E46 ///M3 Enhancement Detail & CarPro Reload 2014

[Gally]

Helllllo chaps! My Brother in law has been at me for a while to detail his M3, he's owned one before and an E36 Dakar Yellow M3, alongside Evos et etc over the years, Good taste.

Enjoy the pics....

On arrival after spending the day with me and the OH...

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Iron X doing it's thing....

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Trialling a new pre-wash, very very good especially on major ingrained bug splat...

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A new CarPro clay cloth, can't see me using conventional clay again now...

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My brush finally gave up the ghost to the hard German coupe, new one required after 2 years use...

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Inside for some uber drying, the new Devilbliss blower and a compressor... hard to beat...

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Exhausts were fun...

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Some after.... Finished in the lovely CarPro Reload 2014, love this stuff on light colours.

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Thanks for looking chaps, comments and critique welcome!

 

[Daniel]

Any other details on process?? Polishing etc?

 

[Gorms]

That looks amazing. Anymore info on the clay cloth? thats new to me.

 

[Knuckles]

Awesome car, great work but it looks like a very hard colour to capture

 

[Cub.]

Good work Gallister! Looks lovely.

 

[rsclio182]

Nice job!! What did you use on the exhaust?

 

[Strell]

Awesome work as usual Gally.
How much do you charge out of interest? Would love to see mine come up like that but don't have the skill!

 

[Gally]

Any other details on process?? Polishing etc?

I did post in a hurry mate. I actual feel like s**t, too much fumes today I think!

I'll post products tomorrow guys. BMW lacquer sucks balls fwiw.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Oops. I just came in my pants.

 

[Gally]

Didn't realise any of the pics had my reflection in them....

 

[Gally]

That looks amazing. Anymore info on the clay cloth? thats new to me.

Came out a while back. Few companies doing similar ones now.

Use the same as a clay block. Feels less aggressive and left less marring on soft Porsche paint during my testing.

http://www.carpro.uk.com/polyshave-decontamination-clay-towel/

I think you can pick them up cheaper. The first one I tried was Autosmart. I use with full snow-foaming the full car for extra lubricity.

 

[Gally]

Awesome car, great work but it looks like a very hard colour to capture

It is sadly! Fancy doing a black one. Lovely cars.

 

[Gally]

Good work Gallister! Looks lovely.

Thanks big guy.

 

[Gally]

Nice job!! What did you use on the exhaust?

Steel wool and britemax twins on this one.

Little tip guys (came from one of Britain's top detailers) Tesco value wire wool with soap (like 12 bits for 40p). Pisses over any wire wool i've tried before.

 

[Ben]

That looks really good, top work. What sponge do you use, Zymol?

 

[Gally]

Dodo Supernatural mate. Been my go to for a long time now and lasts.

 

[Detail Chris]

Nice work Kev, still got the skillz! I really must try the towels, I hate claying and the marks it sometimes leaves.
Got a full correction on a black RS4 that starts tomorrow. :dapprove:

 

[Rob]

Looking good but I must admit, it's no FRP write up Kevin.

Nice pics all the same squire.

 

[Mr R.]

Nice work Kev, still got the skillz! I really must try the towels, I hate claying and the marks it sometimes leaves.
Got a full correction on a black RS4 that starts tomorrow. :dapprove:

Picts and a wright up???????

 

[Detail Chris]

Picts and a wright up???????

Haha I can get some up Scott! This is a normal car here now, I just mentioned it because it's a black German estate and it's going to be fecking hard as per. Stupid Germans

he's selling this and buying an RS6 new so
will be seeing that shortly

 

[Mr R.]

Ill look forward to it mate.


Gally, about time fella ive missed your detailing stuff.

Great work as always mate.

 

[Ian_182]

Nice job gally

I love a nice E46 M3.

 

[Lal B3N]

Looks lovely.

As above, interested to see what products you used before applying the reload?

 

[_Tom]

What did you use on the exhaust mate? I started mine on the weekend and it still needs more work. Most successful product for me so far is this -

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Lol!

 

[Gally]

Any other details on process?? Polishing etc?

Looks lovely.

As above, interested to see what products you used before applying the reload?

To the above. Menzerna 203s on a white LCC pad x2 (they went white to black quickly). CarPro fixer used with a green Hex pad via DA localised scratches. Glazed with a product on trial. It's probably the best glaze i've used so far. More to come on that.

203s restored the paint well and nipped out wash marring but the car is very well looked after so although the paint is utterly rock solid I didn't have to do much. Fixer works brilliantly with different pads on the localised area, I also flattened

Looking good but I must admit, it's no FRP write up Kevin.

Nice pics all the same squire.

Indeed, not quite as many people interested in write ups anymore so adding hours to my life seemed a bit wasted.

Ill look forward to it mate.


Gally, about time fella ive missed your detailing stuff.

Great work as always mate.

Thanks Scott, nice to have something worth imaging even if the colour isn't a show off one.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Car looks lovely!!

But he really needs to spend less money getting you to polish his car, & more money replacing his front tyres.

 

[Gally]

Car looks lovely!!

But he really needs to spend less money getting you to polish his car, & more money replacing his front tyres.

I hadn't mentioned it because I was hoping a man in the know would point them out.

2x Michelin Pilot Supersports in the garage, these ditchfinders had 7mm on them when he bought it so didn't want to totally throw them away after already spending 2k on brakes.

 

[Sir_Dave]

I hadn't mentioned it because I was hoping a man in the know would point them out.

2x Michelin Pilot Supersports in the garage, these ditchfinders had 7mm on them when he bought it so didn't want to totally throw them away after already spending 2k on brakes.

No point spending £2k on brakes when the things that create friction between road/car are made of slippery cheese lol.

 

[Gally]

He actually said they weren't THAT bad! And he can drive properly. He has had the tyres in the garage before the brakes were there!

 

[fez]

what a finish well done!

 

[cat171]

Nice job, car looks great!

 

[yeecup]

It is sadly! Fancy doing a black one. Lovely cars.

How about a black 330ci instead?

 

[Gally]

Would be a pleasure. Just done an X5 and a 330 touring both in Black. They were fun!

 

[Silent_Scone]

Very nice

 

[Scutch]

Fantastic work mate.

Sh*t car.

 

[Detail Chris]

For Scott Phase1sr

gally won't mind me spamming up his thread, unfortunately I didn't have any chance for pics for a write up other than these.

From my phone-got gloss!?

This pics were taken when it was with me before: (workshop is a mess here!)

 

[Gally]

They are just phenomenal. I prefer the RS6 but my god

 

[Detail Chris]

They are just phenomenal. I prefer the RS6 but my god

my work or the car lol! Funny enough he said he has the new (facelift?) RS6 on order for early 2015 and that will be coming to me also-Yay!
I told him for the love of Jesus' bean bags please not black again.

 

[Detail Chris]

Oh I forgot to say what was used. 2x cut with Scholl s17 on a Scholl purple pads and refined/glossed up with carpro reflect on a blue 3m pad. Finished in two coats of Cquartz Finest and reload. Yummy

 

[Mr R.]

Very nice indeed mate.