2003 BMW 325i

[Tuck91]

I detailed this BMW yesterday. I started at 8am and ended at 6pm. For being only six years old this car was in bad shape. A very oxidized roof and hood, dirty caked brake dirt dust on the wheels, a wrecked interior. And the owner parks this car under a tree so you know the rest. This paint was a little tough to work with, I was only able to get away with 80-85% correction.

Process:

1. Wash with NXT Generation Car Wash
2. Clay with Smooth Surface Clay Kit and #34 - Final Inspection
3. Ultimate Compoundon a SoftBuff 2.0 Polishing Pad
4. Wax with Gold Class Liquid Wax on a SoftBuff 2.0 Finishing Pad


Other Products Used:

Quik Wheel Detailer
#40 - Vinyl & Rubber Cleaner/Conditioner
Hot Shine High Gloss Tire Gel



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[Zuke]

Re: 2003 BMW 325i

C'mon Nick, Your posting a car a day and it keeps getting better! Let me catch up. Great turn around on that BMW.

[Underdawg736]

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It looks a whole lot better then before! Hopefully it's owner will take better care of it now......or not!

[Ganesa]

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wow, great results there... btw, i still wonder, do you use a DA or a Rotary? or both?
keep up the great work :]

[Carfire]

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Looks Great!!
Excellent Job as Usual!!
Sweet Reflections!!
Keep Up the Great Work Nick!!

[Megafast13]

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Man Nick you have been really busy this summer!
BMW looks awesome.

The owner needs to ditch those floor mats/carpet squares

[J. A. Michaels]

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Nick, your starting to produce cars like a assembly line.

Great work, once again. That is a huge improvement. way to go.

[john m.]

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What did you use on the brake dust? Car looks so wet! Great job man!

[CieraSL]

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I was wondering the same thing - how did you clean up those wheels so good? Awesome job, Nick!

[sudsbyhubbs]

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The car looks great! I do have a question though. If I remember correctly, when you first started detailing cars for this client, you settled on a price per car. It seems that some cars are taking quite a bit longer than others. Are you getting the same price for each car? Are you doing the same steps on each car and some are just taking longer? Just curious...all the cars are turning out great!

[FLINTstone]

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great work on the detail!

just fyi though im pretty sure you were detailing an e39 (5series) not a 3 series.

[Andrew C.]

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Nice Work Nick, Should I look back tomorrow for another car? Jeez the business sounds like its coming in nice and steady, way to go!

[Tuck91]

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wow, great results there... btw, i still wonder, do you use a DA or a Rotary? or both?
keep up the great work :]

Thanks, I use a D.A

What did you use on the brake dust? Car looks so wet! Great job man!

Gold Class All Wheel Cleaner combined with NXT Car Wash and a Versa Angle Wheel Brush.

The car looks great! I do have a question though. If I remember correctly, when you first started detailing cars for this client, you settled on a price per car. It seems that some cars are taking quite a bit longer than others. Are you getting the same price for each car? Are you doing the same steps on each car and some are just taking longer? Just curious...all the cars are turning out great!

This vechile was for someone else. But for my main client that I do all the cars for it depends on the size, condition, etc. We went away with the standard price which he agreed to since some cars were taking so long and required a lot of work.

[Sal329]

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Looks great, the E39 is still my fav BMW body style

[dvtldav]

Re: 2003 BMW 325i

Nick,
Another awesome job. You are becoming one of the elite detailers on MOL. Keep up the good work and find something to practice on with a rotary to expand your limitations.

Dave