My 'New' Z4 fully detailed
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 8:55 am
I bought a 2008 E86 Z4 on 8 April 2018. It was a little scruffy and very contaminated, so I spent 2 days bringing it back to as close as factory finish as a 10 year old car can be. I am fairly meticulous and also sometimes forgetful, so I always have a list and procedure. This is what I did and what I used.
POLISHING EQUIPMENT FOR BMW Z4
Karcher
Snow foam
Grey stool
Car wash shampoo
Wheel cleaner
Wheel brushes (3)
Wash mitt and drying cloths
2 Buckets
Power extension lead
Bilt Hamber Cleanser Polish
Bilt Hamber Surfex HD
Bilt Hamber Korrosol
Tardis
Dressle
Clay bar
Clay cloth
Air blower/dryer (Metro Vac)
Carpet vacuum
Rupes Duetto Polishing machine
2 grades of polish
2 grades of pads
2 hand pucks
Panel Wipe residue remover
Kamikaze ISM
Kamikaze Overcoat
SwissVax Autobahn wax for wheels
Windshield polish
Glass cleaner and cleaning pads
Interior window cleaning pads (2)
Kamikaze Intenso – Exterior glass
Leather cleaner
Gyeon leather seal
Carpet protector
Box of microfibre cloths
Gyeon products bag
FORMAT TO FOLLOW FOR OUTSIDE & ENGINE BAY
• Surfex HD – Dilute 10:1 Body spray – don't wipe it off the bodywork; simply spray on, allow to dwell for 7 minutes then rinse off. (the bodywork isn't clean enough for wiping yet)
• Surfex HD (plastics. Use old sheepskin mitt.)
• Surfex HD (grill etc. Use old sheepskin mitt + Large Boar hair brush)
• Rinse thourourly
• Tardis (body & glass) use work towel - light pressure only
• Rinse thourourly
• Korrosol (leave for 7 minutes, then rub with work towel)
• Rinse thourourly
• Snow foam
• Rinse thourourly
• Clay cloth + Clay bar
• WASH
• Towel dry and Metro Vac
• Tape rubber seals badges etc.
• Machine polish
• Wipe down (Panel Wipe)
• 1 coat of Kamikaze ISM (after 2 hours apply Kamikaze Overcoat)
• Dressle (Engine Bay etc.)
• Kamikaze Intenso – Exterior glass
FORMAT TO FOLLOW FOR INTERIOR
• Vacuum
• Clean interior windows
• Dressle
• Clean leather
• Gyeon leather seal
• Nanolex Textile protection for carpets
WHEELS
Remove each wheel – wash, Korrosol and Surfex HD. Wash again and blow dry with Metro Vac. Now use Bilt Hamber Cleanser Polish to remove residue. Wax wheels SwissVax Autobahn. Dress tyres
C5 for exhaust tips
When wheels are on – Check & set tyre pressures.
After 12 hours - Blackfire for Exhaust Tips & Chrome
POLISHING EQUIPMENT FOR BMW Z4
Karcher
Snow foam
Grey stool
Car wash shampoo
Wheel cleaner
Wheel brushes (3)
Wash mitt and drying cloths
2 Buckets
Power extension lead
Bilt Hamber Cleanser Polish
Bilt Hamber Surfex HD
Bilt Hamber Korrosol
Tardis
Dressle
Clay bar
Clay cloth
Air blower/dryer (Metro Vac)
Carpet vacuum
Rupes Duetto Polishing machine
2 grades of polish
2 grades of pads
2 hand pucks
Panel Wipe residue remover
Kamikaze ISM
Kamikaze Overcoat
SwissVax Autobahn wax for wheels
Windshield polish
Glass cleaner and cleaning pads
Interior window cleaning pads (2)
Kamikaze Intenso – Exterior glass
Leather cleaner
Gyeon leather seal
Carpet protector
Box of microfibre cloths
Gyeon products bag
FORMAT TO FOLLOW FOR OUTSIDE & ENGINE BAY
• Surfex HD – Dilute 10:1 Body spray – don't wipe it off the bodywork; simply spray on, allow to dwell for 7 minutes then rinse off. (the bodywork isn't clean enough for wiping yet)
• Surfex HD (plastics. Use old sheepskin mitt.)
• Surfex HD (grill etc. Use old sheepskin mitt + Large Boar hair brush)
• Rinse thourourly
• Tardis (body & glass) use work towel - light pressure only
• Rinse thourourly
• Korrosol (leave for 7 minutes, then rub with work towel)
• Rinse thourourly
• Snow foam
• Rinse thourourly
• Clay cloth + Clay bar
• WASH
• Towel dry and Metro Vac
• Tape rubber seals badges etc.
• Machine polish
• Wipe down (Panel Wipe)
• 1 coat of Kamikaze ISM (after 2 hours apply Kamikaze Overcoat)
• Dressle (Engine Bay etc.)
• Kamikaze Intenso – Exterior glass
FORMAT TO FOLLOW FOR INTERIOR
• Vacuum
• Clean interior windows
• Dressle
• Clean leather
• Gyeon leather seal
• Nanolex Textile protection for carpets
WHEELS
Remove each wheel – wash, Korrosol and Surfex HD. Wash again and blow dry with Metro Vac. Now use Bilt Hamber Cleanser Polish to remove residue. Wax wheels SwissVax Autobahn. Dress tyres
C5 for exhaust tips
When wheels are on – Check & set tyre pressures.
After 12 hours - Blackfire for Exhaust Tips & Chrome