Thursday, February 9, 2012

E46 in and out detailed

this is a german lady, manufactured by BMW, code E46
most likely this is a 10 years old car which need a full detailing service for maintenance

side view

the wheel

yes, this proves the engine bay is untouched over 10 years, probably


dirt trapped


minor water marks

interior

closer look

common problem for rubber interior cars

leather cracks hmm


paint condition is quite rough






swirls detected



scrathes



hmm.....



place to b detailed soon


think i spotted a dragon look thingy


therefore the progress for my detailing treatment on this german lady:
1, ONR wash 1 bucket of water, MF clothes as well, OPC for heavily dirty parts
2, clay, ONR as lube, was using PG clay no.3, as the paint surface is extremely rough which every finger tips can feel the roughness of the paint
3, compound, meguiar's M105, wool pad, speed 1 speed 3 then speed 1
4, compound, meguiar's m105, LC compound pad, speed 1 speed 3 then speed 1
5, polish, meguiar's M205, LC polishing pad, speed 1 speed 2 then speed 3
6, Opti seal, for paint, trim, window, lamps as well
7, wax with Meguiar's NXT 2.0 syn wax

for interior:
1, leather repair kit
2, vacuum
3, Steamed the interios using new toy karcher steamer
4, protected with meguiar;s nature shine protectant


wheel after

engine bay

closer look? no problem





cracks? gone

maximum reflection

more shots






this should proves how much the paint has been restored

thanx to the owner for being so patient leaving the car for 3 days which i;ve spent like 14hours for full detailing job

thanx for viewing!!!

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