Detailer's Domain: Winter Prep - BMW M3
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Tons of salt (inside and out) from snow from the last few weeks.
Exterior was a wash/clay/einszett Metallic/einszett Glanz
(Paint Correction detail will come in the spring)
Interior was cleaned up with einszett Deep Cleaner and Leather Care.
What was done -
Exterior
- Wheels were prepped with P21S Wheel Gel and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wheel wells were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wash down and rinsed with Adam's Car Wash
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Paint inspected and measured
- Wheels protected with Swissvax Autobahn
- Tires dressed with Swissvax Pneu
- 1 Step Polish with Einszett Metallic
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Sealed with Menzerna FMJ
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
Interior - Cleaned/Vacuumed/Leather Treated
Products used:
Product List:
Exterior:
Adam's Car Wash
Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
Swissvax Clay Bar and Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer
Einszett Spray Wax
einszett Metallic
einszett Glanz
Optimum Poli-Seal on the windows
Wheels and tires:
Uber Wheel/Wheel Well/Tire/Engine Kit
Interior -
einszett Plastic Deep Cleaner
einszett Leather care
Tools:
Infratech 5300
Porter Cable 7424XP
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Brushes
Interior (sorry no interior shots)
Exterior Shots
Before
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6185.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6188.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6189.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6194.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6187.jpg)
Pre soak with P21S TAW
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6202.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6203.jpg)
Wash (yup we got the car washed quickly, and we lucked out with nothing freezing over)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6200.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6205.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6206.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6210.jpg)
Clay
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6212.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6213.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6214.jpg)
einszett Metallic applied with a PC and Uber Blue Pad
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6217.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6216.jpg)
einszett Glanz applied with a PC and Uber Black Pad (Dan in the background removing the Glanz)
Exterior was a wash/clay/einszett Metallic/einszett Glanz
(Paint Correction detail will come in the spring)
Interior was cleaned up with einszett Deep Cleaner and Leather Care.
What was done -
Exterior
- Wheels were prepped with P21S Wheel Gel and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wheel wells were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wash down and rinsed with Adam's Car Wash
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Paint inspected and measured
- Wheels protected with Swissvax Autobahn
- Tires dressed with Swissvax Pneu
- 1 Step Polish with Einszett Metallic
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Sealed with Menzerna FMJ
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
Interior - Cleaned/Vacuumed/Leather Treated
Products used:
Product List:
Exterior:
Adam's Car Wash
Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
Swissvax Clay Bar and Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer
Einszett Spray Wax
einszett Metallic
einszett Glanz
Optimum Poli-Seal on the windows
Wheels and tires:
Uber Wheel/Wheel Well/Tire/Engine Kit
Interior -
einszett Plastic Deep Cleaner
einszett Leather care
Tools:
Infratech 5300
Porter Cable 7424XP
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Brushes
Interior (sorry no interior shots)
Exterior Shots
Before
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6185.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6188.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6189.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6194.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6187.jpg)
Pre soak with P21S TAW
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6202.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6203.jpg)
Wash (yup we got the car washed quickly, and we lucked out with nothing freezing over)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6200.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6205.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6206.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6210.jpg)
Clay
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6212.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6213.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6214.jpg)
einszett Metallic applied with a PC and Uber Blue Pad
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6217.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6216.jpg)
einszett Glanz applied with a PC and Uber Black Pad (Dan in the background removing the Glanz)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/work/jamiebmwm3/IMG_6219.jpg)
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I'm a little surprised that the owner has been driving it with the summer tires all winter. They must be a bit slippery when it gets cold!
Anyway, Phil, how do you wash a car when it's even colder? Where I live, I seem to have no choice but to use a touchless, drive through car wash with the big dryer fans at the end. Any other way to do it just freezes the water right over the dirt.
By the way, nice work, as always!
Edit: I just noticed your R32 writeup with ONR. Are there any special tricks to removing such thick salt/grit with ONR?
Anyway, Phil, how do you wash a car when it's even colder? Where I live, I seem to have no choice but to use a touchless, drive through car wash with the big dryer fans at the end. Any other way to do it just freezes the water right over the dirt.
By the way, nice work, as always!
Edit: I just noticed your R32 writeup with ONR. Are there any special tricks to removing such thick salt/grit with ONR?