BMW 328 Coupe - Exterior Paint Correction



What was done -

Exterior



- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes

- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down

- Wheel wells were cleaned up

- Pre Washed with W99

- Iron Cut

- Wash down and rinsed

- Door jambs were cleaned up

- Clayed

- Dried

- Tires dressed

- Masking

- Paint Measurement

- 2 Step - Meguiar's M105 and Super Finish

- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight

- Last Step – Aquartz Reload

- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed

- Rubber and Plastics Treated

- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed

- Exhaust tips cleaned

- Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed



Links to products used -



1Z einszett W99

Iron Cut

Adam's All Purpose Cleaner

Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner

Adam's Undercarriage Spray

Uber Clay Bar Kit

Meguiar's M105

Menzerna Super Finish

Aquartz Reload

Adam's Super VRT

Adam's Metal Polish

Adam's Glass Cleaner



Tools used

Uber Wool Wash Mitt

Uber No Name MF Towels

Flex PE14-2-150

Uber Buffing Pads

Defelsko Paint Meter



Brinkmann

Kranzle Pressure Washer

Cam Spray Foam Canon

2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies

Uber Firehose Nozzle

Metro Air Force Blaster



Before











Prep/Wheels/Wash/Clay





Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner





Wash







Iron Cut











Clay - with all that prep work we still had this much on the clay bar





Here are some shots of the paint after all the prep work and removal of any glazes or waxes. - We had a long day ahead of us.













Masking





Polished out











After























Enjoy!

 

That's just insane. Incredibly great work there. How long did it take, and how many people were working on it?

 

thanks!



10 hours.

 

I know it depends on the elements, how the car is driven, and if they are inside or out...but generally how long does a good professional detail like that last on a car? 6 months? 12 months? Longer?

 

that's a tough one, if I do an exotic car it can last years, since its never driven, if I do a car in where the customer take its thru an automated car wash etc, maybe 1 hour.



With the right care it should last 6 months to a year.