Appearance & Detailing Interior & Exterior Appearance Modifications

E30 M3 basic detail

Old 04-09-2013, 06:15 PM
  #1  
TECH Junkie
Thread Starter
iTrader: (12)
 
GoFast908Z's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 3,371
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post

Default E30 M3 basic detail

Local forum member contacted me for a basic detail on his E30 M3. This was a mobile job and was not a paint correction job, but there was still several hours of work to get it looking good. So while the swirls remained, the gloss was increased and the paintwork and trim were all protected. The wheels took some time to get dialed in and there was old dried white wax in just about every crevice on the vehicle....which alone took significant time. When all done it looked clean and well kept.













You can see all the wax...pretty much everywhere..


























All done. Gaps, trim, emblems, etc all looking proper again. Paint sealed and protected from the elements.













































While this was not a correction detail, it was fun working on an E30 M3, such an iconic car and making it look sharp again. Thanks for checking it out!
Old 04-09-2013, 06:19 PM
  #2  
Staging Lane
 
the1theycallthe1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: England
Posts: 65
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Lovely car & great job.

A firm favourite car of mine - i once drove Patrick Snijers rally e30 M3.
Old 04-09-2013, 07:28 PM
  #3  
Registered User
 
Newby_j's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: In a corn field in Indiana
Posts: 13
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Some day I will have one. Amazing job on this one!
Old 04-09-2013, 07:44 PM
  #4  
TECH Regular
 
Coppertone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 439
Received 1 Like on 1 Post

Default

What tools/products/techniques did you use to clean all that old wax?
Old 04-09-2013, 08:07 PM
  #5  
TECH Junkie
Thread Starter
iTrader: (12)
 
GoFast908Z's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 3,371
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post

Default

^ Stoner's Tarminator
Old 04-10-2013, 10:29 AM
  #6  
FormerVendor
 
Adam's Polishes's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: In the detail shop!
Posts: 757
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Wow, old wax EVERYWHERE!

Nice job on the clean up.
Old 04-10-2013, 11:34 AM
  #7  
Staging Lane
iTrader: (1)
 
Skymaira's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Dover, DE
Posts: 65
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

That turned out amazing
Old 04-10-2013, 11:38 AM
  #8  
TECH Regular
 
94LT1TA6spd's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 465
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

Love the car, one of my favorites!

The work looks top shelf!


Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Quick Reply: E30 M3 basic detail



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:14 AM.