Euro BMW Z3 Scratch & Swirl Enhancement

Hi all, sorry about the huge delay in write ups… I have a “small” back log but I have finally found a minute to bring to you this beautiful Euro BMW Z3, which had been decked within an inch of its life!

The detail performed on this vehicle was the Diamond Package – bespoke machine detail.

The plan was to undertake a thorough cleanse, followed by a 1-step enhancement of the paintwork with focus on spot correcting/reducing some deeper scratches on the vehicle. Then an all surface protection including the paintwork being treated to Valentines Concours Wax, hood reproofed, etc.

On Arrival

A dull August morning to say the least! Light soiling was witnessed around the vehicle but nothing out of the ordinary.

First up were the wheels.

Alloys Before

The alloys were treated with an All Purpose Cleaner, De-ironised and were later protected with a high durability wheel wax. The tyres & arches were also treated.

Alloys After

This was then followed by the usual intensive Refined Details wash process, no pictures unfortunately as it was raining and I wanted to get the vehicle in the unit to clay in preparation for machine polishing.

Sap removed from 1/6 of the bonnet:

Contaminants removed from the passenger wing:

Once fully decontaminated I assessed the scratches in question, starting with paint thickness readings:

All readings of which appeared to be factory, albeit a touch low in places.

Passenger 3/4 Scratch

Before

After

Passenger Door Scratch

Before

More of a poor touch up of a previous scratch, time to level the paint with some wet sanding.

During

After

Passenger Wing Scratch

Before

A little bit too deep to completely removed but definitely something that could be improved upon – it was wet sanded to level the paint, polished and any remaining deeper marks were carefully touched in with the correct paint (cosmos black).

During

After

Drivers Door Scratch

Before

After

I also spotted that there was a small bit of corrective work to be completed on the bootlid (Removed badge outline remaining).

Boot Plinth Before

Boot Plinth After

Some scratches removed, others improved! Now it was time to assess the swirl marks across the board; the vehicle was treated to a 1-step machine enhancement so the swirls were significantly reduced rather than removed completely.

Bonnet Before

Bonnet 50/50

Bonnet After

Drivers Door Before

Drivers Door After

Drivers 3/4 Before

Drivers 3/4 After

Bootlid Before

Bootlid After

A vast improvement to what she once was – the vehicle then received an all surface protection.

The Results

Before

After

Before

After

Paintwork in the Sunshine

Top down I hear you cry?! Would be rude not to!

and finally my favourite of the day…

Total Work Time: 12 Hours

Thank you very much for looking and reading as always…

Adam