BMW 335i - Full Detail

Sat morning in Cape Town was a rather gloomy cold picture. I was a little concerned that our booking was going to be ruined by the rain we had over the last 3 days. However there was hope as the forecast said it would clear later in the day.

The car arrived and we go straight into the deep cleaning and preparation for Polishing. The rain cam down quite persistently during the washing and Steve and  myself looked like 2 drowned rats by the end. And as Murphy would have it the rain stopped as we pulled the car into the unit.

We clayed the car from top to bottom to remove all bonded contaminants leaving the paintwork nice and smooth.
Here are a few pics of the paintwork close up showing the swirls and marring.

We gave the Engine a good clean and applied the AutoGlym Engine dressing. 

Next Steve got to work on the headlights. We flatted them down using Meguiars UniGrit water paper.... 1st 1500 then 2000 grit then finished off with 3000. Then Steve used the Rotary Polisher with 4inch pads and Meguiars Clear Plastic Cleaner to buff out the flatting marks. Lastly Steve buffed using the Meguiars Clear Plastic Polish to give the best possible clarity to the headlights.

While Steve was busy on the headlights I got started on the 1st stage of Polishing. I used the Rotary plus Menzerna SIP Polish on the Lake Country CSS Pad. We then moved onto the 2nd Stage using Meguiars M205 for added gloss and finish. 3rd stage we applied the Werkstat Acrylic Prep Sealant. Lastly we applied by hand the AutoGlym Lifeshine Paint protection. Here are the pics of the final result.