Alpine White 335i - LOTS OF PICTURES

Discussion in 'Show and Shine' started by SpecC, Mar 23, 2009.

  1. SpecC

    SpecC Wax on..Wax off

    First of all, I'd like to thank my two friends who came over to take kick ass pictures for me as you'll see. drsourmonkey and m38 ftw

    This car belongs to our very own jay spec who pretty much has his car maintained by me. Mtech, LMs, Studie Lip, 100% LEGIT!

    LMs though... worst wheels to clean.... possibly EVER

    White is surprisingly one of the more rewarding colors to detail though.

    Entire front end is clear bra'd. That's the entire hood, headlights, front bumper, front lip, and two front fenders. Not as easy to work with as I thought. Pictures will show later.

    First time trying the green uber pads this time. They are clearly the best flat pads out there with little things. It's soft. It's got retracted foam. Its velcro grips like super glue. It's inexpensive. What more do you need? I'm ordering more when I up my budget.

    Materials

    Wash and Dry
    Grit guard
    2 Zymol sponges
    Imitation sea sponge
    CG CWG
    Swissvax Detail brush
    DI waffle weave drying towel

    Clay
    ONR 2 oz per gallon clay lube
    Swissvax blue paint rubber
    Isopropyl wipe down afterwards

    Engine bay
    CG grime reaper 4:1 dilution
    Swissvax detail brush
    P21S total auto wash - under the hood
    CG Fade2black - dressing

    Paint correction
    Menzera PO203S Power Finish via Green Uber pad
    Menzerna PO85RD via 3M black US pad
    Menzerna PO203S Power Finish via 80mm 3M UK yellow pad - for the tighter areas like the pillars
    Hitachi SP18 rotary
    3M yellow backing plate

    Protection
    Duragloss 105

    Wax
    Zymol Vintage

    Everyone only cares about wax! Well, this one costs $2200 and is worth it.

    Wheels
    P21S wheel gel
    P21S total auto wash - tires
    CG Grime reaper 4:1 - initial spray for tires
    Swissvax wheel brush
    EZ detail brush
    Stiff bristle tire brush
    Clayed with listed materials above
    Menznera PO85RD by foam applicator by hand
    DG 105
    Vroom drying towel

    Exhaust
    CG metal polish
    0000 steel wool
    microfiber towels

    Other tools
    1000W husky halogen lamps
    Bunch of CG all purpose towels

    ON WITH THE PICUTRES

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    That's disgusting.

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    My hand is getting cramps just from looking at it.

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    Grime reaper is a werking girl!

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    P21S wheel gel foaming like crazy. Sometimes, it foams a bit too much. I mean, it foams too much all the time :(

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    Scrubbed and brushed all over

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    Well that really makes a HUGE difference.

    To the inside!

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    Clear bra :(

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    Light swirling. Nothing that POWER FINISH can't handle

    Okay, how about some before and afters

    Before
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    BAM!
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    Before
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    POW!
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    Swirl busting 101

    1. Choose a tool
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    2. Apply polish
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    3. Kick ass
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    4. Finish kicking ass
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    5. Make sure you are done kicking ass
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    6. Look really cool
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    Side mod action for my friend's MR2
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    Now that's one JDM sticker.

    Day 1. Completed.
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    Day 2. More of this
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    and even, some of this!
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    I kid, I kid.

    Exhaust polishing
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    After a lot of polishing, we take out some VINTAGE
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    Applied with foam applicator
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    So hazy!
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    Back to being OCD
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    In my defense, Zymol Vintage was incredibly hard to wipe off after just 30 minutes.

    And done! Finished in the day time for you to see!

    ENGINE BAY! WITH THE TURBO!

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    I lied. This is just under the hood :D

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    Exhaust done

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    Wheels. So very expensive
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    All the pictures kick ass, so I just used them all instead of pick which ones.

    GARAGE SHOTS!
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    How about some in the San Francisco daylight?
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    Lastly, here's some beading pictures.
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    Enjoy!
     
  2. sly

    sly Birth of a Detailer

    Look great!:thumb:
     
  3. slow_racer

    slow_racer Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    Damn.. Great job!.
    sorry i gotta ask what camera are you using?
     
  4. Smith2287

    Smith2287 Welcome to Detailing

    Looking great man, a clean AW BMW is one of the best lookin cars.
     
  5. Buddy

    Buddy Getting to know Detailing

    Nice detail. It looks great and white looks super all cleaned up like that. Way to go...:thumb:
     
  6. Rustbucket

    Rustbucket Birth of a Detailer

    Nice job. Carn and I also did a 335 this weekend :p:

    Just no BBS mags
     
  7. 02CAMSS

    02CAMSS Jedi Nuba

    Great job!! I love the look of Zymol on white.
     
  8. P1et

    P1et Official DB Moderator

    So very very nice! And a garage that big in San Francisco? MUST BE NICE!!!
     
  9. J BELL

    J BELL Nuba Guru

    Looks hella good here Spec....awesome white!!!
     
  10. Denzil

    Denzil Guest

    Looks superb Ben! Glad you got your friends to help you out with the pictures, hehe.
     
  11. Chas

    Chas DB Forum Supporter

    love the car and love the color especially on a BMW, nice job!
     
  12. Nica

    Nica Banned

    Oooh great looking BMW, love those blue head lights :druling:

    Those rims compliment the vehicle quite well, I'm sure they weren't easy to clean though.

    Great looking pictures too :thumb:
     
  13. 911Fanatic

    911Fanatic DB Pro Supporter

    That looks fantastic in the sun. Great job!
     
  14. ///M LifeStyle

    ///M LifeStyle Birth of a Detailer

    looks great!
     
  15. muffin422

    muffin422 Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    AW11 :worship2:
     
  16. SpecC

    SpecC Wax on..Wax off

    thanks man!

    Seriously, i thought this thing would just be a pain. Even in the garage with vintage on it, it made me think niceeee. Moving it out into the sun just made it GLOW

    The pictures are a combination of my sony point and shoot, a 40D + a canon L lens (i forgot which one), and a pentax something with some wide angle lens. I'll get back to you on the camera info when i get it from my friends

    Serious! After owning my white tC, i never wanted to own a white car again. After working on this though, i'm thinking i like white cars again

    and you should be glad! my arm is still sore from working on this thing

    well, i'm willing to bet vintage is good on everything though!

    it's actually my parents' place, but yeah, it's pretty nice. most of the time, i've got overcast, so i never take good pictures. it is even worse because i usually never finish before the sun goes down. Summer time is here now though!

    hey man, LOVE THE DG105! thanks a lot for that! i want more power finish too hahaha

    thanks denzil! hope you will enjoy the work i sent you ;)

    thanks man!

    since this car was coming, i knew i'd have to get great pictures. The wheel combination and my confidence in working on E90s meant for a great detail and great pictures to come for sure. I hope i didn't disappoint anyone with this one

    thanks! i've got to try your autoglym recommendations some time. i'm nearly out of P21S total auto wash.

    thanks! i know you like BMWs haha

    That AW11 will get the same treatment during the summer. :D
     
  17. Denzil

    Denzil Guest

    Yeah, I think I will, hehe. I have him scheduled for April 4th and he seems pretty excited about it. :)
     
  18. BrendanS

    BrendanS Welcome to Detailing

    Great detail, love the pics!
     

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