Deep Gloss Auto Salon: BMW M3 in Dakar Yellow

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Deep Gloss Auto Salon
BMW M3 in Dakar Yellow


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?​
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Not!​
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The owners wife did not know the wheel wells were body colored
Before:
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After:
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Carpets/Mats:
Carpets Shampooed with Folex
Carpets Extracted
Mats Treated with Folex
Mats pressure washed
Mats extracted

Before:
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In Process:
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After:
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Dirty water from extractor and shop vac
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Leather:
Leather Master Strong
Leather Master Vital
Leather Master Protection

Before:
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After:
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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*

Before:
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In Process:
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After:
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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
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna 85rd
Prep Sol wipe down to ensure true defect removal

Pre Correction:
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In Process:
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After correction with no wax:
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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​
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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:
*Vehicle was foamed and pressure washed prior to waxing to remove dust from cracks & crevices*
Dodo Juice Supernatural

Final Product (after) Glamour Shots:
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Question/comments always welcome!

Thanks for looking
 
Looks amazing. yellow's a tough color to make "pop".
 

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