detailing an e46 M3 in carbon black.....

[Beedub]

i though some of you may like this video, mainly as its legendary BMW content but more important the carbon black paint which i had NO idea has so much colour to it, once id finished up the paint restoration work i could see blues, purples and i fell in love with carbon black!!! what a colour. Hope you guys enjoy the video!

https://youtu.be/UHQjDU1ZDBw

 

[coldel]

Carbon black goodness

 

[LawrenceW]

Epic work

 

[Mr Tidy]

I didn't realise how good Carbon Black looked in bright sunlight until I parked next to an E86 that colour at Beaulieu when we had a meet there in 2018 - it looks stunning.

My Ruby Black coupe did too, but it wasn't always clean enough on the few bright sunny days we get here and then it just looked black!

 

[Phoenixboy]

looks awesome Byron, top job...

 

[tomscott]

Awesome video buddy! Top work as always!

My first BMW was a 320SI a WTCC homologation car in carbon black and loved the colour. Hard to keep nice tho as a lot of these dark colours are. Had a rather nice carbon fibre rocker cover.

BMW 320SI, Kirkston Pass, Cumbria by Tom Scott, on Flickr

Unfortunately with 170hp it didn't have much go but revved higher so about 4000 at 70. Cost as much to run as an S54 with half the performance :rofl: so sold it and bought the Z4M.

 

[PaulN]

Interesting they are correcting with a rotary and finishing with a DA and a small pad…

Finish is stunning and the interior perfect

 

[R60BBA]

Carbon Black is one of the best colours that BMW M has ever produced.

 

[Beedub]

Interesting they are correcting with a rotary and finishing with a DA and a small pad…

Finish is stunning and the interior perfect :rofl:

no rotary was used :roll: two 15mm throw DA's , 3 inch for the more intricate areas , and two nano machines for the even more intricate areas. its important to use the right tools for the job.

 

[Beedub]

Carbon Black is one of the best colours that BMW M has ever produced.

Awesome video buddy! Top work as always!

My first BMW was a 320SI a WTCC homologation car in carbon black and loved the colour. Hard to keep nice tho as a lot of these dark colours are. Had a rather nice carbon fibre rocker cover.

BMW 320SI, Kirkston Pass, Cumbria by Tom Scott, on Flickr

Unfortunately with 170hp it didn't have much go but revved higher so about 4000 at 70. Cost as much to run as an S54 with half the performance :rofl: so sold it and bought the Z4M.

that engine cover .... woooooooowwwww

 

[Beedub]

agreed carbon black something ELSE. i had no idea at all this had some much colour locked in, if the z4 ruby black ( i think its called ) looks anything like this, that would likely be my favourite Z4 colour.

 

[R60BBA]

 

[Beedub]

look at it....... perfection really, the colour is just unreal.

 

[LawrenceW]

At last years NEC classic car show there was an M3 e46 in carbon black on the Meguiars concourse display and same again, the colour looked amazing

 

[True-Blue]

Love Carbon Black, Midnight Blue is similar in the way the colour comes alive

 

[Beedub]

agreed! sadly i just massively overlooked this colour for many may years! total banger, in certain lights it had a almost midnight purple type vibe.

 

[PaulN]

Interesting they are correcting with a rotary and finishing with a DA and a small pad…

Finish is stunning and the interior perfect :rofl:

no rotary was used :roll: two 15mm throw DA's , 3 inch for the more intricate areas , and two nano machines for the even more intricate areas. its important to use the right tools for the job.

Ahhhh, the Milwaukee to start with looked like a rotary…

Oh and my smilie should have been the thumbs up not rolling laughing…. The tan interior is lovely….

 

[Beedub]

Interesting they are correcting with a rotary and finishing with a DA and a small pad…

Finish is stunning and the interior perfect :rofl:

no rotary was used :roll: two 15mm throw DA's , 3 inch for the more intricate areas , and two nano machines for the even more intricate areas. its important to use the right tools for the job.

Ahhhh, the Milwaukee to start with looked like a rotary…

Oh and my smilie should have been the thumbs up not rolling laughing…. The tan interior is lovely….

understood paul, its ok buddy..... i didn't think of it like that, it does kind of look like a rotary from an external pov.