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    first time detailing 01bmw 330ci

    so yea i felt like finally detailing the bimma by my lonesome and by hand w/o a buffa

    i feel i did a very good job for being my first time and by hand

    pix were taken with a cell phone so there not the best










    next car cleaning investment a cheap buffer for practice

    steps i did

    meguires gold class shampoo
    dry
    meg's ultimate quik detailer
    dry
    meg's deep crystal paint cleaner
    meg's clay kit
    meg's deep crystal polish
    2 coats nxt

    interior
    meg's quik interior detailer
    meg's gold class leather cleaner

    couldnt make paint swirl marks disapear that well

    the part that im a lil upset about is that inside where i cleaned i had no swirl marks under any light
    pulled outside and swirl all over darn humidity

    i was pointed out by a friend that i did one of the steps wrong because i read it wrong on here so ill be sure the next time

    time took about 7-8 hours but i didnt care about the time i had fun doing it and felt like i accomplished something
    + its nice to detail a car in a climate controlled enviorment


    [Edited for non family friendly language. Please refer to the MOL Forum Rules; Thanks, Tim]
    Tags: Two-Kinds Light
  • #2
    Re: first time detailing 01bmw 330ci

    Firstly welcome to MOL!

    Secondly, we went ahead and approved your thread after editing out the non family friendly language. We at Meguiar's Online run a family safe site which means language which may be used on other sites is not allowed here. So please take a moment and look at our Forum Rules for future posts.

    The car looks good for your first attempt. If you want those swirls out, you have come to the right place!

    Tim
    Tim Lingor's Product Reviews

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    • #3
      Re: first time detailing 01bmw 330ci

      very nice esp by hand on solid bmw paints

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      • #4
        Re: first time detailing 01bmw 330ci

        Looks great from here. I have seen some good advice offered on MOL...
        Evaulate the customer not the paint. If it's a daily driver and not garaged swirls probably aren't on the clients mind.
        Rob A.
        '09 Kia Optima (Bronze Metallic)
        '07 Kia Optima (Gold)

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        • #5
          Re: first time detailing 01bmw 330ci

          Looks good, looks like a pretty new BMW shop as well

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          • #6
            Re: first time detailing 01bmw 330ci

            sorry bout the language
            it is my car not a customers
            and thats where i work
            and yes my car is my daily driver

            now the swirl marks are kinda hard to see but i took some pix maybe i cant be pointed in the right direction


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            • #7
              Re: first time detailing 01bmw 330ci

              Looks good for being done by hand. What Bimmer dealership is that?
              If its fast, loud, and runs on a flammable liquid...count me in.

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              • #8
                Re: first time detailing 01bmw 330ci

                Good job. looks good. Lot of work by hand.
                quality creates its own demand

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                • #9
                  Re: first time detailing 01bmw 330ci

                  Originally posted by Joker View Post

                  couldn't make paint swirl marks disappear that well

                  the part that im a lil upset about is that inside where i cleaned i had no swirl marks under any light pulled outside and swirl all over darn humidity
                  A couple of comments...

                  Removing swirls marks is hard, especially by hand... that's why in the last 15+ years there have been thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts that have moved up to machine cleaning and polishing with tools like our G110 and the Porter Cable DA Polisher.

                  The machine does a better job than your hand and takes some of the work out of the job.

                  As for light... Meguiar's always recommends inspecting your work before and after in two kinds of lights and one of those is bright sunlight because it will expose swirls really well.

                  One of the things we preach on this forum ALL the time is doing a Test Spot, that is test the products and procedures you're planning on doing to the entire car to one small spot, (This is called the Test Spot), and then pull the car out into the sun and again inspect your results.

                  Make sure you can make one small area look good in two kinds of lights before going over the entire car. If you can't make one small area look good then you won't be able to the entire car look good and you'll be glad you did a test spot and inspected your work.

                  Make sense?

                  Test Spot - Test Spot - Test Spot


                  Mike Phillips
                  760-515-0444
                  showcargarage@gmail.com
                  "Find something you like and use it often"

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                  • #10
                    Re: first time detailing 01bmw 330ci

                    Originally posted by Jokeman View Post
                    Looks good for being done by hand. What Bimmer dealership is that?
                    norwell ma

                    i also did do a test spot but not in 2 sets of lights

                    ehh im a newbie ill learn one way or another

                    thanks for the info and comments

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