This e30 was owned by myself for over a year, in which time I sold it to a local collector last august. A of people requested I post up the process and results so hear it is. I originally planned on fully correcting the paintwork but I sold the car , most of the car only got a light machine polish before it went.( the car was in great condition anyway) The car. 1990 e30 325i sport in brilliant red. I purchased this car in kent in 2008 with after market alloys from the original owners 323i. There were only 2 previous owners to me. With only 89k miles, full service history and being totally original it was a pleasure to own and drive. Absolutely no rust could be found , even in the sunroof tray( where e30`s are notorious for rust).When people say they have a mint shell, this really was. -Most of the products used were from the swissvax range. -Machine work was carried out using either 3m EFC or ultrafina on various 3m pads -Wax of choice was swissvax bos -Leather treated with Glyptone Please note work was done at various stages while car was in storage so no particular order of photos. Here is the car when I first picked it up No wash stage pics but here are when i had the wheels off On the rear arch I removed the plastic guard where a lot of dirt would lodge Arches after While the wheels were off i cleaned the back of them with AG acid free wheel cleaner. Tyres dressed with swissvax pneu Wheels sealed using swissvax My Little helper Cheeky The spoiler was removed to remove some scratches and generally clean the boot lid.While I was at it I removed the numberplate covering to view the rust, lucky for me there wasn`t any.Another rust spot around the number plate lights. The following are just some photos of some other work done in that time. Here are some final shots taken at various times. Removing a tiny dent on the roof panel before i sold her. Exterior Thanx for looking. Comments welcome. Regards, Brian.
nice work! The car is so red the camera is having a hard time capturing it LoL. Thing looks real good both inside and out.
