Detailer's Domain: BMW 1M - Paint Correction/Sonax PNS

BMW 1M - Paint Correction/Sonax PNS

We got this car in from a customer that just didn't have the time to maintain this BMW 1M daily driver.

Customer wanted to get it cleaned up and ready for storage. He will be using another car for the winter months.

Take a look at the steps we took to get it back into shape.

Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Sonax MultiStar and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Washed with Adam's Car Wash
- Decon with Auto Finesse Iron Out
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Nano Scrub AutoScrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Compound - Menzerna FG400
- Final Polish - Sonax Perfect Finish
- Last step - Sonax Polymer Net Shield
- Inspection with Fenix, Brinkmann, and natural sunlight
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed

Products used

Links to products used -

Adam's Car Wash
Auto Finesse Iron Out
Stoner's Tarminator
Sonax MultiStar All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Menzerna FG400
Sonax Perfect Finish
Sonax Polymer Net Shield
Adam's Super VRT
Auto Finesse Crystal Glass Cleaner
Auto Finesse Mercury Metal Polish

Engine Detail
Sonax MultiStar All Purpose Cleaner
1Z einszett Vinyl Rubber Care
Adam's In and Out Spray

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Rupes LHR75
Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher
Rupes BigFoot LHR 15ES Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Uber Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Adam's Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXhAB2HqmNg

Before Interior












Action shots



Top side of the shot show shine from body oils and dirt - Bottom side nice clean oem look



Protected the leather with Leather Master Protection Cream



1Z einsezett Cockpit used on all the plastics


After Interior











Before shots














Swirls, Waterspots, Bird Sxxt, and more!











Prep - Wash/Decon/NanoSkin/Wheels/Tires/Engine
Before shots of wheels







Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action.





Bug and Tar Removal





Wash with the Uber Foam Cannon and Adam's Car Wash






Stoner's Tarminator used for road grim on the side skirts and doors




Decon with Auto Finesse Iron Out





Before shot of engine













Engine cleaned up and dried with a Air Force Master Blaster





After engine shot







After correction shots in the sun







Finishing touches


Exhuast tips 50/50


After shot of the exhaust tips


Afters













Enjoy!

 

Looks great. Leather 50/50s are reLly telling

 

A great car like this destroyed???? owner should be drawn and quartered, save by the Phil crew.

 

great work DD guys.

 

Another outstanding job Phil and crew.

 

thanks! I love working on cars that are in bad shape because when you look at it a few weeks later you surprise yourself ; )

 

Great work Phil and team, what a great recovery on what was just a sorry state of a car. Returning it to its rightful glory has to feel good.

 

Great work Phil and crew. 1M looking proper now!!

 

Nice work Phil, looks great. I have found that Alpine White paint is quite hard. Hard to screw up, but also hard to correct. My wife's 135i is fun to drive, I can only imagine what the 1M would be like.