Night & Day detail... 2001 330i Jet Black... holograms!!
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Night & Day detail... 2001 330i Jet Black... holograms!!
Holograms are cars are nothing like what you’d expect in booster pack of Pokemon cards. According to Shane, his 330i (Jet Black) was buffed by the dealership, leaving trails and trails of buffer trails and car still swirled to who knows where. He dropped the car off to me Sunday night around 8pm for me to work on Monday – well, I guess I figured I might as well be productive if I’m staying home on a Sunday night, so I got straight to work. I knocked out the claying & polishing at night just a bit before midnight. This morning, I followed my polishing step with a more mild polish to jewel the paint (due to the nature of the ridiculously soft clear coat of Jet Black). Applied a layer of LSP and did the finishing touches. Shane isn’t picking up the car until tonight, but it’s kind of nice to have almost a whole day off that I would have otherwise been spending on the car.
Total time: ~6-7 hrs
Here’s the process:
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash with Euro-W Bucket + Grit Guard & DI Sheepskin Mitt
Clay Magic Fine Clay with Optimum No Rinse Wash as lube)
Menzernas P085RD / UDM 4″ / Orange
Optimum Poli-seal / UDM 4″ / Blue
Menzernas P085RD / Flex 3401 5.5″ / Orange
Optimum Poli-seal / Flex 3401 5.5″ / Blue
Four Star Ultimate Paint Protection / By Hand / Foam Pad (Synthetic Polymer Sealant)
Optimum Spray Wax
Duragloss 321 Non-silicone Tire dressing
Stoners Invisible Glass
Optimum Metal Polish / #0000 Steel Wool
*Note* Indoor "after" pictures are after polishing and before sealing
Hood befores
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330-Hood-before.jpg)
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Hood2-before.jpg)
After
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Hood-after.jpg)
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Front-right-after.jpg)
Area between door and window before
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-DoorW-before.jpg)
after
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-DoorW-after.jpg)
Exhaust before
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Exhaust-before.jpg)
Exhaust after
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Exhaust-after.jpg)
Door before
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Door-before-2.jpg)
Door after
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Door-after.jpg)
Afters --- sory for lack of outdoor befores - started when the sun setted already
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Roof-after.jpg)
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Front-after.jpg)
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Front-left-after.jpg)
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Trunk-after.jpg)
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Side-after.jpg)
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Rear-after.jpg)
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Fender-after.jpg)
Double sided side mirror?![Big Grin](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Total time: ~6-7 hrs
Here’s the process:
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash with Euro-W Bucket + Grit Guard & DI Sheepskin Mitt
Clay Magic Fine Clay with Optimum No Rinse Wash as lube)
Menzernas P085RD / UDM 4″ / Orange
Optimum Poli-seal / UDM 4″ / Blue
Menzernas P085RD / Flex 3401 5.5″ / Orange
Optimum Poli-seal / Flex 3401 5.5″ / Blue
Four Star Ultimate Paint Protection / By Hand / Foam Pad (Synthetic Polymer Sealant)
Optimum Spray Wax
Duragloss 321 Non-silicone Tire dressing
Stoners Invisible Glass
Optimum Metal Polish / #0000 Steel Wool
*Note* Indoor "after" pictures are after polishing and before sealing
Hood befores
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330-Hood-before.jpg)
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Hood2-before.jpg)
After
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Hood-after.jpg)
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Front-right-after.jpg)
Area between door and window before
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-DoorW-before.jpg)
after
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-DoorW-after.jpg)
Exhaust before
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Exhaust-before.jpg)
Exhaust after
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Exhaust-after.jpg)
Door before
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Door-before-2.jpg)
Door after
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Door-after.jpg)
Afters --- sory for lack of outdoor befores - started when the sun setted already
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Roof-after.jpg)
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Front-after.jpg)
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Front-left-after.jpg)
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Trunk-after.jpg)
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Side-after.jpg)
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Rear-after.jpg)
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Fender-after.jpg)
Double sided side mirror?
![Big Grin](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
![](http://distinctivdetailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/330i-Sidemirror-after.jpg)
Last edited by wong05tsx; 08-02-2010 at 02:21 PM.
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Damn, the hood was so bad, it looks like it was dented in the pictures. Well done!
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Looking very good!
I've seen cars at the dealership with big sheets of paper saying "DO NOT WASH" everywhere on the car.
Now I know why.
I've seen cars at the dealership with big sheets of paper saying "DO NOT WASH" everywhere on the car.
Now I know why.
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