Z4 Coupe Finally Cleaned/Polished & Wax`d

[biojo]

Well finally got round to giving it a good clean after 7 months

 

[jimbo1958]

Looking lovely biojo.....job well done.

 

[biojo]

7 bloody hours lol, not even touched inside, id say i need a drink but think its a rest i need

 

[Taz]

i just done 2/3 of mine today then gave up lol

 

[RickRob]

Nice job by OP - time well spent.

i just done 2/3 of mine today then gave up lol

Is that 2 out of 3 of your cars or 2/3 of one of them??

 

[Swiftly]

Well worth the effort, looking real good

 

[Taz]

Nice job by OP - time well spent.

i just done 2/3 of mine today then gave up lol

Is that 2 out of 3 of your cars or 2/3 of one of them??

i wish, its 2/3 of the coupe

 

[biojo]

i had to write a list of what to do and tick em off on fone or id have missed somet, roughly was

pre wash with citrus
RINSE
some tar stuf then wipe
RINSE
some iron stuff
RINSE
wash
RINSE
clar bar
RINSE
wash with autofinese
RINSE
dry
polish
wax
water repel on glass
wax
then hardner
oh then tyre dressing

if theres hosepipe ban soon you can blame me lol

 

[biojo]

just a quick clean, and wheels freshly refurbished (including new split rim bolts), new rear tyres, oh and full 4 wheel alignment < big difference to handling

 

[mr wilks]

108s refurbed with all new new bolts & wrapped in Michelins top job
Are they powdercoated?

 

[biojo]

ye, outer parts chrome and inner it standard silver

previous owner had a cheapo spray refurb and sanded the bolt edges, no point having them back on wouldnt look right

so 130 quid on bolts alone :/

 

[Autovisiondetailing]

They look great!!

Have you sealed the alloys before winter sets in?

 

[biojo]

not yet, im planning on buying the autofinesse mint rims and doing them proper wheels off etc

 

[jamie_z4]

looks great

 

[Autovisiondetailing]

not yet, im planning on buying the autofinesse mint rims and doing them proper wheels off etc

Exactly what I use on mine, really makes them pop and lasts about 6months.

 

[biojo]

yer plan is to do wheels , and whilst there off do the callipers

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/car-accessories/car-maintenance-accessories/paints-and-primers/caliper-paint/?993771931&0&cc5_809

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/car-accessories/car-maintenance-accessories/paints-and-primers/caliper-paint/?550776300&0&cc5_809

duno what to go for

 

[Autovisiondetailing]

That's exactly what I did while sealing my wheels.

I popped down to halfords and bought red calliper paint and Matt black engine paint. £20 in total.

Taped off the various parts and used a soft artists brush. The brush you'd get with that kit won't give you a good enough finish

 

[biojo]

ye i just wish garage was wide enough so i could get both wheels off at once or them all lol

how did you go about doing the metal clips , do they clean up well? and did you paint them left on?

 

[Autovisiondetailing]

Sprayed the bolts too as they were rusting


Red callipers really set the wheels off



I did the rear callipers outside the garage as it was a warm day, doesn't take long. I made sure I gave the arches a deep clean and a layer of protection too. Gave all the callipers about 4 layers of paint (paint in the same direction)

Nothing worse than a great set of alloys then rusty callipers and hubs spoiling the look of the car.

 

[biojo]

ye looks good, but red isnt the colour for me