09 Jerez Black M3 for Forum member MexicanMike

[d00t]

This was a co-op between myself, and forum sponsor HD Auto Salon. We finished this car a couple of weeks ago, but I'm finally getting around to just posting some pictures!

I'm sure they will be chiming in with their pictures of the clear bra process--almost the ENTIRE car was wrapped in clear bra!

Anyways, here's the detail portion I carried out over two days:

Befores:











Some decent marring:



Started with the wheels. Autoglym custom wheel cleaner, tires and arches got optimum power clean.

After:





I then pulled the car in the shop and performed an optimum no rinse wash, and clay while washing.

Here's the paint condition under halogens





Under the brinkman:







Combination for this car with M105+PFW, Extra Fine Compound + 3M UK Yellow pad, M205 + 3M UK Blue pad.

50/50:





Brought outside to check results in the sun:





Fully corrected:



Front bumper before:



After:



I figured out a creative way to tape over the weather stripping where the top turns in to three separate pieces before folding in to the trunk area. I lifted the top, put the tape down, and sealed the top back again, so only the part of the weather stripping that was exposed had been fully taped, to ensure I could access as much paint as possible





Door finished, rear quarter not:



Rear quater before:



After:





Under camera flash:



Rear bumper had been repainted...





Some severe marring still existed.. but got about 85% correction here:



That's it for the polishing steps.

The interior was obviously in great shape. So I went over all leather and plastic surfaces with Leatherique Pristine Clean. Carpets protected with 303. Glass was polished with werkstat prime and sealed with acrylic. Carbon fiber was polished with prime as well, same with the door jambs.

The only parts of the car NOT covered in clear bra was the roof, and the back half of the rear bumper. Everything else was clear bra'd. Made waxing a breeze!

I sealed what little paint was exposed with a couple coats of blackfire wet diamond.







Paint without clear bra:

[d00t]

Correction--Jerez Black*

[pittsy]

WOW, that looks awesome!! Great job

[saeedg48]

nice work.
This reminds me of when I did my first detail. The car looked terrible but after the detail it looked better than the first day I bought the car. Money well spent.
Just had that much more respect for my car after It looks clean.

[duk]

great job again!

how long did this one take?

[mexicanmike]

Aaron,

Thank you again for the amazing detail!!! The car looked so much better after the detail. I wanted to write a review up for the detail process, but failed to take pictures before and after. I took the car for a spirited drive this weekend for the first time since the detail and pics now wouldn't do it justice.

For anyone in the bay area, Aaron is the guy to go to for a detail. He took his time and did a great job of paint correction. He will even travel to your house if you prefer to have it done that way.

Thanks again aaron, I will be in touch.

[d00t]

Originally Posted by pittsy

WOW, that looks awesome!! Great job

Thanks!

Originally Posted by saeedg48

nice work.
This reminds me of when I did my first detail. The car looked terrible but after the detail it looked better than the first day I bought the car. Money well spent.
Just had that much more respect for my car after It looks clean.

Thanks a lot!

Originally Posted by duk

great job again!

how long did this one take?

Thank you! This took around 17 hours.

Originally Posted by mexicanmike

Aaron,

Thank you again for the amazing detail!!! The car looked so much better after the detail. I wanted to write a review up for the detail process, but failed to take pictures before and after. I took the car for a spirited drive this weekend for the first time since the detail and pics now wouldn't do it justice.

For anyone in the bay area, Aaron is the guy to go to for a detail. He took his time and did a great job of paint correction. He will even travel to your house if you prefer to have it done that way.

Thanks again aaron, I will be in touch.

Thanks a lot, Mike! Lets be honest, it's much more fun taking this beautiful machine on a spirited drive with the weather we had last weekend, then staring at in in the garage anyhow! Glad you're enjoying her