What did you do for your ZHP/ BMW / MINI today? #2

[san]

+1 nice work!


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[Sockethead]

Good work. I'm going to pick up some of the Sonax and give it a go.

+1... as soon as a grow some bigger balls... still worried about F'ing it up

[zhpnsnv]

Thanks all!

If you've got minor imperfections then the sonax can probably take care of all of it with two passes. If your car is as bad as mine was than you'll need a compound.

Nothing to be worried about with polishing via DA polisher. You can't burn through the clearcoat.


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[droman81]

Thanks all!

If you've got minor imperfections then the sonax can probably take care of all of it with two passes. If your car is as bad as mine was than you'll need a compound.

Nothing to be worried about with polishing via DA polisher. You can't burn through the clearcoat.


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So you are happy with the gloss black amazon grills? I see a few different ones on there, which ones did you go with?


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[zhpnsnv]

I went with these: Front Kidney Grill Grilles for BMW E46 2002-2006 4 door 4D 3 Series Car Front Bumper Grille Gloss Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EV0VG84..._mj8opYZ3ugfL6

I'm happy for the price. They're not high quality and will probably not last a very long time. But they were cheap, they're gloss, and they fit great.


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[danewilson77]

+1... as soon as a grow some bigger balls... still worried about F'ing it up

Not worried at all about that at 230K miles.

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[zhpnsnv]

Not worried at all about that at 230K miles.

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Good point!

To learn more about the sonax you can search it on YouTube. A place called esoteric explains it well.


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[JPMo]

Actually that's a great thought. I've never thought to polish it. I dress mine with Adam's VRT. https://www.amazon.com/Adams-Polishe.../dp/B001QVG7MC

I would be scared to polish it since I really don't know what the finish is made out of. The Adam's VRP will last a decent amount of time before I will need to reapply. But now you've got me thinking about some light polishing!

Should have added that VRP goes on the trim and the tires as well.

Also, the process was this:
- wheels/tires with sonax and chemical guys APC for the tires/wheel wells
- wash with chemical guys soap (can't remember flavor)
- decontaminate with mckees iron remover
- clay
- wash again
- dry
- remove kidney grilles, license plates, and front side indicators
- tape off trim/black areas
- m105 with a few pads -- tried orange, yellow, and microfiber. All of this is on my Flex 3401 VRG.
- Settled on m105 with orange pads
- then m205 with black pads and white pads for worse areas
- then I discovered the magic of Sonax Perfect Finish, and the process went like this:
- 2 passes of m105 with orange
- 2 passes of sonax with white
- once polishing was done, I topped it with Sonax liquid wax, then some menzerna endless shine
- took some Q-tips and removed all of the excess dust/wax/polish in all the cracks and crevices
- cleaned the glass
- installed all the crap I took off
- done!

Yeah Im really curious, unfortunately I wont have access to my polisher for at least 3-4 months but if you happen to try it, please share! Also DWs sig pic is incredible. The angle, the drop, the scenery...its all perfect. Just wow

[Vas]

Love me some sonax

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[zhpnsnv]

I want to try the polymer netsheild. You like it?


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