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      01-13-2009, 07:03 PM   #16
eclipsisNA
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Drives: 2013 Estoril 328i M Sport
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Beverly Hills, CA

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This 08 Melbourne Red M3 came to me in horrible shape. The owner left it to sit outside every night by a sprinkler system, which resulted in some of the worst water spots I've ever seen. Job took well over 20 hours to complete.

http://www.dcturanoinc.com/daveredm3.mpg

This car was littered with etched in water spots and dirt that was practically glued onto the paint:











After degreasing/polishing the wheels, scrubbing the tires clean of previous dressings, and wiping the wheel well down with Bare Bones:





After cleaning the interior of the wheels:





Even after pre-soaking the car twice, the sponges still picked up a ton of dirt. Left bucket was used to cleanse the dirty sponges, while the right bucket contains clean water:



Leaves taken out from engine bay:



Clay bar picked up a tremendous amount of contaminates:



Severe water spotting on hood. Keep in mind that the following pictures are after two pre-soaks, a sponge wash, and clay bar treatment.



Swirling on hood:



Swirling on trunk:



Left side of hood polished, right side unpolished:



Left side of trunk polished, right side unpolished:



These looked like claw marks on the driver side fender:



Driver side fender after polishing:






Last edited by eclipsisNA; 01-13-2009 at 08:25 PM..
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