Anzafin's E60 detailed
01-02-2010 | 11:33 AM
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From: Kajaani, Finland
My Ride: Bmw 530d 2004
Today it was a time to give a detail to my E60, which has served me well last 5 months including lots of highway driving.
I did a full detail at summer and now it needed just a light polish. It still took the whole day (8h) and I'm getting back tomorrow to give her some nice layers of wax. Too bad the highway driving had taken its toll and I found a small area at the very low part on the rear bumper that had lost some lacquer. Right behind the rear wheel. I'm going to fix that though.
The process was:
1) Pre-wash
- Korrek Lensitil BR Solvent Wash Spray
- Bilt-Hamber Autofoam
2) Wash
- Bilt-Hamber Autofoam
- Two bucket method + Meguiar's Sheepskin Mitts + mf mitt
3) Claying
- Zaino Z-18 clay
- Turtle Wax Big Orange as lubricant --> it was unnecessary, the clay stayed clean
4) Polish
- Lake Country CCA Black pad + Menzerna PO85RD Final Finish --> did a great job to remove the light hazing
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Bilt-Hamber Autofoam in action:
After the wash and clay:
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Under the halogens. Some very light marring especially on lower panels:
This little rub has developed by multiple accidental hits into a plastic trash bin in my garage
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Some hologramming revealed by the flash (sorry about the wrong white balance):
All in all, the defects were very light, and I hadn't noticed them in daylight or under the street lighting.
To be continued...
I did a full detail at summer and now it needed just a light polish. It still took the whole day (8h) and I'm getting back tomorrow to give her some nice layers of wax. Too bad the highway driving had taken its toll and I found a small area at the very low part on the rear bumper that had lost some lacquer. Right behind the rear wheel. I'm going to fix that though.
The process was:
1) Pre-wash
- Korrek Lensitil BR Solvent Wash Spray
- Bilt-Hamber Autofoam
2) Wash
- Bilt-Hamber Autofoam
- Two bucket method + Meguiar's Sheepskin Mitts + mf mitt
3) Claying
- Zaino Z-18 clay
- Turtle Wax Big Orange as lubricant --> it was unnecessary, the clay stayed clean
4) Polish
- Lake Country CCA Black pad + Menzerna PO85RD Final Finish --> did a great job to remove the light hazing
----------------------------------------------------------------
Bilt-Hamber Autofoam in action:
After the wash and clay:
----------------------------------------------------------------
Under the halogens. Some very light marring especially on lower panels:
This little rub has developed by multiple accidental hits into a plastic trash bin in my garage
.Some hologramming revealed by the flash (sorry about the wrong white balance):
All in all, the defects were very light, and I hadn't noticed them in daylight or under the street lighting.
To be continued...
01-02-2010 | 11:37 AM
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From: Kajaani, Finland
My Ride: Bmw 530d 2004
I checked the paint with a LED torch too. It's a shark to reveal defects!
Leaving the garage, heading to sauna!
Nice day overall!
Heading back tomorrow to wax my baby and to do some other stuff... I'll take some pics and post them later.
Thanks for watching!
- Antti -
01-02-2010 | 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Anzafin' post='1083127' date='Jan 2 2010, 09:37 PM
Leaving the garage, heading to sauna!
i will be aiming for the same on my dark blue car
- BUT with professional help after all, I dont have the equipment of the whole Finnish army at my disposal 
01-02-2010 | 05:25 PM
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From: St. Louis Burbs, USA
My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
Nice work Antti.
01-02-2010 | 06:14 PM
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From: fort worth
My Ride: e60
Model Year: 2008
Originally Posted by luigi524td' post='1083248' date='Jan 2 2010, 08:30 PM
Looks great considering being ravaged by a harsh winter!
awesome anzy! there's few things in life better looking than saphire black against snow, but my wife might disagree with that
