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BluKoo

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Registered: 8th Apr 02
Location: Stonehaven (Scotland)
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1st Feb 11 at 22:03

As usual, all pictures and text are lifted from detailing world.
Also its not me doing the work. Its my brother, so I can't answer any detailing questions.

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This was the latest car in for the Nanolex treatment as part of a Protection Detail

By the owners own admission, the car had been neglected during the winter months and was looking a bit sorry for itself as a result:

Wheels in need of a refurb:

As always, I began rinsing the wheels and arches to remove the loose dirt/salt/grit etc:

The wheels are getting refurbished shortly and the owner wasn't too concerned with them so I gave them a quick going over with Meguiars Wheel Brightener:

Using a Raceglaze Detailing Brush for the face:

Wheel Woolies for the spokes and inner rim:

Then rinsed off:

Meguiars Super Degreaser was then used to clean the tyres and arches:

Meguiars All Purpose Cleaner was then used through the foam lance at a temperature of approx 60 degrees to foam the car:

Rinsing thoroughly at high pressure a few minutes later:

All Purpose Cleaner used again to clean all the exterior trim, door shuts, fuel cap etc:

Onto the engine bay now and Super Degreaser was used again for this:

This was agitated for the worst areas and then pressure washed at medium pressure (60 degrees):

With just the paintwork and glass left to clean it was now time to wash the car using the 2 bucket method, Meguiars Shampoo Plus and a Swissvax Waschpudel:

This was then followed by Autosmart Tardis to remove any tar spots:

Iron-X followed to remove some light iron contamination:

After a good thorough rinse the car was put inside and clayed with Meguiars Mild Clay (no pics as next to no contamination came off) then dried with a mixture of a PB Luxury Drying Towel, Waffle Weave and then the Black Baron for all the panel gaps etc.

In order to prep the car for the application of the Nanolex I thoroughly wiped down the paint and glass with IPA:

Nanolex Professional was then applied to the paintwork. When people say they find it hard to buff off sometimes then I find they've been applying it too thick - this is how thin you should be applying it (you can just see the residue if you look at the light strip reflection):

The sealant was applied to a panel at a time (although I've found it can be left much longer if you want) and buffed off:

Door shuts were treated too:

While I was doing this, Alan was working away on the interior:

The leather was looking a bit shiny due to the ingrained dirt:

Swissvax Leather Cleaner was sprayed on and agitated with a Swissvax Leather Brush:

Dried off:

The leather now looking more natural with a satin finish:

Mats cleaned:

Then protected with Nanolex Textile Sealant:

Back on the outside, I'd finished applying the paint sealant and had turned my attention to the rear 1/4 glass & rubbers:

Before:

After:

IPA was used with a work towel to remove the green residue from overhead trees etc:

Swissvax Seal Feed was then applied to all exterior and interior rubbers:

Before:

After:

Nanolex Premium Glass Sealant was applied to all glass and then removed:

The tailpipes were quite badly pitted but came up pretty well.

Before:

After using Blackfire Heavy Cut Compound and Raceglaze Alutech:

All the exterior chrome was cleaned up and protected with Werkstat Prime Strong:

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Last job was to wipe down the engine bay after it had been dressed with 303 Aerospace Protectant:

And here are the finished results...

Thanks for reading

Ash_EP3

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Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
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1st Feb 11 at 22:12

makes me want an E46 m3 now

Rich H

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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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1st Feb 11 at 22:13

Saw this on Twitter / DW the other night, great work from Team PB as per usual!

Corsa_Sport21

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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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1st Feb 11 at 22:14

Thats unbelievable.......................

A 340bhp BMW M3 can be ran on regular 95 ron fuel,yet a 240bhp Vauxhall Astra cant.

[Edited on 01-02-2011 by Corsa_Sport21]

Tomnova16

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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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1st Feb 11 at 22:28

I do love the e46 m3
I'm starting to like the coupe more now too

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter

deano87

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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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1st Feb 11 at 22:30

How can anyone let their E46 M3 get that bad? Criminal. Far too much money.

chrisritch

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Registered: 2nd Sep 08
Location: Northants Drives: V40
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1st Feb 11 at 22:32

how anal can you get lol, cleaning the lock

Tomnova16

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Registered: 21st Jan 06
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1st Feb 11 at 22:38

I won't post pics of mine then deano

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter

adiohead

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Registered: 28th Sep 01
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1st Feb 11 at 22:43

I would very much like one of these cars one day

Jambo

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Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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1st Feb 11 at 22:51

BluKoo

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1st Feb 11 at 23:32

Missing yours?

Jambo

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1st Feb 11 at 23:48

Just a fucking bit

Tomnova16

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Registered: 21st Jan 06
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1st Feb 11 at 23:54

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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1st Feb 11 at 23:57

amazing turnaround

a bloke up the road from me cleans his blue e46 m3 every saturday religiously. always looks gleaming.

sand-eel

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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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2nd Feb 11 at 00:05

Whats IPA?
Whats iron contamination?

I need to get some of that APC, seems to work every where very well

Anty

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Registered: 19th Mar 08
Location: droitwich
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2nd Feb 11 at 01:10

CLEAN !!

i dont know what all that stuff you used does... wish i had the time to do detailing

Graham88

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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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2nd Feb 11 at 05:24

That was pretty shocking before, I might get one of those brushes and go around all the bits that are hard to get too in my engine I think, I always get impressed with the engine bay shots in these threads. And I wish I had a wet & dry hoover, my mats just never really look clean. Saying that, any tips for that? How about soaking them in water or something?

[Edited on 02-02-2011 by Graham88]

Russ

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2nd Feb 11 at 08:15

How long does it take to do a car to that level? all day i imagine?

whitter45

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Location: Norton
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2nd Feb 11 at 09:02

quote:
Originally posted by Russ
How long does it take to do a car to that level? all day i imagine?

more than a day i reckon

dhdev

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2nd Feb 11 at 10:21

quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
Whats IPA?
Whats iron contamination?

I need to get some of that APC, seems to work every where very well

IPA = Isopropanol

Iron contamination as far as I'm aware is exactly as described, small fragments of iron that embedd themselves in the vehicles paint, I'd imagine that they originate from the dust generated from brake pads as these often contain iron.

Fro

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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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2nd Feb 11 at 10:27

thats how i would want my M3 to look if i could afford the insurance, colour and everything

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2nd Feb 11 at 10:38

quote:
Originally posted by deano87
How can anyone let their E46 M3 get that bad? Criminal. Far too much money.

Probably worth as much as a new Grande Punto.

Tom

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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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2nd Feb 11 at 10:44

Brillaint.

XSIHardy

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Registered: 5th Feb 08
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2nd Feb 11 at 12:30

i love the work you do, but id be soo scared to dive the car any were after it looks that mint

BluKoo

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Registered: 8th Apr 02
Location: Stonehaven (Scotland)
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2nd Feb 11 at 12:32

quote:
Originally posted by whitter45

quote:
Originally posted by Russ
How long does it take to do a car to that level? all day i imagine?

more than a day i reckon

That would have been an 8 hour job, so a working day.

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