2011 E90 BMW 335D - Sapphire Black - Paint Enhancement Detail

[jonjay]

E90 BMW Sapphire Black 335D – Paint Enhancement Detail – Twin turbo joy

Couple of months back I done a 35hour detail on my previous car, see here: http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=222445. Although the detail went really well, I always had the thought that in the back of my mind that I was cleaning the car to get rid of it. Few months later, a change of fortune and I sold the car and got a new one.

2011 BMW E90 335D - Sapphire Black – 3ltr Twin Turbo Diesel

Standard Equipment
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~ M Sport leather steering wheel with gear
~ M Star Spoke Style 193 8/8.5Jx18
~ Alarm system (Thatcham 1)
~ M Sport Package
~ First Aid Kit & Triangle
~ Rear-view mirror. auto dimming
~ ISOFIX Child Seat System
~ Headlight wash
~ Park Distance Control (PDC). rear
~ Rain sensor with auto. headlight activation
~ Automatic Air Conditioning

Additional Equipment
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~ Elec Fold Exterior Mirrors
~ Black Dakota Leather interior
~ Media Package - BMW Professional
~ SA3 Pricing Rule for 620 Voice Control
~ Seat adjustment. part-electric
~ Seat heating. front
~ Split-folding rear seats
~ Sun protection glass
~ Xenon headlights

Recently Added
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~ BMW Performance Black kidney grills
~ BMW Performance pedals
~ BMW Performance handbrake cover
~ BMW rubber boot matt


What She looked like before the detail

Products I used for the paint enhancement

Products
Wash n Drying

• AutoFinesse Lather Shampoo [body and wheels]
• AutoSmart G101 All Purpose Cleaner [Plastics and Rubbers]
• AutoSmart Tardis [body and wheels]
• Valet Pro Snowfoam [body]
• Chemical Guys Orange Degreaser [arch liners]
• Wolfs Chemicals De-ironiser [wheels]
• Valet Pro Bilberry Wheel Cleaner [wheels]
• PB Super Plush Drying Towel [body]
• Various microfibers [body]

Body Work

• Dodo Juice fine polyclay [body]
• AutoSmart Reglaze [everything]
• AutoFinesse Rejuvenate [body – machine polish]

Sealants and Waxes

• Collinite 476s Double Auto Wax [LSP]
• AutoFinesse Tripple [Door shuts and interior shiny plastics]

Plastics, Rubbers and Glass

• Megs Tyre Endurance Gel [tyres]
• Autoglym SRP [exhaust]
• 3M Glass Cleaner [glass inside and out]
• AutoSmart Finish [Plastics and arch liners]
• WD40 [Plastics and Rubbers]

Tools

• Megs G220 DA
• Karcher Pressure washer + Snow foam Lance
• Chemical Guys Hex light polishing pad
• Swissvax Detail Brushes
• EZ Detail Wheel Brush
• 3M 3434 Masking Tape

 

[jonjay]

Alloy Wheel Deep Cleanse

When I first pictures up the car, as you would expect I thoroughly inspected the paintwork and alloys for any obvious signs of damage. The car was in fantastic condition bar bird etching on the front passenger side wheel arch and a dried polish spot on the roof. These were corrected by the BMW cleaners with a rotary and 3M polishes to my surprise [BMW refused to let me polish those marks myself with their equipment]. Never the less it was sorted to my satisfaction and the brilliant thing is that because BMW paint is rock hard the bird etching go removed without it etching right in the paint.

A deep clean which involved using Valet Pro Bilberry Wheel cleaner and Wolfs Chemicals Deironiser to get rid of the stuck on iron and brake dust. They came out perfectly [more pictures will follow in due course].

 

[jonjay]

Paint Enhancement

As the car had covered 7.5k miles I expected the worst in terms of RDS and swirls. To my surprise she was in superb condition for a car thats come from BMW. The swirl marks were very light. The most noticeable defects on the car was the front drivers side arch. I decided that rather than give the car a full paint correction detail and paint enhancement would be enough.

Aim of the detail:
1) Remove BMW's poor quality polish / wax.
2) Cleanse Paintwork
3) Remove light swirls
4) Add depth and clarity
5) Protection for the coming winter.

Process:
1) Cleanse wheels
2) Wash body
3) Clay and de-tar
4) Machine Polish with Auto Finesse Rejuvenate
5) Protect paint with durable wax, Collinite 476s
6) Ongoing maintenance with 3M Quik Wax

 

[jonjay]

Some pictures the day after I done a paint enhancement on her.

Few extras I picked up the following day

Official BMW Boot Matt:

BMW Performance Black Kidney Grills:

BMW Performance Pedals

Official BMW M-Sport Key Ring:

Thanks for reading!

Detailers Notes
- Cleaning a black car is one thing but owning and maintaining one is a living hell!

 

[Damoegan]

You missed a bit, Maz














Oh, its actualy my laptop screen thats dirty

Top work as usual matey

 

[jonjay]

Cheers matey!

 

[D.K]

Stunning

 

[t0m]

Awesome! Looks really good mate.

I do love the stance of these saloon's. The rear looks planted and alot more sporty than the Coupe/Cabrio as we discussed.

Great stuff. Look forward to seeing how this new car comes along and how you face up to keeping a black car looking great over time.

 

[UncleFester]

Only BMW and Audi would charge you for dechroming a part Looks nice n tidy as expected

 

[Nath.]

Paint Enhancement

Some serious orange peel there. Just goes to show that BMW can be just as bad as the likes of Renault in some respects.

 

[jonjay]

Some serious orange peel there. Just goes to show that BMW can be just as bad as the likes of Renault in some respects.

ALL BMWs are the same mate. Only way to get rid is serious amounts of machine polishing and wet sanding. The first FULL detail I will give her will flatten out the paint quite a lot as I saw recently with a BMW 330D I done.

 

[UncleFester]

Found that on the 330 coupe I did a while back - comes up lovely though

 

[scottym]

Looking great Maz! have you had a minute to reply to my PM yet?

Scott

 

[jonjay]

Thanks everyone.

Looking great Maz! have you had a minute to reply to my PM yet?

Scott

I replied Scott.

 

[n_d_fox]

Lovely looking motor mate... sad to see the Leon go i bet but happy days with this... bet the kick from the 3ltr TT makes it worth the move too

Was going to comment on the orange peel but of course you know its there and as soon as i saw you'd put colli on it i knew it was only a winter prep session, not the full on enhancement that i'm sure you'll get busy with once the weather pics up next year

Be nice to see where this one goes though... you got any plans for it ?

 

[jonjay]

Lovely looking motor mate... sad to see the Leon go i bet but happy days with this... bet the kick from the 3ltr TT makes it worth the move too

Was going to comment on the orange peel but of course you know its there and as soon as i saw you'd put colli on it i knew it was only a winter prep session, not the full on enhancement that i'm sure you'll get busy with once the weather pics up next year

Be nice to see where this one goes though... you got any plans for it ?

Cheers Nige. Definitely needs a good compounding session to flatten things out a bit!

As for plans, more cosmetic things going on. Just saving for full carbon fibre interior to make her feel a bit more special.

 

[jonjay]