Detailer's Domain: BMW M3 New Car Prep

Here is a brand new BMW M3 Comp Package.

Customer requested to get the car perfect and install clear film.

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
- Paint Measurement
- 2 Step - SIP to start and Super Finish
- Inspection with Fenix,Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step – 1Z einszett Glanz
- 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
- Cleaned
- Conditioned
- Vacuum
- Glass Cleaned

Links to products used -

1Z einszett W99
Iron Cut
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Adam's Undercarriage Spray
Uber Clay Bar Kit
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna Super Finish
Einszett Glanz
Adam's Super VRT
Adam's Metal Polish
Adam's Glass Cleaner

Interior
1Z einszett Cockpit
Leather Master Soft Cleaner
Leather Master Vital Conditioner

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

Interior Before




Interior After






Before





Sonax on the Wheels





After



Wash




Rinsed


Drying the car prior to claying with the Uber Super Drying Towel


Claying the glass and paint



Before and after shots
Bumper Before



Bumper After



Before





After


After shots





Exhaust before


Exhaust after


Tires dressed wtih Adam's Super VRT and Wheels Waxed with Prima Wheel Armour


Einszett Glanz applied


After shots

















Enjoy!

 

Looks great Phil! Do the speakers come like that in the front doors from the factory? If so that's awesome.

 

Amazing work! I can't believe a brand new car would leave the lot looking like that!

I wish there was a detailer as good as you in my area :-(

 

Nice work Phil!

 

thanks!

yes sir the speakers come that way

 

Excellent as always.

One quesiton....I was under the assumption that there should be no LSP applied before vinyl or protective wraps are installed (as it apparently improves the adhesion of the material).

 

sweet. I love the sedan

 

Nice work Phil, car looks amazing!

-Kody-

 

car looks awesome phil, the way it should look from the factory.. I think the 4 doors are almost, if not better looking than the coupes.

 

You really cleaned it up well

 

the glanz was after the clear film....lol... the full hood, fender, bumper was wrapped I put the glanz on the film.

 

Oooh nice car!! :thumb:

And great job as always Phil!

 

Nice work!

 

nice!

 

Very nice! You don't see a lot of M3 Sedans around here.

 

Yep... :thumb:

 

This was a "new" M3? Was it delivered that way from the dealer? If so, time to find a new dealer. If the clear film was 3M Ventureshield, the only wax officially approved for it is 3M Performance Finish. Some waxes can yellow the film over time. 3M PF is a silicone-based wax, which I avoid for paint, but it remains the only approved wax for Ventureshield.

Great job as usual, Phil.


P.S. The speakers in this car are part of the upgraded audio package available from BMW as an option.

 

Congrats! Nice job!

 

it was venture it will be the only thing that will cover the complete hood.

 

yup it was straight from the dealer.