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vpricey
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Cheers for all of the kind comments guys!! Stevie, get the Diary out!!lol.
Right..........lol. Wash... -Autosmart G101 to clean the door sills -Chemical degreaser to remove oily residue on the edges of the doors also. -washed with the Two Bucket Method and Maguiars Shampoo Plus and a Meguiars Microfiber wash mitt. -De-Tared with Autosmart Tardis -Clayed with Sonus Grey Clay and Meguiars Last touch as a Lubricant - Cutting Polished via Makita Rotary with 3M Fast Cut Plus and a 3M Black Polishing pad at 1500-1800rpms. -Final Polished via Makita Rotary with 3M Ultrafina and a 3M Blue Polishing pad at 1200-1500rpms working down to 600rpms to burnish and finish off. For the Bonnet a 3M Compounding pad was used for a couple of passes before using the above method to further improve the finish(It was like a Rock!!) -Blackfire Midnight Sun Wax was used and applied with a Meguiars applicator pad -Meguiars Hot Shine Tyre spray for the tyres -Autosol and Meguiars Fine cut metal polish for the exhausts -Autoglym glass polish -A very small amount of Ian's Black Wow for the Black trims of which I've still to replenish with the bottle I've just bought!!lol. I think thats most of it. I advised Stevie to use Aerospace 303 for the under bonnet area and to get some Poorboys Wheel Sealent for the wheels since it's very good. |
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Great work Paul, i can personally vouch for how hard a job it is to detail a BMW to that standard but in 14 hours! WOW!!! Hat's off to you mate.
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do the side trims just pop off or are they stuck on as well? |
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Cheers Paul, can vouch for the Aerospace 303 just finished using it for detailing the coupe's engine bay. |
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vpricey
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Cheers John, I could have spent 2days on it to tell the truth as it's still not perfect, but for the size of the car, toughness of the paint and time scale allowed it's a pretty damn good go at it!! The side trims just popped off Stephen, Stevie done them. |
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thanks, one more question, can i use TFR and pressure washer on low setting to clean the engine bay? |
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Can this commision be paid in lager notes ? |
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vpricey
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As Polished Bliss say, wrap up all electrical components in the engine bay with something water resistant, they use tin foil on most cases if I remember correctly, and don't spray directly onto these delicate areas. And as Rich says, if it's Japanese French or Italian don't pressure wash the engine bay, so you should be fine. |
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Good job well done. Andrew |
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thats some result from teh state it was in before, nice to see its gleaming again .......
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