330i touring sport individual - SOLD

[manse73]

Nice car kos when do you want my car for a detail. The only bit on your tourer I am unsure about is the wood trim bits. But that is a personal taste thing. Will have to catch up soon. You at the next ace

[leeparkes]

Very nice.

Is the 'C U Next Tuesday' plate going on it?

[Kos]

Nice car kos when do you want my car for a detail. The only bit on your tourer I am unsure about is the wood trim bits. But that is a personal taste thing. Will have to catch up soon. You at the next ace

Cheers mate

The wood trim really did it for me, but as you said it is down to personal taste.

Very nice.

Is the 'C U Next Tuesday' plate going on it?

Cheers Lee

It certainly is. Paperwork is with the DVLA at the moment

[ImysE30]

Very nice as expected

[Kos]

So, I've been detailing this turd and doing some paint correction

Quick phone snap of a 50/50 on the boot spoiler

[capri_rob]

Looks bloody fantastic - these are still very good looking cars

[Kos]

right, car has been detailed !

i had 2 clear days with an empty work shop and to keep me going a shit load of lucozade, snickers bars and my ipod

the car has all original paint, one of the things that made the car a decent purchase, however is was hard, faded, swirls and generally unloved

you could see that the previous owner made a lame attempt to put some shine back into it, but i knew that i could bring it back to life. techno violet is a stunning colour and deserves to be show in its full glory

first up was a thorough clean, de contaminate and remove any traces of polish it had. was was power washed with the trusty karcher, all the nooks and crannies cleaned with autosmart G101 and a small brush. this gets rid of algae build up. the body was also washed down with autosmart as well then dried off

so, i proceeded to clay the car, use some tar remover in the lower sills to help shift what the clay wouldnt

i wipe down with some IPA/panel wipe it was inspected properly with halogen lighting and it was swirl city and a there were quite a few scratches

drivers door



this gives you an idea of what i was up against.

badges were removed, as were side repeaters and some trim bits as was the 330i badge

i got the rotary polisher out and got to work using a cutting pad and menzerna FG400. where there were scratches i wet sanded with 2000 wet & dry to feather them out and used a small spot pad to work these areas.

as i was going along i'd wipe the panels down with IPA to inspect how i was getting on, halogens lighting up everything as well.

from there, i refined the panels with softer pads and milder compounds until i was at a level off correction i was happy with

the car was then washed down using a a nice soft wash mit, dried off using a soft drying towel.

compound & polish gets everywhere no matter how well you mask up, i only mask up to protect edges when polishing and trims because i will always clean the shuts and clean the panel gaps with a brush

i was considering using a synthetic sealant but i still prefer waxes and with this in mind i can use a glaze as base for the wax, this adds depth and gloss to paint. the glaze of choice this time round was chemical guys EZ creme glaze. it works well for me. using a finishing pad went over the car with it. you only need small amounts on the pad and work it in. this doesn't create and dust

before the wax, i wiped the car down using meguires last touch QD and applied the last stage protection. wax is collinite 476. its a cheaper wax but is renowned for its nice gloss and durability

thin even layers as best as it can be a pig to remove. if it gets too dry you can use the QD to help buff it off.

i left it over night and the following day (this morning) gave the car a final wipe down with some Zaino Z8.

all the shuts were polished by hand, glass polished and on the inside wiped down with IP. all plastic trims were treated and restored with gtechniq c4 trim restorer (a 15ml bottle is enough and makes the trims look as new and last well over a year)

new number plates & new BMW badges fitted, front grill was painted Gloss black to match the high gloss window trims. i had the slats painted techno violet for a subtle touch

i did plan to fit smoked side repeaters and front indicators but the side repeters i ordered were damaged, i didnt bother fitting the fronts as i'm going to fit the xenons next week some time so there is no point in changing them over now to only have to remove them again.

i've ordered new headlamp covers to freshen up the front end a bit more

anyway, some pictures

a 50/50 shot of the rear 1/4 panel





and one side almost complete



before and after of the tailgate where the 330i bagds was





other side getting finished off







a close up of the wing



out side in the sun light



and one from this morning before it started pissing down



in all i spent a solid 30 hours on the car including the engine bay and interior clean up

body took up 24 hours

apologies for the average quality pics, i do have more taken with the SLR but having been at work all day today, i cant be arsed to host them right now, hosting iPhone pictures is easy while i'm at work

one thing is, that after all this work is that i'm not 100% with the front end. front bumper and bonnet are peppered with stone chips and so are the leading edges of the wings. the skirts could do with a repaint as well. so i may just live with it for now and get it painted some time later on this year

[csl]

Nice work.

[Rav335uk]

Noooooiccce

[blondboy84]

that's a freakin' perfection

[Kos]

Cheers guys !

[kangman]

Kos how much would you charge for a job like that?

Hats off to you for the dedication, i'm ready to throw in the towel after packing the jet wash away forget going over it with polishes, waxes & sealants

[ImysE30]

Amazing work

[maf260]

Lovely looking car, you've really brought it to life with the detail. Impressive!

[Ajsingh]

Epic Paintwork!

[Kos]

Thanks guys !

As to what I'd charge, I've done similar jobs on other people cars and if this was a paying job for just the paint correction & protection, trims restoration, clean & polish shuts, polish and seal glass etc it would have to be £300

It all depends on what's involved and and time taken and this was a 3 day job

[Simon13]

lovely bert

[Morat]

Thanks guys !

As to what I'd charge, I've done similar jobs on other people cars and if this was a paying job for just the paint correction & protection, trims restoration, clean & polish shuts, polish and seal glass etc it would have to be £300

It all depends on what's involved and and time taken and this was a 3 day job

£300 for that sort of work looks like a bargain to me!
Very nice, I have to say I didn't see the potential in this car - you more than changed my mind.

[spook]

Just spotted this,what a lovely car

Where do you get those cleaning products from mate?

[Kos]

Thanks guys !

As to what I'd charge, I've done similar jobs on other people cars and if this was a paying job for just the paint correction & protection, trims restoration, clean & polish shuts, polish and seal glass etc it would have to be £300

It all depends on what's involved and and time taken and this was a 3 day job

£300 for that sort of work looks like a bargain to me!
Very nice, I have to say I didn't see the potential in this car - you more than changed my mind.

a car needs potential before i buy it

as for the detailing, even a 1 day enhancement makes a difference to a car.

what i charge is substantially lower than some of the pro detailers and a couple of them who i know said i need to up my prices going by the standard of the work i carry out. but for now, i'll keep my prices sensible

[Kos]

Just spotted this,what a lovely car

Where do you get those cleaning products from mate?

i get pretty much get everything from elite car care, they only things they dont do are a some of the yank products which i get direct from the USA

With all your cars being black, you need some poor boys black hole

and yes that a genuine product and not a sick joke

[G4LHRbhoy]

Very nice mate! Love seeing a real Individual treated with TLC, Just out of interest, how do you plan the swap to xenons? You doing a full oem conversion or a hid modification, i recently got a facelift coupe and the standard projectors are far too yellow when the xenons look so good. Although in the interest of originality im kinda scared to touch them.

[alpina123]

Very nice mate! Love seeing a real Individual treated with TLC, Just out of interest, how do you plan the swap to xenons? You doing a full oem conversion or a hid modification, i recently got a facelift coupe and the standard projectors are far too yellow when the xenons look so good. Although in the interest of originality im kinda scared to touch them.

Just swap the xenons in the only other thing you have to change is the switch

[Kos]

I'll have original xenon headlamps, bulbs & ballasts. I do have xenon specific light switch/module but that will throw up a mileage error, to get around that I'll have the software updated

[Rav335uk]

Bit of a detailing video for ya!

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[G4LHRbhoy]

Cheers for the advise lads, i'm gonna put tht money towards refurbing the mv2's, previous owners mustv had a love of kissin kerbs. Jst had a shot of an e92 335i, what a car, another leap in solid build quality and it genuinly sounds like a ferrari, n thts no lie!

[Sanchez]

Thats a clean M3.

[mcbonio]

With all your cars being black, you need some poor boys black hole

and yes that a genuine product and not a sick joke

Sorry to hijack, but with this comment in mind I went out and got me some 'black hole' for my 330ci sport. All I can say is WTF.! The car has never had such a level of deep glaze before. Wash, claybar, poor boy's black hole then a light wax.





Thanks KOS.! What other detailing titbits you got?

[Kos]

Happy to help with the black hole advise

If haven't got a QD (quick detailer) buy some and use it as a top up

I use meguires last touch, I buy it in bulk from elite car care and mix it 50/50 with water and it goes a long way. You basically get 8 litres for £30. A pathetic half litre neat costs £8 in halfords

To protect your wheels and make the piss easy to clean use the wolfs rim shield. Give the wheels a good clean & clay and layer them with it with the rim Sheild. All I use to clean my wheels now is normal car shampoo.

It's all about protection and maintenance is a doddle

[mcbonio]

What can you suggest for resealing glass?

[B7]

Kos loves a black hole!

[Simon13]

I've read some good reviews about this black hole stuff!

[pacerpete]

All you need is the fogs rampant for the full council look !

[mcbonio]

Lol what council look? It's all factory except the angel eyes pete you coont.!

Yeah the black hole stuff is great, at first I thought urgh another chalky wait until it hazes over to wipe of turtle wax type product buts its really easy to use, can go on plastics too.

[pacerpete]

I won't even start on the anal eyes ! But that Ebay M badge definately has a stench of government sponsored housing about it !