{"id":29001,"date":"2020-03-30T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T04:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=29001"},"modified":"2020-03-18T10:31:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T14:31:06","slug":"2009-bmw-m3-paint-correction-detail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/2009-bmw-m3-paint-correction-detail\/","title":{"rendered":"2009 BMW M3 – Paint Correction Detail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly 20 hours was spent on this turnaround.\u00a0 I performed a two-stage paint correction (two polishing steps) on a white car and some interior work.\u00a0 The owner had just purchased a 2009 BMW M3 from the dealership weeks prior, so this was a nice cleanup for a new car owner.<\/p>\n

\"BMW-M3-Prior<\/p>\n

\"Evironmental-Debris-Bug-Guts\"<\/p>\n

The bumper (above) received a pretreatment spray of P21S Total Auto Wash for about a minute prior to washing.\u00a0 P21S Total Auto Wash is a high quality (mildly alkaline) all-purpose cleaner.\u00a0 I wanted to loosen up the plethora of foreign objects stuck to the bumper prior to washing.\u00a0 I would wash the car with Wolfgang Uber Rinseless wash<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The importance of Iron Removers!<\/strong>\u00a0 Carpro Iron X<\/a> was used (pictured below).<\/p>\n

\"Iron-Remover-BMW-M3\"<\/p>\n

From experience, vehicles with scrapes and chips bleed off the most ferrous metal.\u00a0 This was no exception.\u00a0 Although detailing clay can remove this as well, the clay bar might not remove all of it.\u00a0 The number one reason a car has paint is to prevent corrosion (stop rust).\u00a0 Iron removers are used on paint with the intention of preventing corrosion (damage that rust causes).\u00a0 For a car in this condition, a product not commonly used by professionals, I consider it one of the kindest things to do to your paint.\u00a0 The combination of using an iron remover and a clay bar on moderate to severely contaminated paint is also a more efficient process of removing contamination.<\/p>\n

\"Iron-Remover-BMW<\/p>\n

\"Iron-Remover-BMW-M3\"<\/p>\n

I actually sprayed significantly less Iron X on the carbon fiber top.\u00a0 I noticed it took me much longer to remove bonded contaminants from that area with a clay bar.<\/p>\n

The clay bar pulled a severe level of contamination from this vehicle.\u00a0 The owner said the dealership detailed the car.\u00a0 This is something to be mindful of when you purchase a new or used car.<\/p>\n

\"Carbon<\/p>\n

\"ClayBar-Contamination\"<\/p>\n

You can see in the right lighting the defects present.\u00a0 Removing these defects can still bring additional improvements to the clarity of the paint.\u00a0 These same abrasions in the paint would stand out much more on a black car.<\/p>\n

\"Defects-In-White-Paint\"<\/p>\n

A mild two-step paint correction with Menzerna polishes:\u00a0 FG400<\/a> was used for the initial first (aggressive) polishing step.\u00a0 This was followed by Super Finish 3500<\/a> for the less aggressive second step (refinement).\u00a0 Rupes Duetto<\/a> with the Rupes Green Medium Foam Pads and the Porter Cable with the Lake Country CCS Orange Pad was paired with the aggressive FG400.\u00a0 I followed up with the Yellow Rupes Polishing Pad for the Duetto and the White CCS Pads with the Porter Cable with the refinement process.\u00a0 Carpro Eraser<\/a> was used to strip the paint of the polishing oils that the polish left behind.<\/p>\n

I also performed some interior work removing quite a bit of dog hair.\u00a0 There is nothing that compares to patience (time) and a very good dog hairbrush.\u00a0 No fancy power tools used here.\u00a0 This brush (pictured above) was used for most of the dog hair.\u00a0 I used the nitrile gloves to create an electrostatic effect pulling hair from crevices that the brush could not reach.\u00a0 Moving your hand back and forth rapidly (wearing the nitrile gloves) you can create a similar effect to a dog hairbrush.<\/p>\n

DI Brushes Pet Hair Removal Brush<\/a><\/p>\n

DI Accessories Nitrile Gloves Powder Free Black<\/a><\/p>\n

\"dog-hair-pic-floormat\"<\/p>\n

\"clean<\/p>\n

Fabric cleaned and protected with Optimum Carpet & Fabric Clean & Protect<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Paint Protected with Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant 3.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Headlights were ceramic coated.<\/p>\n

\"Post<\/p>\n

\"Interior<\/p>\n

\"M3<\/p>\n

\"M3<\/p>\n

\"M3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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