Care and Detailing

The place to pick up tips on bringing that showroom shine back to your E30.

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  • E30 convertible hood maintenance video
    by Blitz » Sat Apr 24, 2010 4:47 pm
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    Last post by TheWolfman
    Fri May 17, 2019 9:08 pm
  • Motorsport Edition Colours/Interiors Explained.
    by gazm3 » Fri Jul 01, 2005 10:46 pm
    81 Replies
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    Last post by bhaza
    Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:21 am
  • Leather bolster
    by SilverShadow » Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:01 am
    11 Replies
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    Last post by brutus
    Wed Nov 05, 2025 11:20 pm
  • Engine bay decals - any experience with Zen Graphics
    by Tzantushka » Fri Oct 04, 2024 10:33 am
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    Tue Nov 12, 2024 8:35 am
  • Instrument decals
    by fusilier » Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:34 pm
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    Last post by flybynite
    Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:38 am
  • Restoring plastic under trays
    by rix313 » Fri Feb 11, 2022 8:30 pm
    10 Replies
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    Last post by rix313
    Tue Feb 22, 2022 1:35 pm
  • Got a local detailer to go over my 318i
    by asward » Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:02 pm
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    Last post by rix313
    Thu Mar 25, 2021 4:53 pm
  • Shiny stuff
    by davidt » Sat Nov 24, 2018 2:15 pm
    27 Replies
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    Last post by davidt
    Wed Dec 09, 2020 7:47 pm
  • Cleaning Bullseye Reflectors
    by greytinkerer » Wed Dec 02, 2020 10:09 pm
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    Last post by greytinkerer
    Fri Dec 04, 2020 7:15 am
  • Leather repair/restoration in London
    by twenty » Fri Jun 26, 2020 11:04 am
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    Last post by twenty
    Thu Nov 26, 2020 1:03 pm
  • Painting plastic bumper trims
    by Kalimsnor » Tue Oct 06, 2020 4:04 pm
    12 Replies
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    Last post by Kalimsnor
    Wed Oct 21, 2020 12:08 pm
  • Meguiars Waterless Wash n Wax
    by BristolE30 » Sun Sep 06, 2020 6:04 pm
    5 Replies
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    Last post by Moz
    Tue Sep 22, 2020 1:55 pm
  • Detailer suggestions in Derbyshire or surrounding area?
    by E30Derbyshire » Mon Aug 24, 2020 3:22 am
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    Last post by E30Derbyshire
    Mon Aug 24, 2020 3:22 am
  • Menzerna 400, oxidised paint, swirl marks and adding pin stripes
    by Moz » Fri Jun 14, 2019 5:29 pm
    14 Replies
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    Last post by Moz
    Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:51 pm
  • Leather Gear Knob.
    by ricardo2019 » Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:25 pm
    2 Replies
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    Last post by BristolE30
    Sun Mar 22, 2020 8:59 pm
  • Anybody recovered fabric seats with leather?
    by vonmarshall » Thu Feb 20, 2020 12:58 pm
    4 Replies
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    Last post by vonmarshall
    Thu Feb 20, 2020 2:30 pm
  • Rubbery underseal stuff
    by xavier » Thu Dec 12, 2019 5:49 am
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    Last post by flybynite
    Thu Dec 12, 2019 8:53 am
  • Leather repair
    by AndyB » Sun Nov 24, 2019 7:22 pm
    8 Replies
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    Last post by Moz
    Tue Dec 03, 2019 12:52 pm
  • Removing spray glue.
    by Foe » Mon Jun 24, 2019 11:19 am
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    Last post by Foe
    Sun Nov 17, 2019 9:58 pm
  • Roundel white
    by loogie1 » Fri Sep 20, 2019 3:37 pm
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    Last post by loogie1
    Fri Sep 20, 2019 3:37 pm
  • ceramic wax
    by ravstar13 » Fri Aug 16, 2019 4:59 pm
    3 Replies
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    Last post by ravstar13
    Thu Sep 19, 2019 10:50 am
  • Scratched paint on roof
    by Be30 » Sat Jun 15, 2019 10:22 pm
    10 Replies
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    Last post by Moz
    Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:03 pm
  • Tackling Surface Rust
    by BristolE30 » Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:46 pm
    1 Replies
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    Last post by Be30
    Thu Jul 18, 2019 8:57 pm
  • Tips for under the hood
    by BristolE30 » Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:42 pm
    3 Replies
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    Last post by Moz
    Thu Jun 20, 2019 2:28 pm
  • Auto Glym Magma
    by pierce » Thu Apr 25, 2019 3:39 pm
    3 Replies
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    Last post by Moz
    Fri May 24, 2019 3:14 pm
  • Tree sap and ?rap
    by ah » Sat Apr 27, 2019 9:56 am
    3 Replies
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    Last post by Moz
    Thu May 16, 2019 10:28 am
  • Roundel Colour Change
    by jcb114 » Sun Jan 27, 2019 12:22 pm
    7 Replies
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    Last post by bab-91
    Sun Jan 27, 2019 9:48 pm
  • Fabric Seats
    by nickscott1970 » Mon Dec 31, 2018 10:11 pm
    1 Replies
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    Last post by BenHar
    Tue Jan 01, 2019 4:35 pm
  • Door hinge area
    by ravstar13 » Thu Jun 02, 2016 5:14 pm
    3 Replies
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    Last post by Scotty200
    Mon Sep 11, 2017 7:28 pm
  • Washing Basics for a newbie
    by viz007 » Sat Jul 04, 2015 4:31 pm
    13 Replies
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    Last post by Stefan on probation
    Mon Sep 11, 2017 6:59 pm
  • Snow foam
    by ah » Mon Jun 26, 2017 8:25 pm
    1 Replies
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    Last post by Topblag
    Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:17 pm
  • Wax
    by corkie » Fri Oct 28, 2016 6:21 pm
    2 Replies
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    Last post by corkie
    Sat Oct 29, 2016 6:46 pm
  • Seat belt button
    by ravstar13 » Wed Nov 13, 2013 4:14 pm
    11 Replies
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    Last post by TriggerFish
    Thu Sep 22, 2016 6:16 pm
  • 2 pak in a can?
    by bobbin1982 » Mon Aug 29, 2016 10:27 pm
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    Last post by bobbin1982
    Mon Aug 29, 2016 10:27 pm
  • mould on steering wheel
    by zaust » Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:49 pm
    15 Replies
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    Last post by Supafly
    Sat Aug 06, 2016 5:02 pm
  • One for the detailers
    by Cloggy Saint » Tue May 03, 2016 9:03 pm
    3 Replies
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    Last post by Kos
    Mon Aug 01, 2016 6:56 pm
  • Spraying bumper trim
    by Sambino » Sun Mar 13, 2016 11:15 am
    1 Replies
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    Last post by andysheep
    Sun Mar 13, 2016 12:48 pm
  • How to treat/clean new paint...
    by miniblob » Mon Nov 30, 2015 7:49 pm
    6 Replies
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    Last post by miniblob
    Fri Dec 04, 2015 11:52 am
  • Preparation for Concours
    by pony » Sun May 25, 2014 11:26 pm
    33 Replies
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    Last post by skh
    Tue Aug 18, 2015 11:36 pm
  • BrilliantRot BMW E30 318i Touring Detailing Resto (50hrs)
    by Ad-E30 » Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:54 pm
    26 Replies
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    Last post by Ad-E30
    Sat Aug 15, 2015 5:22 pm
  • Espuma Fleet Clean
    by ACJJ619 » Thu Aug 06, 2015 11:03 am
    0 Replies
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    Last post by ACJJ619
    Thu Aug 06, 2015 11:03 am
  • Aluminium window surround trim - Best product?
    by ivqii » Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:27 pm
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    Last post by ivqii
    Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:27 pm
  • Some spit and polish...
    by Gavla » Sat Aug 01, 2015 4:32 pm
    0 Replies
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    Last post by Gavla
    Sat Aug 01, 2015 4:32 pm
  • Smears on matte carbon wrap.
    by Rob175kks » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:57 pm
    0 Replies
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    Last post by Rob175kks
    Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:57 pm
  • Autosmart G101
    by Mitchen » Tue Mar 31, 2015 4:25 pm
    1 Replies
    12529 Views
    Last post by RetroAde
    Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:56 pm

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