Thread: Washing the M3
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      05-24-2012, 03:02 PM   #6
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Drives: 2012 GTR, 2014 x1 3.5 Msport
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Central New Jersey

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1. I was the wheels with griots wheel cleaner three different scrubbers and a small sponge
2. Soak car with water and soap. I use pinnacle auto soap.
3. Rinse car off and then i remove the head from the hose and sheet as much water as I can with a slow flow of water.
4. I dry the car with a micro weave towel
5. Take the car for a little spin to get all the rust of the rotors.
6. Dry all the door jams under the hood and trunk. ( also all water then dripped out of the cracks while cleaning the rotors)
7. Spray quick detail on the rims and dry rims and inside the rims. To see if wheels are clean inside and out I use my finger and rub. Once I don't see any break dust on my finger there clean. (QD I use it meguiars 135 synthetic QD)
8. If doing a complete detail job I get out my clay and clay the car
9. Get out the DA polisher I use a portacable. First if I have swirls I use an orange pad and Wolfgang total swirl remover
10. Then with the DA polisher I use the Wolfgang glaze
11. Wax time. I apply this by hand I use pinnacle sovereign wax.
12. Put on tire gel I use mothers reflection tire gel or optimum tire gel.
13. Clean glass
14. I am done. Unless I am doing the interior as well then that's a whole different list.
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