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      08-26-2011, 09:01 AM   #1
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Detailer's Domain: BMW 1M - New Car Prep

BMW 1M -mmmm mmmm good!

This is more of a photo shoot than a full out write up.

The car was in great shape but the customer wanted to insure it had a great start in life early. We wash, clayed, polished and used Wolf's Body Wrap as a last step.

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
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- 1 Step Menzerna Super Finish
- Inspection with Fenix,Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step – Wolf's Body Wrap
- 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
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Adam's Undercarriage Spray
Uber Clay Bar Kit
Menzerna Super Finish
Wolf's Body Wrap
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

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Wash

Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner










Rinse


Metro Air Force Blaster in action



Clay


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      08-26-2011, 11:08 AM   #2
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Very nice job!! Curious do you dry it with a micro-fiber at all or do you use the vac to dry entirely?
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      08-26-2011, 11:37 AM   #3
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i use still use a drying towel to get any left over spots.
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      08-26-2011, 09:37 PM   #4
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awesome job! such nice lines
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Awesome job Phil ... what a car. You get a chance to take it for a spin?
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