E46 HPF M3 Detailed

[Qship5]

Just finished up detailing a Silver E46 M3 with the HPF stage 2 kit on it. The car is getting ready to be sold and when it arrived it was obvious that I had my work cut out for me. The owner is a forum member and wanted to do a Stage 1 detail on the car. After looking it over, it ended up being a Stage 1 + some extra interior work.

Here are some before pics of the exterior

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[Qship5]

And the interior...

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[Qship5]

So the plan of attack was to clean the engine bay using P21S Total Auto Wash and an assortment of brushes, Sonax Full effect cleaner on the wheels followed by a wash with the foam gun, rinse with DI water and let it dry overnight. I then tackled the interior using the vacuum, Einzett Cockpit Premium, Einzett Deep Plastic Cleaner, Lexol Leather Cleaner & Conditioner, etc.

Here are the after interior pics.

http://www.dfwautoclub.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3673&stc=1&d=1320369307

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[Qship5]

After the interior was finished I clay arred the paint and did some test panels to to determine what polish and pad combo was going to work best, I ended up settling on an Orange Kompressor pad with Menzerna Power Finish polish.

Here's the end result...

http://www.dfwautoclub.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3678&stc=1&d=1320369677

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[Qship5]

Paint close ups

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And an after wheels shot

http://www.dfwautoclub.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3685&stc=1&d=1320369814

[quikag]

Magic!!!!

[mbowdo20]

Incredible job! Very happy. Makes it harder to want to sell it now haha! I will have a thread up soon for those that may be interested.

[RAC3ME]

Great job Mike!

Hmmmmm... Post that FS thread already! :)

[Zinia]

Great job Norm!



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Awesome job, Mike!! :beer: