BMW E46 M3 Laguna Seca Blue

BMW E46 M3 Laguna Seca Blue

Wash:
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss
Chemical Guys Heavy Duty Bucket
Grit Guard
Chemical Guys Super Fluffy Mitt
Gilmour Foam Gun

Clayed:
Meguiar’s Medium clay
Chemical Guys Synthetic Quick Detailer

Paint Correction:
Flex 3403 rotary
3M Backing Plate
Gloss-it 3 inch Backing Plate
Menzerna Powergloss
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna Nano Polish
Menzerna 85rd
CM5300
Fenix TK10
Orange LC pad
White LC pad
Blue LC pad
Detailer Domain Uber Towels
Highline Paint Gauge Meter

Protection:
Jetseal109

LSP:
Lusso Oro

Exterior Trim:
Aerospace 303

Glass:
Stoner’s Invisible Glass

Wheels:
EZ Detail Brush
Swissvax Wheel Brush
Chemical Guy’s Grime Reaper
Surfcity Tire Shine

Exhaust:
Chemical Guy’s Metal Shine

Interior:
1Z Cockpit
303 Aerospace
Chemical Guy’s Lighting Fast Stain Extractor
Metro Vac n Blow
Lil Green Bissel

Wash:




Paint Correction: After the car had been fully stripped ofthe old wax and clay barred, I went ahead and took measurements of thepaint. The body read readings of 110 to 120 microns on average and thehard top was anywhere from 240 to 320 microns.

I did a test on the rear driver's rear fender since it was the areathat required the most attention. The solution was one pass withPowergloss on a orange pad then followed up with two passes of SIP on aorange pad and finally one pass with 106fa on a white pad.

Most of paint correction could be rectified with just one or two passesof SIP and one pass with 106fa. One interesting thing that I found outwhile working on this car was the paint was super soft. It was almostas soft as the dreaded Jet Black.

After the paint correction was complete, I wiped down the panels withmy IPA/H2O wipe to ensure that the panels were prepped for the sealantand wax. Now on to the pictures.


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Driver Front Fender - Before:





Driver Front Fender - After:





Driver Door - 50/50:





Trunk - 50/50:





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Passenger Door - Before:





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Interior: The interior also required a lot of attention, and since thiscar is convertible I imagined that there were be a large of amount ofdust and dirt in cracks and crevices. The first step was to vacuum asmuch of the dirt and dust out of the car as I could. I then went aheadand wiped down with Cockpit Premium and wiped the same area again witha dry MF to pick up any dirt I missed. The next step was then toextract the dirt in the carpet and mats and dress with 303 aerospaceand on to the pictures.

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