the memory cards

Interior Before





Interior After



Exterior
Before








Wheels


Sonax in action



Brushing the tight spots


Pre soak



Wash





After wheels


Rinse


Missing photos (clay, polish, etc)

Wolf's Glass Sealant


Afters























I hope the after shots made up for the missing shots ; )
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      10-16-2011, 09:07 PM   #2
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Nice job Phil. Beautiful car but I don't think I've ever seen so much black/gray in an interior....so boring. Some BMW interiors are beginning to look dated IMHO.
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      10-18-2011, 02:14 AM   #3
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Beautiful job. I just recently received my detailer certification myself and I
really love seeing how beautiful the car turns out after a nice detail. How long did this job take you and how many people did this? I just wanted an idea how long a new car prep should take. Starting my mobile business soon and just wanted an idea. Thanks
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      10-18-2011, 08:48 AM   #4
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Beautiful job. I just recently received my detailer certification myself and I
really love seeing how beautiful the car turns out after a nice detail. How long did this job take you and how many people did this? I just wanted an idea how long a new car prep should take. Starting my mobile business soon and just wanted an idea. Thanks
thanks! this one was about 6 man hours.

I had another person on our team help me on this one.

check out www.detailingbliss.com its a great forum dedicated to detailing.
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      10-18-2011, 09:51 AM   #5
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The M3 does look really nice. Well done!

I do agree on the somewhat boring interior. There are some M3 interior colors that spice things up (Fox Red comes to mind).

That's what I would have ordered, but M3s are too much for my 128 pocketbook.

The wheels tell me that this M3 has the Competition Package.
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      10-19-2011, 02:22 PM   #6
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Top work as always Phil!
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      10-19-2011, 04:47 PM   #7
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p1et thanks! congrats on the new 1 series.
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