Detailing Shed
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I couldnt agree more with this smiley so heres plenty of pics
We have plenty of these threads on other forums so will put a few up here, if people like them we will add some more
This was done few months back the owner has the car number of years and rebuilt the engine last year and had refreshed numerous parts of suspension, interior, trim etc etc
How it arrived up from Cork
Bit dull looking here
Car wash pre rinsed using some citrus pre clean and then washed using 2 bucket method. Usual process then of iron cleansing, de-tarring, claying and getting it inside for inspection.
So what we were faced with, 130000 miles and 13 years of driving.
Big thing on Philips mind was preventing the body from rusting in the future so wanted the arches protected, it sounds like a very easy job but it took about 4 hours per arch to be done right.
Basically the arch liners cleaned, detarred and removed and fully cleaned then off the car. Behind the liners is the main area to be clean and degreased prior to the body underseal been applied.
Detarring liners:
Behind the liners before:
Here is where you can see the problem, DAMP build up of road grime and muck sitting penetrating the metal from the inside causing rust to come through, this is on every car by the way not just e39's or not just BMW's
Cleaned down using Surfex HD, for anyone who hasnt used this its by far the best degreaser out there. Cutting into 13 years worth of dirt....
After been undersealed:
Didnt get many pic
Performance brakes:
Some 50/50's
Reflections...
Prior to refining
(Excuse the mess in the backround place is undergoing a make over)
Then one of the lads from TheLowLife turned up and got some PROPER pictures, he is an excellent photographer has his own little facebook set up aswell https://www.facebook.com/IllMotionPictures
Was too bad wetaher wise outside so interior shots only im afraid
We have plenty of these threads on other forums so will put a few up here, if people like them we will add some more
This was done few months back the owner has the car number of years and rebuilt the engine last year and had refreshed numerous parts of suspension, interior, trim etc etc
How it arrived up from Cork
Bit dull looking here
Car wash pre rinsed using some citrus pre clean and then washed using 2 bucket method. Usual process then of iron cleansing, de-tarring, claying and getting it inside for inspection.
So what we were faced with, 130000 miles and 13 years of driving.
Big thing on Philips mind was preventing the body from rusting in the future so wanted the arches protected, it sounds like a very easy job but it took about 4 hours per arch to be done right.
Basically the arch liners cleaned, detarred and removed and fully cleaned then off the car. Behind the liners is the main area to be clean and degreased prior to the body underseal been applied.
Detarring liners:
Behind the liners before:
Here is where you can see the problem, DAMP build up of road grime and muck sitting penetrating the metal from the inside causing rust to come through, this is on every car by the way not just e39's or not just BMW's
Cleaned down using Surfex HD, for anyone who hasnt used this its by far the best degreaser out there. Cutting into 13 years worth of dirt....
After been undersealed:
Didnt get many pic
Performance brakes:
Some 50/50's
Reflections...
Prior to refining
(Excuse the mess in the backround place is undergoing a make over)
Then one of the lads from TheLowLife turned up and got some PROPER pictures, he is an excellent photographer has his own little facebook set up aswell https://www.facebook.com/IllMotionPictures
Was too bad wetaher wise outside so interior shots only im afraid