E30 Zone

I had set aside some time this weekend to give the car a fresh coat of wax, I took the advice of the detailing world members and purchased some Victorias collectors

The routine went like this:

Wheels cleaned with Autobrite Britewheels,
Car foamed with Autobrite super snow foam & Chemical guy maxi suds mixture,
Rinsed,
Washed with Chemical guys maxi suds with a drop of strongwash, Serious performance mitt and two bucket method,
Dried with a poorboys waffle weave towel and meguiars last touch,

The car was then put back in the garage out of direct sunlight.

Polished with meguiars hand polish,
Glazed with clearkote vanilla moose hand wax,
3 coats of victoria collectors - minimum of 8 hrs apart,
Wheels sealed with chemical guys wheel guard,
Tyres dressed with Zaino z16 perfect tyre gloss,
Glass cleaned with meguiars nxt glass cleaner,
Window rubbers and seals treated with einszett gummi pfledge,
Exhaust tips polished with meguiars metal polish,

After all of that I was sweating like a paedophile in mothercare.

Here's the pictures.
























It's me





Even stopped on my way home to get another tree/bush shot



I'm very happy with the results, A big thank you to Dave KG from Detailing world.

great job mate, really rewarding isn't it?!!

Very clean!

Car looks spot on!

Please don't change the wheels!

Agree with Maxfield. Wheels really suit your car. Top job mate.

clean as a whistle.

top job, wish a had the patience (or a dent free car to start with )

d6dph wrote:
Even stopped on my way home to get another tree/bush shot

You can never have too many bush shots.

Car looks very shiny, but sod spending all that time/money on it...

Dave you really are insane!


Lovely finish though

Kin hell mate, you go to all that effort and then park it in a lake
Looking good though.

Chees guys, Yes I am insane Tony, But in a good way I think

Nelly wrote:

Wanna kicking mate

Theres only one word to describe that... M.I.N.T. i particularly like the shot with the reflection of your wheel in the door, top class photography! I really should get round to spending some time on my paintwork, but down in London the lack of dry weather is a nuisance, and I also don't have a garage to shield from sunlight, so I'll have to do it all in one evening. I don't know whether to look forward to it or not!

Nice work...

you missed a bit.....

why did you park in a puddle after doing all that?

Looked pretty

Wow is all I can say! So how long did that lot take you? I start to feel guilty after 2 hours of cleaning..

Looks fantastic

I have spent most of the day cleaning mine, then just as I finished polishing guess what? thats right it pissed it down and as soon as I managed to get my car cover on it stopped The damage was done smear marks everywhere so started all over again.

Need to get out more mate.. Take the puppy 4 a walk o summat

Looks tasty!

P*ss off Dan, Have you got the m-fwee engine wunning yet?


Tezk, All in I think it took about 5-6 hours, Just spread out over a couple of days as I was in no hurry.

looking good dave, is that a bit of orange peel i spot in your door though.

hate to think what the motor will look like once you get a p/c or UDM or even a rotary.

so will be seeing it at aces tonight

Cheers Ian, I seem to remember reading somewhere that bmw paint came with a slight ripple to the paint out of the factory??

Either that or it's rust trying to pop through

nah it just needs a good session with a p/c cable or rotary, i removed a bit from lees but didnt want to go mental if that makes sense.

nah wont be rust mate.

mine hasnt got much orange peel in it apart from where it had a poor repsray on the door.

Dave you need a hobby mate or some kids, that would put paid to all this polishing malarky. I manage to clean mine once a week, but that is a push, and if I am outside with the car for an hour or more the missus keeps coming out and saying "when will you be finsihed"

Does look stunning in the pics though.

This is my hobby Mark, I'm not into going out and getting p*ssed, of shoving class a's up my hooter so I like to spend my time working on the car

Yes it is VERY sad to spend as much time as I do on the car, But my life is full of simple pleasures and the peace and quiet I get whilst cleaning the car is worth it's weight in gold.

I know mate, I was pulling ya leg. I just have no time these days

Once the kids have moved out I will make my one shine again

d6dph wrote:P*ss off Dan, Have you got the m-fwee engine wunning yet?

Orangepeel,

Dave's car has cellulite!!

d6dph wrote:This is my hobby Mark, I'm not into going out and getting p*ssed, of shoving class a's up my hooter so I like to spend my time working on the car

Yes it is VERY sad to spend as much time as I do on the car, But my life is full of simple pleasures and the peace and quiet I get whilst cleaning the car is worth it's weight in gold.

dave your not the only one,

sonme people just odnt understand how peaceful and relaxing it is when cleaning a car, its kinda theraputic(sp)

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lovely

I like both, cleaning my car and getting pissed, lol

a couple of weeks and you can come do mine..

I find beer gets in the way of working on the car..

Its like a mirror finish, i think the mrs would do her hair perfect looking at that mirror finish! Fierce car!! Very nice

Well jealous,

I think i might have to post up some of my pics to compete!!

Truly amazing finish, defintely worth it, what a stunning example

Well done mate, im shocked, i feel ashamed that mine is that dirrty, should go and clean it now

Saboor

Hi mate looking fine.Do you wanna do mine?Tony

Nelly wrote:

ha ha you found the icon I see

you and me are gonna have words about that sig MR

@ Neil sig!!

Cheers guys, Dan I'll do yours when the thing runs!

Neil, That sig is great