BMW Z4m and a couple of other German marques- Gleammachine.

This Z4m was recently purchased by my client, whilst in very good condition the owner felt it could be improved upon, so hence booked my services.

Upon quotation the paintwork looked excellent with very light swirling so was booked in for a 2 day minor correction/enhancement, upon receiving the vehicle and placed under my halogens I soon realised that a little extra effort was needed to remove the defects, hard clearcoat was an understatement, needless to say the additional work payed dividends.

A snippet of the e-mail I received from Tristan that evening after collection-

Evening Rob

I have never had so many looks, people pulling along side me looking at the car :-)))......its stunning, made me feel I had just driven it from the showroom as brand new, actually it looks better than a new car......the finish is first class.....will definately recommend you to anyone I know who wants some detailing work.

Comments like this are what every detailer strives for, and IMO makes the job worthwhile.

Upon arrival.







Starting of with the engine bay detail, honoured as per last months special offer, not in a bad state by any means.



Wiped down using a citrus based cleanser by hand,



Plastics and rubber dressed using 303 Aerospace, painted areas protected using Opti-seal,



Alloys and calipers cleaned using Espuma revolution, tyres and arches cleaned with a citrus blend, these wheels are to be replaced with genuine CSL alloys the following day.





Vehicle pre-foamed using Meguiars apc and left to dwell for a short while,





Rinsed then various exterior trim and shuts pre-cleaned using detailing brushes,













Indicator housings removed and cleaned,



Washed in the usual safe manner, de-tarred and clayed,



A deep scratch on the roof was flattened using 3000 grit, not fully removable bit reduced on the eye,





It was soon evident that my usual combo for these details was of no use,



Ended up for the majority of defect removal using 3m Fastcut+ on a Gloss-it light cut pad, IPA wipedowns per panel.
Some pictures of the polishing stage I managed to capture, camera was struggling to focus on the silver, but a few before and after prior to refinement.

Generally like the below picture all over,









The following 3 are just after's,







End of day 1 with all the major panels completed, leaving the bumpers, tailgate, lights and lower sills to correct.

Day 2.











Midday and onto the refinement stage using Meguiars #205 on a Hex-logic finishing pad,



With the polishing complete the vehicle was pulled outside and re-foamed and rinsed to remove any dust,



Indicators and number plate housing polished by hand using #105,





Adhesives removed,





Paintwork pre-cleansed using Zymol hd and then waxed with Zymol Concourse,



Exhausts and chromework polished using Britemax easy cut and final shine to protect,





Plastic trim given an IPA wipedown to remove any trace of grease, oils or dust, then protected using C4 permanent trim restorer,



*Glass cleaned throughout and exterior protected using Nanolex premium.
*Arch linings and plastic mesh grills dressed with 303 aerospace.
*Tyres dressed with 2 coats of Swissvax pneu.
*Rubber door seals treated with SV seal feed.
*Alloys and calipers protected using Opti-seal.
*Few hours later a final wipedown with Zaino Z8 grand finale detailing spray.

Interior given a vacuum, leather cleaned and fed using Swissvax leather milk, plastic wiped down with apc, carpets protected with fabric guard and veneer facias polished using EZ acrylic glaze.



A long hard 2 days but worthwhile in the results and the customers delight.

























Many thanks to Tristan if your reading this, a true pleasure.

A couple of other german marques from this month, both finished using EZ acrylic glaze & Smartwax Concours.