Polished Bliss Detailing vs BMW320Ci

[PolishedBliss]

This was an almost perfect job. Protection only detail on a Porsche Cayenne on day 1, followed by a two day correction detail on this BMW 320Ci on days two and three – all in a nice big, well equipped garage. Clark did the Cayenne on his own, and didn’t bother with any pics, as it was fairly clean to start with. However, we knew that the BMW was going to pose more of a challenge, so we employed our standard tag team routine from the outset. You’ll notice from some of the pictures below the absence of the driver’s door mirror – what isn’t so noticeable is the hard life this car has already had (it’s only two years old), with the paint featuring ubiquitous swirls, numerous deep random scratches and several small dents. With a new wing mirror on the way, all we had to do was correct this list of defects (with the exception of the dents!), and add winter protection. In a change to the regular way we write up, here we describe what we did and only what we finished with…

Wash

Whole car was foamed, pressure washed, washed by hand, rinsed, treated with glue and tar remover, refoamed and then rinsed again. Arches were degreased and pressure washed, wheels were cleaned with wheel cleaners and wheel brushes.

Clean

The fingertip test revealed plenty of bonded surface contaminants on the horizontal panels, so these were clayed using an aggressive clay bar.

Polish

After final drying off following the claying step, here’s what we were dealing with, and some of the equipment we used to sort the paint out…

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With plenty of paint to play with (120 microns on average over the whole car) we set to work by compounding all of the panels using a rotary polisher, and then followed this up by applying a finishing polish, again by rotary. One attempt on each panel was largely sufficient to give 99% correction – a couple of panels received multiple attempts in order to nip out more serious defects – all work was monitored using a digital paint gauge. Here’s some good 50:50 shots…

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And some decent before and afters of the bootlid…

Before

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After

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Some general shots after the polishing stages…

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Interior/Engine

The interior and engine bay were then cleaned using standard methods, and in fairness didn’t need much work, so only a picture of the engine is shown below – all of the shuts were thoroughly cleaned out at this stage too.

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Wheels

The alloys were treated with a wheel sealant, and the tyres received two coats of tyre dressing…

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Protect

In order to remove any last traces of polish residues and other contamination, we treated the paint with a deep cleanser, to provide the perfect base for the last step product. We then applied Zymöl Carbon to the paint, using a wipe on, wipe off method. This significantly enhanced both depth and glossiness without muting the metallic flake in any way. Here are some shots taken after the application of the wax…

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The detail was finished by cleaning the glass inside and out thoroughly, and spending half an hour or so checking all of the panel gaps, grills and trims for residues. Only when we were 100% satisfied was the car presented to the owner. We think this finish is one of the best we have ever achieved – 99% correction, in 14 hours, with every zone of the car fully detailed. Working conditions were great, and the owner a delight to work for – if only all jobs were so good.

:)

[Predator_R32]

gorgeous that engine bay looks really good

[hesslevtr]

more flakes then cadburys

amazing job as usual

[Scott]

the flake on that is unreal, almost like an aftermarket respray of some kind, popping fresh indeed

[argylefan1985]

deeeeeelllliiiciiiioooouusss

[ada]

That's one nice looking car, that paint is excellent. Fair shined up :y:

[srcnix]

Great effort lads :)

[dannyjay]

Another top job! :y:

[Dan]

You guys rock!!! Paint on that beemer is lovely!

[Jimbo]

Gorgeous car!

There's a wing mirror missing though..

[Mark51]

this looks amazing, this is what car i want next or a leon

[Polished_Bliss_Detailing]

Gorgeous car!

There's a wing mirror missing though..

Shows you dont read the report, we mentioned the missing wing mirror at the start ;)

[Jonny_H]

the engine looks like sex!

[Rich84]

hehe i get to drive them;)

ave seen brand new cars come direct from BMW that dont look that good, top job

[Matt_e]

lovely car and really good work there

[Tupps]

Awesome car....and Awesome job by PB Once again

[Josh_T]

Gorgeous car and superb work, best ive ever seen. All i can say is well well done :y:

[m20pub]

very nice work as usual

[davew]

sweet mate, nice work :)

[Polished_Bliss_Detailing]

hehe i get to drive them;)

ave seen brand new cars come direct from BMW that dont look that good, top job

its not that unusual unfortunately, i'd say at least 90% of brand new cars come with "free" swirls as a result of bad dealer preperation, keeps us in business though :D

[Connor_scotland]

wow thats amazing mate

excellent as usual