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Old 02-02-2009, 02:29 PM
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OCKlasse Detailed: Cleanup on a 335i

The owner called me saying she was looking to have her car "detailed." When I consulted her about buffing and the need to remove swirl marks, she replied, "Can't wax take care of that?"

Unfortunately I was unable to do a correction on this car as she felt that she was not a "connoisseur" who needed it corrected. Fair enough as it is a lease and she just wanted it cleaned. Safe to say she was very happy with the results.

Wash:

Karcher pressure washer
Camspray foam cannon
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss
P21S wheel gel
Swissvax wheel and detail brushes
Home Depot grout sponge
Uber waffle weave microfibers
Uber microfibers

Exterior cleaning and LSP:

Sonus claybar
Finish Kare 1000P
Finish Kare 425
Duragloss Aquawax
Finish Kare 108
Meguiar's mag and aluminum polish
#0000 steel wool

Interior cleaning:

Chemical Guys leather cleaner
Autogeek leather brush
Finish Kare 108
Finish Kare 425









Some of the arsenal:


After pressuring the wheels and applying the wheel gel:






All clean:


The exhaust tips would need a little TLC:


Foamed it up:








Using the Swissvax detail brush to remove all of the dirt and dust from the hard to reach areas:














After using the grout sponge:


All clean:
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I went around the car and clayed various areas where needed. The car itself, since fairly new and garaged, did not to be entirely clayed.








She wanted me to particularly focus on the interior seats and door panels, where the light colored leather had become quite dirty looking.




See if you can see the difference:






Here is the exhaust after using Meguiar's mag and aluminum with #0000 steel wool:


After giving the car an alcohol wipedown, the car received FK 1000P applied with a Chemical Guys foam applicator.













And the interior afters:







Thanks for looking!
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Old 02-02-2009, 03:20 PM
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Nice detail!
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