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      12-14-2014, 07:19 PM   #1
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2015 BMW M3 Mineral White/Sakhir Orange gets the works!

Finally with the move to the new shop and all the holiday specials we have been working on I had some time to get some work done on my own car.

I was lucky enough to pick up a 2015 Mineral White M3 without any major imperfections.

Let's start with the interior clean up first.

We pulled out all the wrapper and a few of the decals on the glass. Did a vac and wipe down with a cockpit cleaner, followed by a nice leather cleaning and conditioning to prevent denim transfer. Glass was done as well as door jambs were sealed.

Here is a list of products used on the interior.

1Z einszett Cockpit
Leather Master Strong Cleaner
Leather Master Barrier
Auto Finesse Crystal Glass Cleaner
1Z einszett Gummi Pflege Stift Rubber Care Stick

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Metro Jumbo Vac n Blow
Uber Leather and Carpet Brush
Uber Microfiber Towels
Uber Microfiber Applicator Pad

Before




Removing the tags and wrapper left in the car






















Leather cleaning and conditioning - even though the car is new I decided to clean with Leather Master Strong Cleaner followed with Leather Master Barrier to do some preventive maintenance to protect the leather from denim transfer.








Door Jambs cleaned and protected - Sonax Polymer Net Shield was used on the jambs


Door seals cleaned and protected with 1Z einszett Gummi - great way to keep them fresh and new as well as during the winter months its keeps your doors from freezing shut.



After shots








Moving on to the exterior prep and Xpel Ultimate installation.

Exterior
- Wheels were cleaned
- Tires were cleaned and dressed up with Adam's Super VRT
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Washed with 1Z einszett Glanz Shampoo
- Decon with Sonax Fallout Remover
- NanoSkin AutoScrub Mitt
- Clay
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Dried
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Final Polish - Sonax Perfect Finish 4/6
- Cleaned paint with Menzerna Top Inspection
- Last step - Sonax Polymer Net Shield (will apply a coating when I can put more time on the car)
- Inspection with LED, Fenix and natural sunlight
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned
- Exhaust tips cleaned


Products used:

1Z einszett Glanz Shampoo
Uber Clay Bar
Sonax Fall Out Remover
Auto Finesse Oblitarate
NanoSkin AutoScrub Mitt
Sonax Perfect Finish
Sonax Polymer Net Shield
Adam's Super VRT
Menzerna Top Inspection
Auto Finesse Crystal Glass Cleaner

Tools used
Uber Quick Detail MF Towels
Uber All Purpose MF Towels
Griot's 3 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher
Rupes BigFoot LHR 15ES Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Adam's Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Before shots









Wheel cleaning - Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus and various brushes


Uber Boar's Hair Brush for the lugs


Wheel Woolies for behind the spokes and the first 1/2 of the inner wheel barrels


EZ Detail Brush for the back half of the wheels and in between the calipers and wheels - super tight especially with the stock 19's.


Smaller Wheel Woolies for between the spokes


Adam's Boulder Brush for the face of the wheels - super gentle.


Rinse them off.





Decon with Sonax Fallout Remover (it pulled up quite a bit of iron particles and fallout with only a few hundred miles on it)








After all the decon wash pressure washed off we foam the car





Rinse and blow dry



With the darker/matte wheels I have found we always need to go back and hit them up with a detail spray to ensure they are perfectly clean.


Washed and Dried - next up clay bar



Making sure the car is perfect prior to the Xpel Ultimate Clear Film installation. A good polish with Sonax Perfect Finish and the Rupes LHR21 with Rupes Yellow Pad.


After the complete prep we made sure all the areas that were getting protected with Xpel were cleaned a few times with an IPA wipe down.

Areas being covered - front bumper, full front fenders, full hood, mirrors, headlights, a pillars, front of the roof, door cups, full side skirts, luggage area on the back bumper and behind the rear wheels on the rear bumper.





















Some final touches -
Glass cleaned after the Xpel Ultimate was installed -





Getting the tires cleaned and dressed - using Stoner's Tarminator, Auto Finesse Obilitarate, Adam's Super VRT









No after shots with the stock set up we went to Ben and Mark at Rogue Engineering for some goodies.

Rogue Engineering installed H&R Springs, Rogue Engineering Spacers 12 mm, and Rogue Engineering Stainless Steel Brake Lines

stock


H&R



RE 12MM Spacers Front and Rear



RE SS Lines



Stock




RE SS lines installed


Back at DD it was cleaned it up and took some final shots.

Inside







Outside












Hope you enjoyed it, email me with any questions about this write up or anything else detailed related.
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      12-15-2014, 01:05 AM   #2
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Looks awesome. Just had some questions on the clearbra. Did you remove everything (grills, headlights, door handles, etc.) when installing it?

What did you do about the headlight washers? Did you cut around it or wrap underneath the washer covers?

How did you re-attach the hood emblem / what did you use? Did you clean the surface with isopropyl after applying xpel and use 3m adhesive to reattach front the emblem?
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      12-15-2014, 08:37 AM   #3
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sure thing, we have been using software and a plotter to get our film done, so most of the car is plotted out and we call out the extra to wrap around the fenders etc.

The hoods are done custom, while most bumpers are done with the plotter.

As far as the headlights we plot them out its exact and is much cleaner.

The bumper was plotted out, our thought process is it will reduce the amount of times the blade is on the car, which will reduce the chance of cutting the paint.

We did not remove the BMW emblem.
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      12-15-2014, 08:48 AM   #4
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Lookin good Phil!
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      12-15-2014, 08:55 AM   #5
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thanks!
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Phil,

Is Leather Barrier new? I've been using the three step process with Strong Cleaner, then Leather Vital, followed with Leather Protection Cream.
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yes it's relatively new but I believe its based off of Protection Cream.

The 3 steps is still a great option, but you can do strong to protection or strong to barrier.

I still favor the 3 step on older interiors.
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Looks good. I really need to protect my Full SO. Would you suggest using those products on the seats and the full dash? Did those products take away from the matte finish?
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Yes you can use those on the leather on the car as well as the leather on the dash it leaves a matte finish.
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Yes you can use those on the leather on the car as well as the leather on the dash it leaves a matte finish.
Ordered your interior product list above and going to go to town on my full SO.
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thank you for the order it will go out tomorrow.
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Just finished putting on the second layer of barrier after letting the first dry overnight. The Leather Masters products work great. Did this on my Full SO including all dash and doors. Left the finish matte like original but leather feels softer.
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that's great thank you for the feedback.
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Wow, looks great! Quick question for you Phil, what do you recommend for taking care of the exterior door trim that surrounds the windows (the hard black plastic)? TIA
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wow thats impressive!

Don't mean to thread jack but I have some gunk on my lower rocker panel by the front of the doors like showed in your pics that I can't get off. Any suggestions on what I could use to get that off? looks like a thick residue wasn't sure what would hurt the paint. Basic soap isn't working. Thanks
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wow thats impressive!

Don't mean to thread jack but I have some gunk on my lower rocker panel by the front of the doors like showed in your pics that I can't get off. Any suggestions on what I could use to get that off? looks like a thick residue wasn't sure what would hurt the paint. Basic soap isn't working. Thanks
thanks! Sure the yellow/white stuff is the cosmoline from the doors, you can use Stoner's Tarminator to remove it or Nano Skin Tar Solvent
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Wow, looks great! Quick question for you Phil, what do you recommend for taking care of the exterior door trim that surrounds the windows (the hard black plastic)? TIA
the piano black trim is a royal pain, you can hit it with some finishing polish to keep them looking good, then protect with wax or sealant.

what polishes do you have on hand?
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