Had the pleasure of carrying out a new car detail on this stunning Mineral White (BMWs new pearlescent paint) M3 and is yet another car now signed up on one of our Care Plans
After collecting the car (think I put more miles on the clock than the owner!) and taking over to the unit heres how it looked
The keen eyed will notice a few extras i.e M3 Edition carbon front splitter and rear spoiler, it was due to have gloss black wheels, but due to a few mix ups at the dealership, these are being done at a later date. I did replace the chrome grills with gloss black ones, however these where done after any pics so you’ll have to take my word for it that they finished the front of the car off nicely!
Anyway onto the detail
First job a thorough rinse followed with a foam with AS Acti-Mousse
This is all the outside pics taken, as it was freezing! and I just wanted to get on with the job in hand.
Usual wash procedure, followed up with an application of Iron cut to remove any traces of fallout from the white paintwork then indoors for claying and drying
Now, despite being instructed not to wash the car, it would appear somewhere along the line it had been, probably at BMW’s PDI centre prior to delivery.
So inevitably it had picked up a few light scratches, incredibly hard to pick up on camera but I managed to capture a few
Menzerna 203s and a 3M polishing pad were chosen to sort out the majority of the marks, with a few areas needing a couple of hits with 3.02 – namely the rear spoiler and bootlid from a bit of carelessness from when the spoiler was fitted I guess.
I find the Megs 4″ great for doing areas like this where 2 panels meet at an angle
Once the polishing had been completed, the paintwork was given a thorough wipe down with IPA to ensure a totally clean surface to apply the Nanolex Pro Sealant
Using a large makeup applicator (to minimise wasting any sealant) the pro sealant was applied in manageable areas
Then buffed off
Next was Nanolex glass sealant
While that was curing, I set about the interior namely giving it a quick vac and dust down, cleaning the inside of the glass, then applying a protector to both the leather and the carpets
You may have notice the wheels weren’t sealed, namely due to the fact they are going to be replaced with gloss back ones. These will be sealed at the earliest convenient time.
So all that was left to do was grab a few shots as the sun was setting
