MONSTA's E92 M3 correction detail

monsta · 10-02-2009, 04:17 PM

I recently got my M3 detailed by Dave of STREET DREAMS DETAILING & I must say I'm truly amazed at how well it came out that I'm showing off his work here...if you NJ guys are going to get your car detailed he is the guy to go to, PM me if you want his contact info. I'm a very satisfied customer!

Here are some pics of my Interlagos Blue M3, 15k on it.

ENJOY!

Below I edited so others can contact him directly regarding any pricing ect ect.
EDIT: www.streetdreamsdetail.com
David Saunders
Owner/Paint Correction Specialist
Cell: (551) 804 6782
Email: David@streetdreamsdetail.com
Location: Norwood, NJ

Wheel cleaned using P&S brakebuster with various brushes, tires+wells cleaned with ARO

Washed with FK1 concentrated wash out of their decon kit, which is just "okay", but the wash shampoo is actually very good.

Clayed with poly clay using ONR lubeness

The entire hood, front bumper and rear bumper had 3M clear film. It needed some extensive work to clean it up and restore some clarity, yes you can restore clarity to film

Some of the issues, stains, streaks and RIDS and hazing

Used the flex DA with M105, followed up with 106FA again on the DA and came back to finish it out with 85rd on the metabo, using the rotary after a DA may seem counterproductive but it works and thats all there is.

50/50 after first pass using 105

The FA helped clean up some of the haze M105 left behind, although it did actually finish down well on the DA

After the M105 and 106FA, video using the fenix LED 50/50

Film before..

After..

The front fenders had film as well and were treated to the same process as above.

The finish wasnt in terrible shape but the clear was very hard, started out with heavy polishing foam and P203s and ended up using the new LC cyan cutting pad with M105 for several passes.

Followed with 203s to refine the finish via rotary and then jeweled it out using Megs 205 on the DA... I think a DA is where M205 shines

testing out the new LC orange foam, leaves a great finish and cuts well but this clear needed a more agressive foam, the new blue LC pad worked far better on this car

After first pass using M105, about 90%

Finished down after the IPA

B pillar before..

After

monsta · 10-02-2009, 04:18 PM

Before correction haze under the infratech

After correction

Took a lot of combos to get what worked best for this car.... I ended up using all of these at some point during the detail

The side mirrors were tough to correct so I used a polishing pad with a 203s and came back with a finishing pad with 106FA... I kept the rpms around 1000 or less

before

during

after, with the grooves in the black plastic plastic and it being right near clear film I didnt chase the last few RIDS with a cutting pad (cutting foam = more heat)

working the 105

after finishing under the phene-ix

monsta · 10-02-2009, 04:19 PM

The trunk has some more severe defects which needed wetsanding

Sanded with 2000 unigrit followed by 3000 unigrit

After the 2000

I corrected the sand scratches with a 3" tufbuf wool pad, followed by M105 again on the DA with cutting foam (2x for the whole trunk)

Under LED

There are still some shadows from the scrathes left over, they were cut deep unfortunately.

After correcting the rest of the trunk I went back over it with the DA and 205

After the wipedown

monsta · 10-02-2009, 04:20 PM

finishing out the carbon roof

after

Interior was kept very well, the leather needed the most attention if anything.

After...

Some finishing touches. Wheels sealed with Jetseal for protection. Tires dressed with SV Pneu, front lower and rear lower grills dressed with "the sauce" etc.

Hood vents dressed

touching up on the wheels

I applied blackfire wet diamond sealant for LSP. First coat was machined on with the DA using a gold lc pad at speed 4 which I let cure for 40mins or so, it buffed off super easy.

BF hazed and being buffed off... how can this part not be the most enjoyable part of a detail?

The car was supposed to go back yesterday but religion and rain had other plans, lol. So I took it outside this afternoon in hopes of some sun but there was none.

monsta · 10-02-2009, 04:21 PM

Pulled it back inside to apply another coat of the BF WD and do the final wipedown.

All finished, snapped some pics tonite before it left

Thanks for looking

disclaimer: I'm just a happy customer showing off my car, Dave by no means told me to post this up even though he did the write up, actually as of now he doesn't even know I posted it...will inform him now...

mods: please leave this here since its in the NJ area

srobmw · 10-02-2009, 04:32 PM

That was some job.

Nice color btw.

monsta · 10-02-2009, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by srobmw

That was some job.

Nice color btw.

Thank you likewise

, yes he did a great job...he's doing my Dad's Pcar this weekend

drft92 · 10-02-2009, 05:45 PM

Does he come to you or does he have a location to go to, if yes where is he located (town)? How much ? Thanks

Space Ghost · 10-02-2009, 07:18 PM

Looking good. I want mine done before winter please PM info. Thanks.

edcvin · 10-02-2009, 08:18 PM

Looks great..very nice.

monsta · 10-02-2009, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drft92

Does he come to you or does he have a location to go to, if yes where is he located (town)? How much ? Thanks

He's located in Bergen County & does it out of his home garage for the time being, you could see it in the pictures...it is spot less...regarding price every car is different & requires different hours of work to do the job...I'll PM you his info & if you wish to contact him you may.

as you can see in the pictures (more noticeable IRL) I had a lot of spiderwebbing, hazing, bug guts ect ect so since I didn't need my car for the weekend I gave him the car for the weekend so he could take his time w/ it...but I believe he generally needs the car for 2 days, but again each car is its unique issues so best to contact him directly.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Space Ghost

Looking good. I want mine done before winter please PM info. Thanks.

PM sent.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by vinnycg

Looks great..very nice.

thanks, finding a great detailer who's also a cool guy is hard so I'm a very happy customer...I can't wait to see how my dad's Pcar comes out b/c mine wasn't half as bad as that one is & to top it off its black so everything shows

J08M3 · 10-02-2009, 09:59 PM

Looks good!! I've seen some other work by him on other forums as well... All looks good

Poppin Fresh · 10-02-2009, 10:17 PM

Now that I'm looking, you're car looks familiar...did you go to the 1st L4P Midnight Run at Edgewater? I saw a LSB/FR combo just like yours!

monsta · 10-03-2009, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J08M3

Looks good!! I've seen some other work by him on other forums as well... All looks good

thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poppin Fresh

Now that I'm looking, you're car looks familiar...did you go to the 1st L4P Midnight Run at Edgewater? I saw a LSB/FR combo just like yours!

yes sir & the 2nd one too...but my combo is IB/FR not LSB

Poppin Fresh · 10-03-2009, 08:08 AM

Oops I meant to type IB...nice! I went to a couple of L4P meets at Riverside Mall before he changed it to LiLo's. After that, school and work keeps me from any fun stuff anymore. The only enjoyment I have is driving to and from school or work in my car.

dillon733 · 10-03-2009, 08:40 AM

Holy Sh!t!!!

The car looks amazing. Flawless. Excellent work.

monsta · 10-04-2009, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dillon733

Holy Sh!t!!!

The car looks amazing. Flawless. Excellent work.

thats what I said when I saw it!

AwesomeM3 · 10-04-2009, 04:50 PM

Looking good Monsta!

How did the trunk deck lid get so scratched. Looks perfect now!

PKumarM3 · 10-04-2009, 11:27 PM

gotta hardwire that radar detector.

Bart@AUTOcouture · 10-05-2009, 01:32 PM

I need his name and address. I will be sending him some business!

chris s · 10-06-2009, 10:39 AM

Very nice Bill!

e46e92love · 10-06-2009, 01:05 PM

Wow, nice job......nice car

It looks better in action

Why is it that NY and NJ get all the good detailers and us in the southeastern PA area get sh*t

Cheers,
e46e92

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monsta Brigadier General 218 Rep 3,593 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bergen County, NJ/Y.O, NY iTrader: (2)	MONSTA's E92 M3 correction detail I recently got my M3 detailed by Dave of STREET DREAMS DETAILING & I must say I'm truly amazed at how well it came out that I'm showing off his work here...if you NJ guys are going to get your car detailed he is the guy to go to, PM me if you want his contact info. I'm a very satisfied customer! Here are some pics of my Interlagos Blue M3, 15k on it. ENJOY! Below I edited so others can contact him directly regarding any pricing ect ect. EDIT: www.streetdreamsdetail.com David Saunders Owner/Paint Correction Specialist Cell: (551) 804 6782 Email: David@streetdreamsdetail.com Location: Norwood, NJ Wheel cleaned using P&S brakebuster with various brushes, tires+wells cleaned with ARO Washed with FK1 concentrated wash out of their decon kit, which is just "okay", but the wash shampoo is actually very good. Clayed with poly clay using ONR lubeness The entire hood, front bumper and rear bumper had 3M clear film. It needed some extensive work to clean it up and restore some clarity, yes you can restore clarity to film Some of the issues, stains, streaks and RIDS and hazing Used the flex DA with M105, followed up with 106FA again on the DA and came back to finish it out with 85rd on the metabo, using the rotary after a DA may seem counterproductive but it works and thats all there is. 50/50 after first pass using 105 The FA helped clean up some of the haze M105 left behind, although it did actually finish down well on the DA After the M105 and 106FA, video using the fenix LED 50/50 Film before.. After.. The front fenders had film as well and were treated to the same process as above. The finish wasnt in terrible shape but the clear was very hard, started out with heavy polishing foam and P203s and ended up using the new LC cyan cutting pad with M105 for several passes. Followed with 203s to refine the finish via rotary and then jeweled it out using Megs 205 on the DA... I think a DA is where M205 shines testing out the new LC orange foam, leaves a great finish and cuts well but this clear needed a more agressive foam, the new blue LC pad worked far better on this car After first pass using M105, about 90% Finished down after the IPA B pillar before.. After __________________ '08 E92 M3 6MT \| IB \| FR \| RAC RG63's \| VRS Ti Exhaust \| Fabspeed HFC & Xpipe '09 X5 35d SG/SB '11 X3 28i AW/CN/FW (wife's car Last edited by monsta; 06-14-2010 at 08:12 AM..
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monsta Brigadier General 218 Rep 3,593 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bergen County, NJ/Y.O, NY iTrader: (2)	Before correction haze under the infratech After correction Took a lot of combos to get what worked best for this car.... I ended up using all of these at some point during the detail The side mirrors were tough to correct so I used a polishing pad with a 203s and came back with a finishing pad with 106FA... I kept the rpms around 1000 or less before during after, with the grooves in the black plastic plastic and it being right near clear film I didnt chase the last few RIDS with a cutting pad (cutting foam = more heat) working the 105 after finishing under the phene-ix __________________ '08 E92 M3 6MT \| IB \| FR \| RAC RG63's \| VRS Ti Exhaust \| Fabspeed HFC & Xpipe '09 X5 35d SG/SB '11 X3 28i AW/CN/FW (wife's car
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monsta Brigadier General 218 Rep 3,593 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bergen County, NJ/Y.O, NY iTrader: (2)	The trunk has some more severe defects which needed wetsanding Sanded with 2000 unigrit followed by 3000 unigrit After the 2000 I corrected the sand scratches with a 3" tufbuf wool pad, followed by M105 again on the DA with cutting foam (2x for the whole trunk) Under LED There are still some shadows from the scrathes left over, they were cut deep unfortunately. After correcting the rest of the trunk I went back over it with the DA and 205 After the wipedown __________________ '08 E92 M3 6MT \| IB \| FR \| RAC RG63's \| VRS Ti Exhaust \| Fabspeed HFC & Xpipe '09 X5 35d SG/SB '11 X3 28i AW/CN/FW (wife's car
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monsta Brigadier General 218 Rep 3,593 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bergen County, NJ/Y.O, NY iTrader: (2)	finishing out the carbon roof after Interior was kept very well, the leather needed the most attention if anything. After... Some finishing touches. Wheels sealed with Jetseal for protection. Tires dressed with SV Pneu, front lower and rear lower grills dressed with "the sauce" etc. Hood vents dressed touching up on the wheels I applied blackfire wet diamond sealant for LSP. First coat was machined on with the DA using a gold lc pad at speed 4 which I let cure for 40mins or so, it buffed off super easy. BF hazed and being buffed off... how can this part not be the most enjoyable part of a detail? The car was supposed to go back yesterday but religion and rain had other plans, lol. So I took it outside this afternoon in hopes of some sun but there was none. __________________ '08 E92 M3 6MT \| IB \| FR \| RAC RG63's \| VRS Ti Exhaust \| Fabspeed HFC & Xpipe '09 X5 35d SG/SB '11 X3 28i AW/CN/FW (wife's car
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10-02-2009, 04:21 PM	#5
monsta Brigadier General 218 Rep 3,593 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bergen County, NJ/Y.O, NY iTrader: (2)	Pulled it back inside to apply another coat of the BF WD and do the final wipedown. All finished, snapped some pics tonite before it left Thanks for looking disclaimer: I'm just a happy customer showing off my car, Dave by no means told me to post this up even though he did the write up, actually as of now he doesn't even know I posted it...will inform him now... mods: please leave this here since its in the NJ area __________________ '08 E92 M3 6MT \| IB \| FR \| RAC RG63's \| VRS Ti Exhaust \| Fabspeed HFC & Xpipe '09 X5 35d SG/SB '11 X3 28i AW/CN/FW (wife's car
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srobmw Second Lieutenant 20 Rep 273 Posts Drives: 2009 IB M3 Coupe Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: new windsor, ny iTrader: (3) Garage List 2009 M3 Coupe [0.00]	That was some job. Nice color btw. __________________ 2009 M3 coupe,interlagos blue,6mt,loaded,19" hre comp 97s,powerchip,h&r springs,hamann front splitter,eisenmann race exhaust Delivered 7/10/09
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Space Ghost Captain 11 Rep 619 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: USA-PA iTrader: (5)	Nice Monsta! Looking good. I want mine done before winter please PM info. Thanks.
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edcvin Captain 119 Rep 880 Posts Drives: 2006 M5 \| 2011 M3 \| 2020 X3M Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New York iTrader: (1)	Looks great..very nice.
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J08M3 Major General 285 Rep 6,007 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 COUPE Join Date: May 2008 Location: NEW YORK iTrader: (8)	Looks good!! I've seen some other work by him on other forums as well... All looks good __________________
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Poppin Fresh Colonel 85 Rep 2,148 Posts Drives: With a sunroof and front plate Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bergen County NJ iTrader: (0)	Now that I'm looking, you're car looks familiar...did you go to the 1st L4P Midnight Run at Edgewater? I saw a LSB/FR combo just like yours! __________________
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Poppin Fresh Colonel 85 Rep 2,148 Posts Drives: With a sunroof and front plate Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bergen County NJ iTrader: (0)	Oops I meant to type IB...nice! I went to a couple of L4P meets at Riverside Mall before he changed it to LiLo's. After that, school and work keeps me from any fun stuff anymore. The only enjoyment I have is driving to and from school or work in my car. __________________
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dillon733 Major 96 Rep 1,196 Posts Drives: Jet Black e92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: new york iTrader: (3)	Holy Sh!t!!! The car looks amazing. Flawless. Excellent work.
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chris s Major General 1250 Rep 6,912 Posts Drives: 2022 Dravit G80 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York iTrader: (12)	Very nice Bill! __________________ 2022 Dravit/Fiona M3cx - Dinan midpipe w/VC, NW Carbonhaus CF, AST Springs, FC Spacers...more to come! 2016 Indi F80 M3 - SMB\|Amaro \| Mode Carbon \| ESS \| Akra EVO \| KW HAS...SOLD 2012 MR e92 M3 DCT, ESS SC, Brembo BBK, BBS FI... GONE but not forgotten! 2008 AW e92 M3 6MT, ESS SC, BBS LM's...SOLD!
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e46e92love Brigadier General 236 Rep 3,303 Posts Drives: e92 ///M3; X3 (wife's) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: The East Side of Things iTrader: (0)	Wow, nice job......nice car It looks better in action Why is it that NY and NJ get all the good detailers and us in the southeastern PA area get sh*t Cheers, e46e92 __________________ "...it's not about the money and not about the brand of the car, it's about handling,performance and passion......And that, no other car has all together like an M3........when you talk about the most complete car the M is invincible." --Tony Kanaan.
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