2008 Jet Black Paint Correction + Interior Recondition

Customer contacted me about a full paint correction + interior reconditioning after a referral from his buddy (E90 IB M3) was pleased with the detail. Had a similar process, pick up in Hoboken NJ, bring home to detail and deliver 4 days later. Car yielded 20+ hours of work. Thanks for looking


What was done:
- Before pictures
- Wheels hit with Sonax full effect and iron x
- Tires treated with Adams APC and prima nero
- Engine sprayed down and treated with in and out spray
- De-Bugged with 1Z Bug and Tar Remover
- Exterior wash using lusso auto bathe and foam gun w/ CG MSii
- Door, hood and trunk jambs cleaned
- Prima nero on undercarriage
- Aquartz Iron Cut to decontaminate
- Clayed entire exterior including windows
- Taped up
- 3 step - m105 -> menz sip -> opti poli-seal
- Rubber and vinyl cleaned w/ In and Out, Prima nero
- Exhaust tips polished w/ Optimum Metal Polish
- Windows clayed again and cleaned with prima clarity
- Wheels waxed with Prima Wheel Armour
- Exterior Wax -> 1Z Glanz Wax


Interior:
- Vacuum
- Trims treated with Prima Nero, Adams in and out and 1Z Cockpit Premium
- Interior glass cleaned with clarity


Products used:
Exterior wash:
- Lusso auto bathe + CG Citrus Wash
- Gilmour Foam gun w/ CG MaxiSuds
- Blue microfiber wash mitt
- Uber super drying microfiber towel
- Prima nero on undercarriage
- Aquartz Iron Cut
- 1Z Bug and Tar Remover


Engine:
- Adams APC
- Adams In n out spray


Interior:
- 1z Cockpit Premium
- In n out and Prima Clarity and Nero to clean the trims
- Assortment of Leather Masters Products


Paint correction:
- Porter Cable PC 7424XP
- Flex 3401
- Flex PE-14
- Uber green and blue 4/5.5 pads
- Surbuf pads 5.5
- Megs 105
- Menz SIP
- Opti Poli-seal
- 1z Glanz Wax


Onto the pictures


Customer picked me up from the W Hotel in Hoboken, picture upon arrival

Back home with my M3, looking at initial damage



Some before sun pictures

 

Sonax FE on the wheels



CG Citrus Wash to strip previous protectants






Clay was nasty


Various poor attempts trying to get a solid 50 50. All 50 50's are after M105 compounding only!

 

A little break to appreciate some BMW engineering

Rolled it into the sun, knowing that when I finish correcting it'll be cloudy the next day. These shots are only after the compounding step!











Reflection!!!

 

Action shot during SIP



Like a mirror

Citrus wash to strip polishing oils





Cleaned up engine bay


Some interior before





Some of the water from my leather cleaning. Nasty stuff

Wipedown with 1Z Cockpit

 

Interior After




1z Glanz Wax!



Exhaust before





Some afters with the light inside since there was no sun

 

Outside shots




The work truck!









Car delivered to hoboken

Another happy customer



Thanks for looking

 

Car looks great nice save!

 

Great work man, so which one do you like more the Cayenne or the M3. Both are awesome.

 

Thanks brother!

Cayenne is my moms lol M3 is mine. But Cayenne has great quality, family bought it new. It's great man but it's only the V6 so not too much power lol

 

Great job!

 

Thanks brother!

 

Good stuff man car looks great!

 

Great work, that black looks great. By the way, I noticed that's a pretty cool front plate on your car.

 

Thanks man

Yeah it's pretty funny. Debating to take it off but people recognize me now on the streets by the front euro plate lol

 

Whew, awesome. I think i should change my pants now...

 

Hahaha thanks man!

 

Nice work

 

Thanks!

 

good job,,, love to see a black car corrected. the results are the best IMO.

 

+1 on the Glanz Wax, highly under rated............ just applied a coat to my truck myself, love the way it looks!