BMW Cleaning Products

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Post Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:04 pm

baught a load of BMW cleaning gear and i'am amazed how good it is, the window cleaner is amazing so is the polish and wax, and the plastic emulsion is the only cleaner than makes an e30 dash black and not sticky

Does anyone know who makes their products for them :cool:

will deffinitly be buying more, its the best stuff i have ever used :cool:

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nice black dash thats not sticky or streaky, used bmw plastic care emulsion
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polished body work and then applied some wax, did the windows inside and out, then used the plastic care emultion on the bumpers

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Post Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:21 pm

That looks stunning Alex, credit to ya :) :cool: :cool:

Where did you get the stuff from, dealer?
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Post Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:24 pm

Wow looks really good.
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Post Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:25 pm

That actually has come up really nicely! I have considered buying stuff from my local stealers but after having to explain to the parts staff what a vanos is and why a non vanos engine looks different to a vanos one... i think i'd end up with back to black as car polish!
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Post Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:27 pm

I think Sonax supply BMW with cleaning products. I'd be interested in trying the glass cleaner if it's that good. I've never found anything to do the job properly yet.
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Post Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:27 pm

thats looks mint :thumb: good work :D
just spent the last 2 days t-cutting and poilshing mine :mad: winkeye
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Post Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:33 pm

im pretty sure its diamond brite cleaning products 99.9%
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Post Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:37 pm

i got my bits from partsauction.co.uk, although i bought most of the cleaning stuff but there is still some left, also got some engine degreaser and a 1l of stain remover which i have not used yet :)

nothing cost more than £3 either :cool: :cool:

plastic emulsion/dash cleaner is amazing although thats a mini product winkeye, only stuff i have ever used on an e30 dash that has worked

datourer - glass cleaning stuff is great would recommend :thumb: comes in a rattle type can with is unusual :mad:
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Post Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:38 pm

Joe-318i wrote:thats looks mint :thumb: good work :D
just spent the last 2 days t-cutting and poilshing mine :mad: winkeye
dont use tcut too much its quite abrasive, when i was younger i used it alot on my chromie and around the sunroof the under coat stuff underneith was starting too show :o:
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Post Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:42 pm

ooo not good,

it had gone really flat tho, and has brought it up nice
then gave it a coat of autoglym deep shine poilsh, looking really good now, ill get some pics up soon. ill just keep polished up now
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Post Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:44 pm

:cool:
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Post Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:50 pm

should be getting se skirts next week and an is frount spolier lip
hoping it will look a lot better with them on :D
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Post Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:51 pm

will look petty cool, if there are any bits your after i will be breaking a 318i touring next week :thumb:
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Post Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:54 pm

if u got a good load cover might be intresed :thumb:
post some pics of it when u can, there might be a thew other bits :D
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Post Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:55 pm

Joe-318i wrote:if u got a good load cover might be intresed :thumb:
getting the car at the weekend, i aint actually got it yet so not sure if its got one, i will let you know if it has though :thumb:
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Post Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:59 pm

cheers mate :D
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Post Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:38 am

+1 for the BMW plastic emulsion. Bought some from the dealer on Friday, only 8 Euro, did all the interior plastic in the cabby, has come up great. the matt finish is discreet and not sticky.
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Post Sun Apr 05, 2009 3:01 pm

Looks great. Might buy some.
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Post Sun Apr 05, 2009 3:24 pm

Nice work Alex :thumb: Keep up the good work. :D
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Post Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:04 pm

thanks Alex, was about to post about 'does anyone know something good to clean the dash with?'

saved me the bother so placed an order

cheers, simon
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Post Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:22 pm

Bump wrote:thanks Alex, was about to post about 'does anyone know something good to clean the dash with?'

saved me the bother so placed an order

cheers, simon
yep ive tried loads, hot water, dash cleaner, baby wipes, boot polish all sorts but this is the only stuff that stops it going white and blotchy

its also still nice and black now and not sticky or anything :)