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Old 04-29-2010, 09:06 PM
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BMW X5 2007 , in good shape but with a need of a refresh. the seats got leather treatment d180 meguiar`s on a soft brush , some areas got 3-4 passes(kids) . interior was vacuum , and all dash/vinyl got optimum protectant.
front floor mats got shampoo with all purpose cleaner plus and bisell extractor.

the engine got clean with brush and all purpose cleaner plus , and dress with m40 vinyl protectant . i am not an expert in detail engines but i do my best.



wheels got clean with p21s , and seal with klasse aio , tires got endurance gel.



the car got wash with onr and 2 buckets method. clay with uber claybar , and onr as lube.after this step i went and correct few scratches , 105 did the job on spot. my monster finger will show u the scratch )







in this pic the Hood was buff already , i use Poli-seal and a polish pad on PC, all the car got one step polisher with same combo.
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after polish the paint was seal with opti-seal and all the exterior trims /bumpers got black-wow. pic AFTER:













2010 BMW M3 , in good shape but with a need of detail in special claybar witch was dirty on the flat panels.i think never been claybar.
anyway exhaust got clean with nxt metal polish ,seal with klasse aio , the honey comb got clean with brush and apc+ agiatated with a brush , and got trim restorer on it. few before/afters




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Leather got clean and treated with d180 meguiar`s lether cleaner conditioner , on driver seat i did few more passes.



engine got some clean and dressing , i use m40 vinyl cleaner conditioner.

wheels got clean with p21s , top with car wax , tires got m40



car was wash with onr and 2 buckets , clay with uber clay bar and onr as lube.
few pic from the process , all trims was taped , one pass with pc and polish pad with m205

the LPS was opti-seal and top with carnauba moose wax




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Wow!

Great job with great cars!
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Great job!
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I have a couple of questions. What is p21 that you used on the wheels? And what is 105 which took care of the minor scratches? I have a couple of similar scrathes and the results look great. Finally, you put regular car wax on the wheel rims?
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Pioneer530
I have a couple of questions. What is p21 that you used on the wheels? And what is 105 which took care of the minor scratches? I have a couple of similar scrathes and the results look great. Finally, you put regular car wax on the wheel rims?
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P21S is the brand or detailing products, what i use is p21s gel wheel cleaner mix 50/50 with water. p21s wheel cleaner is known as safe for wheels. also u treat wheels like paint , has clear coat too , so any wax is good, just have something on them. for scratches i use meguiar`s diamond cut 105, is a very aggressive compound.
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