ScheerSpeed: detailled my own BMW E90 M3 with Zymol Royale

ScheerSpeed · 05-19-2010, 06:07 PM

So it had been a year since the last time i polished the car! and it held up very well. that year included two track days, and many miles of highway and city daily driving. I decided to give the car a two step polish to make it like new again.

Wash
-Chemical Guys Citrus Wash
-P21s TAW

Wheels
-P21s Gel
-Ace Powerstick
-EZ Detail Brush
-SV brushes

Clay
-Special yellow poly clay
-ONR lube

Polishing
-Exterior paint
-Menzerna SIP / Orange Uber pad
-Menzerna PO85RD Micro Polish / blue Uber pad
-Makita 9227C
-3M Yellow Foam Backing Plate
-1000w halogen lights
-Menzerna Top Inspection
-DD über MF towels
-Racatac

LSP

-Paint
-Zymol HD Cleanse
-Zymol Royale applied by hand (using the palms of my hand, not an applicator)

-Wheels
-Poorboy's wheel sealant

Glass
-Adam's Glass Cleaner

Interior
-1Z Cockpit
-Chemical Guy's Leather cleaner
-Leather Masters Vital / Protection
-Adam's Glass Cleaner
-1Z Gummi Pflege

metal
-Optimum Metal Polish
-#0000 steel wool

here's how she looked before; all dusty and some minor swilrs and scratches here ant there.

During the wash

pictures of the scratches that accumulated over a year

i had to touch up a lot of rock chips all over the car. including the hood, bumper, and under the side skirts

a work in progress...

Finished!

thanks for looking,
Dom

gthirtyfizle · 05-19-2010, 06:28 PM

ur car lookssick buddy. great job

RayC · 05-19-2010, 06:38 PM

Nice!

Martin_D · 05-20-2010, 08:45 AM

Car looks great Dom!

eclipsisNA · 05-20-2010, 09:22 AM

Let's see the Royale container!

e90m3_6MT · 05-20-2010, 09:34 AM

I would like to know how you did the touch ups. were you able to do them in a way that they don't form a blob of paint and basically disappear and blend with the paint?

dr.jay · 05-20-2010, 12:27 PM

Royale with Cheese??? Car looks great!!!

M3ltdown · 05-20-2010, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by e90m3_6MT

I would like to know how you did the touch ups. were you able to do them in a way that they don't form a blob of paint and basically disappear and blend with the paint?

+1

PIMP "E" · 05-20-2010, 01:46 PM

nice work

CarbonFiberKreations · 05-20-2010, 03:58 PM

I have seen the work in person. Sick!!!!!

ScheerSpeed · 05-20-2010, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eclipsis

Let's see the Royale container!

i had a sample that a buddy of mine gave me

Johnny Lin · 05-20-2010, 05:24 PM

Sick ride, awesome works

eclipsisNA · 05-20-2010, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScheerSpeed

i had a sample that a buddy of mine gave me

Very sexy, I love wax porn.

TonyTone · 05-20-2010, 08:15 PM

Thats hott!! Great job Dom!

buddster · 05-22-2010, 12:40 PM

Dom - Looks great. BTW, are you Alpha Epsilon chapter?

ScheerSpeed · 05-24-2010, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buddster

Dom - Looks great. BTW, are you Alpha Epsilon chapter?

Theta Delta at FIU

chungdae · 05-27-2010, 05:33 PM

Looks stunning. ΠΚΦ.

ScheerSpeed · 05-28-2010, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eclipsis

Very sexy, I love wax porn.

lol what detail nut wouldnt!

i do too

05-19-2010, 06:07 PM	#1
ScheerSpeed Major General 415 Rep 5,768 Posts Drives: '13 F30 Estoril M-Sport 335i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (14)	ScheerSpeed: detailled my own BMW E90 M3 with Zymol Royale So it had been a year since the last time i polished the car! and it held up very well. that year included two track days, and many miles of highway and city daily driving. I decided to give the car a two step polish to make it like new again. Wash -Chemical Guys Citrus Wash -P21s TAW Wheels -P21s Gel -Ace Powerstick -EZ Detail Brush -SV brushes Clay -Special yellow poly clay -ONR lube Polishing -Exterior paint -Menzerna SIP / Orange Uber pad -Menzerna PO85RD Micro Polish / blue Uber pad -Makita 9227C -3M Yellow Foam Backing Plate -1000w halogen lights -Menzerna Top Inspection -DD über MF towels -Racatac LSP -Paint -Zymol HD Cleanse -Zymol Royale applied by hand (using the palms of my hand, not an applicator) -Wheels -Poorboy's wheel sealant Glass -Adam's Glass Cleaner Interior -1Z Cockpit -Chemical Guy's Leather cleaner -Leather Masters Vital / Protection -Adam's Glass Cleaner -1Z Gummi Pflege metal -Optimum Metal Polish -#0000 steel wool here's how she looked before; all dusty and some minor swilrs and scratches here ant there. During the wash pictures of the scratches that accumulated over a year i had to touch up a lot of rock chips all over the car. including the hood, bumper, and under the side skirts a work in progress... Finished! thanks for looking, Dom
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05-19-2010, 06:28 PM	#2
gthirtyfizle Colonel 191 Rep 2,867 Posts Drives: E92 M3 AW Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NYC iTrader: (4)	ur car lookssick buddy. great job
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05-19-2010, 06:38 PM	#3
RayC Lieutenant 13 Rep 544 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Centreville, VA iTrader: (4)	Nice!
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05-20-2010, 08:45 AM	#4
Martin_D Lieutenant Colonel 102 Rep 1,787 Posts Drives: Ford Super Duty Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (34)	Car looks great Dom!
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05-20-2010, 09:22 AM	#5
eclipsisNA Colonel 350 Rep 2,937 Posts Drives: 2013 Estoril 328i M Sport Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Beverly Hills, CA iTrader: (6) Garage List 2014 BMW 428i [7.76]	Let's see the Royale container!
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05-20-2010, 09:34 AM	#6
e90m3_6MT First Lieutenant 40 Rep 318 Posts Drives: 2016 GT3 RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Montréal iTrader: (0)	I would like to know how you did the touch ups. were you able to do them in a way that they don't form a blob of paint and basically disappear and blend with the paint?
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05-20-2010, 12:27 PM	#7
dr.jay Lieutenant 14 Rep 465 Posts Drives: 2011 135 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Greenwood Always Up to No Good iTrader: (1)	Royale with Cheese??? Car looks great!!! __________________ "Barzini is dead. So is Phillip Tattallgia. Moe Green. Slacci. Cuneo. Today I settled all family business so don't tell me that you're innocent. Admit what you did"
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05-20-2010, 01:46 PM	#9
PIMP "E" Colonel 59 Rep 2,500 Posts Drives: AW 2011 M3 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CentCal iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 M3 [0.00]	nice work __________________ MONEY IS THE SAIL TO MY BOAT
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05-20-2010, 03:58 PM	#10
CarbonFiberKreations Lieutenant 29 Rep 469 Posts Drives: m3 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: florida iTrader: (0)	I have seen the work in person. Sick!!!!!
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05-20-2010, 05:24 PM	#12
Johnny Lin Lieutenant General 832 Rep 11,307 Posts Drives: AW E92 M3 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bellevue, WA iTrader: (42)	Sick ride, awesome works
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05-20-2010, 08:15 PM	#14
TonyTone Major 200 Rep 1,293 Posts Drives: M3 VERT Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	Thats hott!! Great job Dom! __________________ Tony Tone "I drive a blue car with a V8, but sometimes a white car with twin turbos"
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05-22-2010, 12:40 PM	#15
buddster Second Lieutenant 64 Rep 269 Posts Drives: 2022 M8 Gran Coupe Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	Dom - Looks great. BTW, are you Alpha Epsilon chapter?
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05-27-2010, 05:33 PM	#17
chungdae The Asian Sensation 56 Rep 708 Posts Drives: 2009 Alpine White M3, S1000RR Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (2)	Looks stunning. ΠΚΦ.
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