Had this lovely Alpine White E93 booked in for a new car prep and believe it or not hub repaint! shocking on a car that is only a few weeks old!!!!

On arrival, not too bad for a white car I guess

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And the rusty hubs, come on BMW (and Audi for that matter!) sort it out!!!

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Usual wash procedure, followed by lots of claying and tardis action, no hiding from any contaminents with this colour

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Once the paint work had been decontaminated, it was time to inspect the dealer prep…….

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Nice to see it was up to its usual standards………

Car was given a once over with Cleaner Fluid  pro, this removed the minor swirling and left the paint whiter than a polar bear in a snow storm

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Once this was finished, onto those rusty hubs

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Only when I had finished and had all the wheels on did I realise I didn’t take an after picture with the wheels off  so these will have to suffice!

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Next up interior, after giving everything a wipedown, the leather was sealed with Nanolex Premium Leather sealant.

After initial application

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After around 10 minutes, during curing, as you can see from the areas that have dried it leaves no difference in finish to the factory finish

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Interior done, engine bay was given a wipedown and dressed.

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With all the other bits completed, back to the paintwork, after an IPA wipedown the exterior (inc. wheels) was given a layer of Nanolex Basic Sealant, leaving this

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Stormtrooper??

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