Petrucci Detailed: 2005 BMW Jet Black M3

Petrucci Detailed: 2005 BMW Jet Black M3

Wash:
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss
Gilmour Foam Gun

Clayed:
Meguiar’s Medium clay
Chemical Guys Synthetic Quick Detailer

Paint Correction:
Flex 3403 rotary
3M Backing Plate
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna Nano Polish
Menzerna PO85RD
CM5300
Fenix TK10
Orange LC pad
White LC pad
Grey LC pad
Blue LC pad
Detailer Domain Uber Towels
Highline Paint Gauge Meter

Protection:
Jetseal109

LSP:
Pinnacle Souveran

Trim:
Aerospace 303

Glass:
Stoner’s Invisible Glass

Wheels:
EZ Detail Brush
Swissvax Wheel Brush
Chemical Guy’s Grime Reaper
Surfcity Tire Shine



Before:





Wash:



Here’s what I had to work with after stripping the wax and clay barring the car.:













So the next step was to measure the clear coat to see what I would be working with and then plan the attack with my Menzerna polishes. Going through the car the hood was the lowest of the readings, so I had to be extra careful.:





Here are some readings of the trunk which was pretty healthy for BMW JB.:



Various other panel readings.:





I started with the trunk working with the least aggressive method first. I started out with a white lake country pad and 106ff at around 1300 rpm. To my amazement it cleared up some of the heaviest areas on the car, but there were certain spots were deeper imperfections were still present. I worked with some SIP but it seemed the paint did not want to accept it because it would leave behind nasty hazing. After a couple of trials I found the formula for the car, which was a white pad with half a bead of 106ff and SIP. Then I followed it up with a white pad and 106ff to get rid of any leftover hazing left from the SIP, and then on to my favorite step jewelling with 85rd on a blue pad. This paint was super soft (almost a nightmare); some of my microfibers would scratch the paint if not careful. Also, my normal 50/50 alcohol wipe down would leave behind streaks and sometimes pick up things that would scratch the paint. I’d say the correction was about 90%, it was definitely a challenge.


Trunk - Before:



Trunk 50/50:







Trunk - After:





Panel - Before:



Panel - After:



Hood - Before:







Hood 50/50:







Driver Fender - After:








Driver Door - Before:



Driver Door 50/50:



Driver Door After:



Driver Rear Fender - Before:



Driver Rear Fender - After:





Passenger Door 50/50:





Passenger Door - After:

Random reflection shots:









After Shots:

WOW, Im sure the owner was stoked. Car was way past due for a detail.

Originally Posted by 325ray

WOW, Im sure the owner was stoked. Car was way past due for a detail.

For sure this one was in need of some major TLC.

Thanks again man!

YUMMY. almost looks like my car when i got it... the owner better appreciate how much work you put into and know how to properly maintain it now.

Originally Posted by THATS FRESH

YUMMY. almost looks like my car when i got it... the owner better appreciate how much work you put into and know how to properly maintain it now.

Thank you as always

I showed him the way. I'll probably see this one come back to me at a future date for sure.

Great looking job, I just have one question and maybe you might not want to answer publicly but how much did you charge him?

HUGE improvement!

Greg @ DI

Wow .. amazing job! Almost a shame to take it for a drive for fear it will get dirty!

Originally Posted by SmoKeNfLY

Great looking job, I just have one question and maybe you might not want to answer publicly but how much did you charge him?

Thank you!

You can expect to pay anywhere from 200 - 400+ for paint correction depending on your local market and who is doing the work.

Originally Posted by Greg@DetailedImage.com

HUGE improvement!

Greg @ DI

Thanks Greg

Originally Posted by Mirko

Wow .. amazing job! Almost a shame to take it for a drive for fear it will get dirty!

I hear ya, maintenance washing will be a pins and needles job for sure, but I have my own black car to worry about hehe. Thanks again!

The perfect result. Bravo.

Excellent work as usual. Beautiful car too.

Damn that paint needed a good detail, great job!

Edit: Just one question, about how long did you spend on this?

Fantastic work!!!!!

That looked like quite a challenge! Great results as always

Originally Posted by Hellas

The perfect result. Bravo.

Originally Posted by CriticalMass

Excellent work as usual. Beautiful car too.

Originally Posted by CJtech323

Damn that paint needed a good detail, great job!

Edit: Just one question, about how long did you spend on this?

Thank you guys! I spent a little more than two twelve hour days on it.

Originally Posted by tdekany

Fantastic work!!!!!

Originally Posted by SaaDiesel

That looked like quite a challenge! Great results as always

Thank you for the kind words!

let me grab my towel for all this

looks great,

My JB needs a detail badly.

Nice work....

WOW! Looks Great