Who said we couldn't detail in January?? LOL

[BMW1986]

Hello M3 Post!!

This past weekend was amazingly warm here in the NYC Area so it was a perfect time to detail the M3! My car is about 3 Months old now and she is my daily driver. I had about 10 coats of Zaino Z2 Pro on my car but I wanted to try something different...sealants. Everything was done by hand. I do have a PC Machine but I prefer to detail by hand when I have to. I do not know why ALL of these pictures are blury when they are clear on my Mac!

My Snows are BMW OEM M Wheels with Michellin Alpine 3's. I love the way the wheels look on the car but I will still take my ZCP wheels anyday. I am counting down the day's until I put them on!

All of the products I use, besides Zaino, come from Detailers Domain. Phil runs a great company with excellent customer service.

Products used are as follow:

Wash:

Adam's Car Shampoo
Foam Gun
Wash Mitt with Gritt Guard

Wheels:

Zonax Wheel Cleaner
Swizzwax Wheel Brush
Ace Power Stick
Adams All-Purpose Cleaner
Adams Undercarriage Dressings

Waxes:

Zaino Clay Bar
1Z einszett Glanz Wax
Menzerna Power Lock Sealant
Adam's Detail Spray
Zaino Grand Seal
Zaino Tire Shine

Glass:

Adam's Glass Sealant - HIGHLY SUGGESTED
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Adam's Microfiber Applicator

Interior:

Zaino Leather in a Bottle - Cleaner
Zaino Leather in a Bottle - Conditioner
Tuff Stuff for Carpets
Swizzwax Interior Detail Brush

Lots of Microfiber used (Uber & Zaino)

Hope you enjoy the pics!! Comments and suggests are greatly appreciated!

[stefan]

Looks epic. Now you're going to pull out into the road and get sandblasted by other car's road debris and rocks. :P
j/k

Personally I am waiting until summer. We really love the road salt and gravel here in Calgary. Also, what polish did you use? Or did you?

[Gkap]

Clean

[SamS]

Very nice! I like your winter wheels, too.

[Orjan]

Nice and shiny And the wheels look great too - are they the OEM winter wheels?

[OM3N]

nice to see someone brave enough to break out the detailing gear in the middle of January!
if you are looking for a killer sealant for winter try the Werkstatd Acrylic Jett Sealant!

Super durable for winter and leaves a sick finish!

I like those wheels too! whats the width on the rear tires?

[THE TECH]

Looks good.

[VSmotorsports]

Looks good. Weird sight to see such a clean car in NYC in January.

[mdosu]

looks good, what are the specs on your winter wheels and tires?

[img]

Very clean,love the 2 tone interior

[BMW1986]

Originally Posted by stefan

Looks epic. Now you're going to pull out into the road and get sandblasted by other car's road debris and rocks. :P
j/k

Personally I am waiting until summer. We really love the road salt and gravel here in Calgary. Also, what polish did you use? Or did you?

No polish this time; strickly clay, wax, sealant. Polish I use Zaino Z2 Pro.

Originally Posted by Orjan

Nice and shiny And the wheels look great too - are they the OEM winter wheels?

Originally Posted by OM3N

nice to see someone brave enough to break out the detailing gear in the middle of January!
if you are looking for a killer sealant for winter try the Werkstatd Acrylic Jett Sealant!

Super durable for winter and leaves a sick finish!

I like those wheels too! whats the width on the rear tires?

Originally Posted by mdosu

looks good, what are the specs on your winter wheels and tires?

Originally Posted by img

Very clean,love the 2 tone interior

The Tires are OEM BMW M Wheels. It is a square 18" x 8" Setup. I believe they are a 245 Setup on all 4. I brought them through my parts department at work. It was a winter wheel package BMW had put together.

[skins333]

Looks great!

[GOLFFRR]

awesome car looks great

[BMW1986]

Originally Posted by GOLFFRR

awesome car looks great

Hopefully they are that clean when we go to South Carolina next week! LMAO

[m3freak86]

Looking good Jon!

[P1et]

Great work! And some excellent choices in detailing products. I'm glad you've seen the light in the fact that Zaino is old hat. I love Power Lock, my favorite sealant by far.

PS: like the winter wheels. My mother has the same ones on her 335i, but in matte black:

[the infamous...]

great job, luv 270ms! get sum spacers, cuz that tuck is painful 2 look @

[Darth One]

I can just hear the voices coming from your house

- "aaargh!!! why the fu@@ is there no hot water?!?"

- "he's what??! who washes the car in winter!!"

[Mr. ///M3 RD]

Fantastic ....great job

.... now keep the dust off with that special designed BMW car cover

[JulieDriving]

Ahhh..... thanks for the eye candy!

I wuv, wuv black especially when it looks so clean.

Thumbs-up on your two-tone interior.

[BMW1986]

Originally Posted by m3freak86

Looking good Jon!

Thanks Chris!!! Hope dad is well!

Originally Posted by P1et

Great work! And some excellent choices in detailing products. I'm glad you've seen the light in the fact that Zaino is old hat. I love Power Lock, my favorite sealant by far.

PS: like the winter wheels. My mother has the same ones on her 335i, but in matte black:

Wheels look great!! I still use Zaino and Sal is a personal friend of mine. In fact i'm working on a special project with him currently

Originally Posted by the infamous...

great job, luv 270ms! get sum spacers, cuz that tuck is painful 2 look @

So if I get the spacers will you be updated my sig?? hahahah...these are my winter rims so that's why i'm not rocking them.

Originally Posted by Darth One

I can just hear the voices coming from your house

- "aaargh!!! why the fu@@ is there no hot water?!?"

- "he's what??! who washes the car in winter!!"

Hahahahahahha....my neighbors were looking at me as if I was nuts!!

Originally Posted by Rolf-Dieter

Fantastic ....great job

.... now keep the dust off with that special designed BMW car cover

Thank you! No car cover; I drive her everyday!!

Originally Posted by JulieDriving

Ahhh..... thanks for the eye candy!

I wuv, wuv black especially when it looks so clean.

Thumbs-up on your two-tone interior.

Thank you! What's the specs on your car??