Detailer's Domain: BMW 328 - Exterior Correction

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BMW 328 Coupe - Exterior Paint Correction

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
- Iron Cut
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- 2 Step - Meguiar's M105 and Super Finish
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step – Aquartz Reload
- 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

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
Meguiar's M105
Menzerna Super Finish
Aquartz Reload
Adam's Super VRT
Adam's Metal Polish
Adam's Glass Cleaner

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

Before





Prep/Wheels/Wash/Clay


Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner


Wash



Iron Cut





Clay - with all that prep work we still had this much on the clay bar


Here are some shots of the paint after all the prep work and removal of any glazes or waxes. - We had a long day ahead of us.






Masking


Polished out





After











Enjoy!

[bullfrogs_M3]

Great job on that color correction. When I did mine, I used my old(er) Porter Cable 7424. Man that thing took FOREVER!!! I am saving up to get a Flex for my next pass at getting out all the swirls I couldn't do with multiple pass of the P/C.

Is there any benefit to using a Foam gun over just washing normally with a sheepskin mitt?

[DetailersDomain]

foam guns are great for speeding up the wash process and getting good coverage on the paint.

[danewilson77]

Simply superb!

[billschusteriv]

Beautiful! Nice work Phil!

[HokieZHP]

looks amazing! I want to get this done on my car. There are wayy too many swirls in the paint that I don't have time to get out not to mention a place to do it since I'm at school.