Deep Gloss Auto Salon: BMW M3 in Dakar Yellow - Detailed

[Deep Gloss]

Deep Gloss Auto Salon
BMW M3 in Dakar Yellow

This vehicle belongs to one of my regular clients.. This is his fun toy for summer cruising.

For those not familiar with this "Dakar Yellow" I will add that it is not a really bright vibrant yellow, it is almots muted which when the clear coat is not level is impacted and makes it looks almost oxidized

Exterior Cleanse:

Optimum No Rinse Wash
Grout Sponge
Surf City Beyond Steel
5 Gal bucket with water and Meg’s gold class for tires and to dip wheel brushes in
Riccardo Clay
Gray Clay ( eBay)
Optimum No Rinse Clay Lube
Surf City Clearly Better Glass Cleaner
Exterior trim cleaned with Eshine all purpose cleaner (this stuff is AWESOME!!)

Looks pretty clean huh?


Not!



The owners wife did not know the wheel wells were body colored
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After:



Carpets/Mats:
Carpets Shampooed with Folex
Carpets Extracted
Mats Treated with Folex
Mats pressure washed
Mats extracted

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In Process:



After:







Dirty water from extractor and shop vac




Leather:
Leather Master Strong
Leather Master Vital
Leather Master Protection

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After







 Trim:
Surf City Dash Away
303 Aerospace Protectant
*Dash away is an all in one with UV protection but since this is a convertible I wanted amped up UV protection*

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In Process:





After






Chrome Trim
Badge and Chrome trime treated with Duragloss 501

Paint Correction Tools:
Flex
Makita
Lake Country CCS Green/White/Blue Pads in 4”/5”/6.5”
Lake Country purple foamed wool pad 6.5”
3M UK backing plate
Meguiars W66 backing plate

Paint Correction Products:
Meguiars 105 Ultra Cut Compound cut with Optimum Polish (to provide longer work time)
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna 85rd
Prep Sol wipe down to ensure true defect removal

Pre Correction:








In Process



After correction with no wax:









Towels
Excel Detail waffle weave drying towel (blue)
Eshine Dehydrator
Eshine Glass Thieve (best glass towel PERIOD!!)
Detailers Domain Uber micro fiber towel (this may be my new go to micro fiber)

Exhaust Tips
Polished with Surf City Maximum Metal


Exterior Protection/Dressing:All trim protected with 303 Aerospace Protectant
Tires Dressed with Surf City Tire Pro (as usual!)
Wheel wells dressed with Adams Undercarriage spray
Rims sprayed with Duragloss Aqua Wax

LSP (last step product):
*Vehicle was foamed and pressure washed prior to waxing to remove dust from cracks & crevices*
Dodo Juice Supernatural

Final Product (after) Glamour Shots




























Thanks for looking

[RTexasF]

From a nastymobile to a thing of beauty! Awesome, just awesome. What brand carpet extractor is that? Has it held up well?

[Deep Gloss]

From a nastymobile to a thing of beauty! Awesome, just awesome. What brand carpet extractor is that? Has it held up well?

Thanks Senor...

The extractor is made by Sanitaire (aka Electrolux)... I have been very happy with it as has another detailer that purchased on after seeing me use it.