I finally did a full detailing of my E89 Z4. This is something I wanted to do for a while 
The car is a 2009 Z4 35i with 28000km on it. The paint job is original Black II, with other words a flat black. The Interior is in colour Canberra beige with black flooring's.
The car has all ready gotten wet sanded last year, so the paint looks still really good. Because of this, I have been laying most time in the details of the car.
I painted the brake calipers around Christmastime and the car got some paint dust on some of the surfaces, so this had to go
Sorry for my Norwegian/English
Products
AG Wheelcleaner
AG Tar & Glue remover
AG Show shine
AG Supersheen
AG Radiant polish
Cartec spraywax
Cartec splash
Cartec excellent PFTE wax
CG Bare Bones undercarriage spray
CG fabric guard
CG Silk shine
MG metal polish
MG leather cleaner & conditioner
MG Last touch
Scholl S30+
Scholl ICE
SW Opaque
SW metal polish
SW Cleaner fluid proff
SW Insignis V2
SW Autobahn
Green BN
Leathermaster protection cream
Black wow
KCL copperspray
Babyoil
Equipment
AG medium hard wheelbrush
AG interior cloth
AG black polishing pad
MG velour brush
MG brush
MG black soft polishing pad
MG polishing-ball on a drill
MG DA machine
SW buffing cloth
SW Detail brush
SW leather brush
SW wheel brush
Krefting applicator sponge
Washing sponge
Spray gun with water and air
Kercher carpet cleaner
spray air gun
Makita Rotating
Inspection lamp
Kercher vacuum cleaner
3M masking tape
Torque wrench
See through film
Heatgun
I start with some pictures of the wet sand that was done last year:
It is important not grinding on the edges
One panel of the time
The result is a much more even paint job, that looks a lot more glossy
Some of the equipment used on the wet sand job
Then it was time for a real detailing job:
Started first with some dirty wheel arches
Front
Rear
Autoglym medium hard wheelbrush was used together with Autoglym wheelcleaner on the details. SW metal polish was used on all bare metal parts
MG brush with Autoglym Tar and glue remover on the plastic surfaces
CG Bare Bones undercarriage spray was sprayed on the plastic
After 15min, Bare Bones had dried and rests was wiped of with a cloth
Brake calipers was newly painted, so they only needed to be polished with SW Opaque wax for matt clear coat
The wax was applied with just fingers to get a nice temperature
Center of the brake discs was painted/polished at the same time as my calipers was done. So just some copper spray was used
The result of front wheel arch
Rear wheel arch
My summer wheels got a nice clean before winter, so this time it was only polished with AG radiant polish. This one have a really nice cleaning effect
Inside of the wheel
Polish wiped off
Wheel bolts in a bath of Cartec spray wax
Result wheels
Then I drove the car into the car wash
Used some foam
AG Glue and Tar remover sprayed on the surfaces from windows and down
A bucket of water with Cartec splash soap and a washing sponge was used to get the car clean (And yes I know that a sponge is a "No go", but this paint was ready for a correction anyway)
All details was cleaned with SW detail brush and Cartec splash
Cleaning around the boot is always hard, so I had to cover up a little bit
Detail cleaning in the engine room was done by detail brush and AG Glue and Tar remover
Inside the tank lid detailbrush og AG Glue and Tar remover was used to clean it
Engine room foamed and degreased
Finally the car was dryed and placed in the dry/polishing department
The first move was to take the seats out for å good clean with air and water
Leather was cleaned with a cleaner called Green BN. A 50/50 picture
All leather in the car was cleaned as the seats
All buttons and tight places was flushed with moist air and a dry detail brush
All surfaces was cleaned with Green BN and AG interior cloth
All the leather was impregnated with Leathermaster protection cream. This one gives an natural matt surface to the leather
The velour flooring was sprayed with Green BN
MG velour brush used to get all dirt out of the carpet
To get better access, the throttle pedal was disassembled. As I thought, it was really dirty behind it
Kercher carpet cleaner was used to get all dirt and soap from the carpet
Flooring finished
Pedals was cleaned with a brush and airgun. These will go next week anyway, have bought new ones
After cleaning the floor, it was sealed with CG fabric guard
Some new custom made velour mats with beige leather edges was mounted in the car
The engine room had all it`s metal parts polished up with SW metal polish
Plastic and rubber was treated with CG Silk shine
Every painted surface in the engine room was polished with Cartec excellent PFTE wax. This one can be used on plastic and rubber, so no problems with white polish marks on plastic surfaces
Engine room finished
I started the work in the boot with detailing around the battery with AG show shine
Painted surfaces around the battery was polished with Cartec PFTE wax
Battery box finished
All painted surfaces within the boot was polished with Cartec PFTE wax
The boot itself, was cleaned with Green BN and AG show shine
Then it was the boot equipment that had to be detailed
The bag for the original tool kit was cleaned with SW Leather brush and green BN
Polishing the tool kit with SW metal polish
Result of a cleaned toolkit
The Service map was also cleaned the same way as the bag for the tool kit
The warning triangle cleaned with AG show shine
Wind shot cleaned with Green BN
Then the paint had to be corrected.The Z finished masked
A soft MG pad and Scholl S30+ with a speed of 1500 rpm on the Makita machine was selected
Inspection of the paint showed a very healthy paint
But on the bonnet you can easily see the difference after a 50/50. Some scratches in this area, but mostly the difference in colour is due to paint dust from my caliper paint job
A lift is nice for my back :wink:
In some places, it`s really hard to do a correction with the Makita, so MG polishing ball is a nice tool to use
Finished with S30+
After S30+, the MG DA machine was used together with a soft AG pad and Swissvax cleaner fluid proff. This combo get rid of all holograms on the car
Some CG silk shine was used in different places under the car
Underside of bumpers front and rear was polished with S30+
Exhaust mufflers and tailpipes was polished with SW metal polish
Results
Air bumper vents was given a nice finish with AG Silk shine
SW Insignis V2 wax was used as the top layer for the paint. This one is really easy to apply and wipe off with the SW polishing cloth
Black wow was applied on all exterior plastic surfaces
The grill was dismantled and MG metal polish was used. This one is really nice on chrome
The inside of doors was masked and M-door sills taken off
Makita machine with S30+ inside doors
Cartec PFTE wax was used inside and under doors
Inside of tank lid was detailed with AG show shine
Result
MG leather cleaner & conditioner was applied on the M-door sills. I have noticed that this one gives an really nice finish on plastic
After that, the aluminum parts where polished with SW autobahn
The inner plastic door sills also got a layer of MG leather cleaner & conditioner
Result inside doors
SW autobahn was used again as a last finish on the wheels , AG polishing cloth to wipe of wax
AG Supersheen tire dressing was picked
Wheels tightened with a torque wrench to 120nm
Any traces of wax in openings and edges was tracked down by MG last touch and SW cloth
Plastic cover under front window was sealed with MG leather cleaner & conditioner
Wiper arms was polished with SW autobahn wax
Result
Windows was cleaned with Scholl ICE
Since I got me a newly painted 35is rear bumper, I had to protect it against stone chips from the wide Breyton wheels. Applying protection film on the bumper gives me a better sleep at night
Cutting the film to the perfect size
Then I sprays on a little bit of water that containing a drop of baby oil
The film is on and just pushing the air bobbles out
Then I heat the film up with a heat gun and stretching it around the corner of the bumper
Some air bobbles are still there, but they will disappear over night
Then finally finished after 28 hours of hard work
Thanks for looking :wink:
The car is a 2009 Z4 35i with 28000km on it. The paint job is original Black II, with other words a flat black. The Interior is in colour Canberra beige with black flooring's.
The car has all ready gotten wet sanded last year, so the paint looks still really good. Because of this, I have been laying most time in the details of the car.
I painted the brake calipers around Christmastime and the car got some paint dust on some of the surfaces, so this had to go
Sorry for my Norwegian/English
Products
AG Wheelcleaner
AG Tar & Glue remover
AG Show shine
AG Supersheen
AG Radiant polish
Cartec spraywax
Cartec splash
Cartec excellent PFTE wax
CG Bare Bones undercarriage spray
CG fabric guard
CG Silk shine
MG metal polish
MG leather cleaner & conditioner
MG Last touch
Scholl S30+
Scholl ICE
SW Opaque
SW metal polish
SW Cleaner fluid proff
SW Insignis V2
SW Autobahn
Green BN
Leathermaster protection cream
Black wow
KCL copperspray
Babyoil
Equipment
AG medium hard wheelbrush
AG interior cloth
AG black polishing pad
MG velour brush
MG brush
MG black soft polishing pad
MG polishing-ball on a drill
MG DA machine
SW buffing cloth
SW Detail brush
SW leather brush
SW wheel brush
Krefting applicator sponge
Washing sponge
Spray gun with water and air
Kercher carpet cleaner
spray air gun
Makita Rotating
Inspection lamp
Kercher vacuum cleaner
3M masking tape
Torque wrench
See through film
Heatgun
I start with some pictures of the wet sand that was done last year:
It is important not grinding on the edges
One panel of the time
The result is a much more even paint job, that looks a lot more glossy
Some of the equipment used on the wet sand job
Then it was time for a real detailing job:
Started first with some dirty wheel arches
Front
Rear
Autoglym medium hard wheelbrush was used together with Autoglym wheelcleaner on the details. SW metal polish was used on all bare metal parts
MG brush with Autoglym Tar and glue remover on the plastic surfaces
CG Bare Bones undercarriage spray was sprayed on the plastic
After 15min, Bare Bones had dried and rests was wiped of with a cloth
Brake calipers was newly painted, so they only needed to be polished with SW Opaque wax for matt clear coat
The wax was applied with just fingers to get a nice temperature
Center of the brake discs was painted/polished at the same time as my calipers was done. So just some copper spray was used
The result of front wheel arch
Rear wheel arch
My summer wheels got a nice clean before winter, so this time it was only polished with AG radiant polish. This one have a really nice cleaning effect
Inside of the wheel
Polish wiped off
Wheel bolts in a bath of Cartec spray wax
Result wheels
Then I drove the car into the car wash
Used some foam
AG Glue and Tar remover sprayed on the surfaces from windows and down
A bucket of water with Cartec splash soap and a washing sponge was used to get the car clean (And yes I know that a sponge is a "No go", but this paint was ready for a correction anyway)
All details was cleaned with SW detail brush and Cartec splash
Cleaning around the boot is always hard, so I had to cover up a little bit
Detail cleaning in the engine room was done by detail brush and AG Glue and Tar remover
Inside the tank lid detailbrush og AG Glue and Tar remover was used to clean it
Engine room foamed and degreased
Finally the car was dryed and placed in the dry/polishing department
The first move was to take the seats out for å good clean with air and water
Leather was cleaned with a cleaner called Green BN. A 50/50 picture
All leather in the car was cleaned as the seats
All buttons and tight places was flushed with moist air and a dry detail brush
All surfaces was cleaned with Green BN and AG interior cloth
All the leather was impregnated with Leathermaster protection cream. This one gives an natural matt surface to the leather
The velour flooring was sprayed with Green BN
MG velour brush used to get all dirt out of the carpet
To get better access, the throttle pedal was disassembled. As I thought, it was really dirty behind it
Kercher carpet cleaner was used to get all dirt and soap from the carpet
Flooring finished
Pedals was cleaned with a brush and airgun. These will go next week anyway, have bought new ones
After cleaning the floor, it was sealed with CG fabric guard
Some new custom made velour mats with beige leather edges was mounted in the car
The engine room had all it`s metal parts polished up with SW metal polish
Plastic and rubber was treated with CG Silk shine
Every painted surface in the engine room was polished with Cartec excellent PFTE wax. This one can be used on plastic and rubber, so no problems with white polish marks on plastic surfaces
Engine room finished
I started the work in the boot with detailing around the battery with AG show shine
Painted surfaces around the battery was polished with Cartec PFTE wax
Battery box finished
All painted surfaces within the boot was polished with Cartec PFTE wax
The boot itself, was cleaned with Green BN and AG show shine
Then it was the boot equipment that had to be detailed
The bag for the original tool kit was cleaned with SW Leather brush and green BN
Polishing the tool kit with SW metal polish
Result of a cleaned toolkit
The Service map was also cleaned the same way as the bag for the tool kit
The warning triangle cleaned with AG show shine
Wind shot cleaned with Green BN
Then the paint had to be corrected.The Z finished masked
A soft MG pad and Scholl S30+ with a speed of 1500 rpm on the Makita machine was selected
Inspection of the paint showed a very healthy paint
But on the bonnet you can easily see the difference after a 50/50. Some scratches in this area, but mostly the difference in colour is due to paint dust from my caliper paint job
A lift is nice for my back :wink:
In some places, it`s really hard to do a correction with the Makita, so MG polishing ball is a nice tool to use
Finished with S30+
After S30+, the MG DA machine was used together with a soft AG pad and Swissvax cleaner fluid proff. This combo get rid of all holograms on the car
Some CG silk shine was used in different places under the car
Underside of bumpers front and rear was polished with S30+
Exhaust mufflers and tailpipes was polished with SW metal polish
Results
Air bumper vents was given a nice finish with AG Silk shine
SW Insignis V2 wax was used as the top layer for the paint. This one is really easy to apply and wipe off with the SW polishing cloth
Black wow was applied on all exterior plastic surfaces
The grill was dismantled and MG metal polish was used. This one is really nice on chrome
The inside of doors was masked and M-door sills taken off
Makita machine with S30+ inside doors
Cartec PFTE wax was used inside and under doors
Inside of tank lid was detailed with AG show shine
Result
MG leather cleaner & conditioner was applied on the M-door sills. I have noticed that this one gives an really nice finish on plastic
After that, the aluminum parts where polished with SW autobahn
The inner plastic door sills also got a layer of MG leather cleaner & conditioner
Result inside doors
SW autobahn was used again as a last finish on the wheels , AG polishing cloth to wipe of wax
AG Supersheen tire dressing was picked
Wheels tightened with a torque wrench to 120nm
Any traces of wax in openings and edges was tracked down by MG last touch and SW cloth
Plastic cover under front window was sealed with MG leather cleaner & conditioner
Wiper arms was polished with SW autobahn wax
Result
Windows was cleaned with Scholl ICE
Since I got me a newly painted 35is rear bumper, I had to protect it against stone chips from the wide Breyton wheels. Applying protection film on the bumper gives me a better sleep at night
Cutting the film to the perfect size
Then I sprays on a little bit of water that containing a drop of baby oil
The film is on and just pushing the air bobbles out
Then I heat the film up with a heat gun and stretching it around the corner of the bumper
Some air bobbles are still there, but they will disappear over night
Then finally finished after 28 hours of hard work
Thanks for looking :wink:
if only I had the time for a job like that...