My Black Beauty

rsmallwo · 01-18-2011, 02:24 PM

Well, I've had my car a year and a few months now and my "little project" has come to near completion.

My car started life with me as a E92 335d SE in Black with Chromeline surround and 18" MV3 wheels. She had 63k on the clock

In the past year I've had 19" Alufelgen CS-7 wheels put on the Car. Then fitted the BMW Performance Black Grills, had the official MSport Body kit fitted and painted with an added painting of the Chromeline in the same Performance Black colour by CPS Automotive in Doncaster. This has then just been followed up by a Full Correction Detail and Nanolex Pro Sealant applied by Mercury Detailing in Hull. She now has 76k on the clock and is 4 years old.

The results are here:
http://www.detailingparadise.com/for...ead.php?t=2746

I'm quite pleased with the result, she feels like a new car

Unfortuantly to my annoyance I can't find any original pictures when I first got the car to show a comparison.

Future tweaks might be the M3 boot lip and maybe an exhaust from milltek, if they would ever get round to making one.

Both CPS and Mercury Detailing provided fantastic workmanship and I'd recommend them to others.

willhollin · 01-18-2011, 02:32 PM

Very tidy mate, she needs a drop though!

rsmallwo · 01-18-2011, 02:41 PM

Willhollin,

You never been to Hull then?

We have potholes you could lose a bike in!!

I'm good with the msport suspension she comes with.

kdiz · 01-18-2011, 02:45 PM

very nice detail, crazy how much swirl marks you had on the go, what you been washing it with a brillo pad

pjs · 01-18-2011, 03:03 PM

My car needs a detail like that soo much. Nice tastefully done mods

E92westy · 01-18-2011, 03:04 PM

That looks like some ace detailing!!

PS nice car too....

MEGA · 01-18-2011, 03:06 PM

The detailer did an excellent job. Make sure you get some more coats of wax on there so it wasn't all for nothing

Tunna_uk · 01-18-2011, 03:14 PM

hope the weather stays kind for a while...

rogerxp · 01-18-2011, 03:31 PM

Looks amazing. Nicely modded too (as said previously). Seems a real shame to drive it outside once it's that clean and get it all covered in sh!te again.

Giff · 01-18-2011, 04:26 PM

What did you use to remove the adhesive from the wheel weights?

ALUFELGEN · 01-18-2011, 09:45 PM

Looks fantastic! The ultimate wheel SPA. Stunning!

rsmallwo · 01-19-2011, 02:12 AM

I didn't wash the car with a Brillo Pad!!! its had 3 years of car valeters and then 1 year of me washing the car. From the paints point of view, its had a hard life.

I shouldn't need any Wax on the car for upto 2 years thanks to the nanolex pro treatment. Its a Sealant which bonds to the laquer coat at a nano level. It also has some scratch resistance properties. Just need to work on my wash routine....going to go on down the snow foam route and try to touch my car as little as possbile.

I picked the car up on Friday, By Sunday it was filthy again!! Still, its the paint correction and protection I was after.

Thanks for your comments Gents.

creepy coupe · 01-19-2011, 02:14 AM

Great end result, although I think I would have waited another month or two really to see the back end of gritted roads.

Dizzle · 01-19-2011, 02:31 AM

Superb finish.

man33sh · 01-19-2011, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rsmallwo

Well, I've had my car a year and a few months now and my "little project" has come to near completion.

My car started life with me as a E92 335d SE in Black with Chromeline surround and 18" MV3 wheels. She had 63k on the clock

In the past year I've had 19" Alufelgen CS-7 wheels put on the Car. Then fitted the BMW Performance Black Grills, had the official MSport Body kit fitted and painted with an added painting of the Chromeline in the same Performance Black colour by CPS Automotive in Doncaster. This has then just been followed up by a Full Correction Detail and Nanolex Pro Sealant applied by Mercury Detailing in Hull. She now has 76k on the clock and is 4 years old.

The results are here:
http://www.detailingparadise.com/for...ead.php?t=2746

I'm quite pleased with the result, she feels like a new car

Unfortuantly to my annoyance I can't find any original pictures when I first got the car to show a comparison.

Future tweaks might be the M3 boot lip and maybe an exhaust from milltek, if they would ever get round to making one.

Both CPS and Mercury Detailing provided fantastic workmanship and I'd recommend them to others.

AMazing stuff...

May i ask how much the detailing cost?

Looking at getting one done myself...mine's in a similar condition...

M3-FAST · 01-20-2011, 02:43 AM

Top detail there, the car looks fab now.

Echo Del's comments, not entirely sure the weather has all gone yet and with some cold icy mornings, you will have to be extra careful to not get any swirls or lacquer scratches back on it.

I fully recommend the snowfoam method and it does help lots with shifting a huge proportion of the grime in the winter before the wash mitt goes anywhere near the paintwork. I wash mine now without even using a bucket of water.

It also helps in the summer, loosening all the bugs and flies etc so they dont need to be 'scrubbed' off inevitably marking the paint surface.

Defo put more wax on though and I would also recommend a detail spray after each wash and dry - I use Megs Quik Detailer - only takes about 5 mins or so to quickly spray and wipe each panel. Removes any water marks and gives your surface another 'coat' of protection for another week or so. Also helps to keep the beading properties of the wax.

rsmallwo · 01-20-2011, 02:44 AM

prices are detailed here:

http://www.mercurydetailing.com/

Mods, feel free to remove the link if it against the advertising rules.

Matt @ Mercury has put my car on his front page but its listed as a 335i! my 335d must be so stealth they he didn't notice, maybe he thought no-one would spend money on detailing a Diesel!

Em135eye · 01-20-2011, 03:15 AM

+1 on the snow foam. Brilliant stuff! I keep washing mine as it's actually quite fun too. Oh dear...

Planning on getting mine machine polished soon.

MB London · 01-20-2011, 03:31 AM

Whats the cost for something like this. Apologies if you have already mentioned this

rsmallwo · 01-20-2011, 03:47 AM

M3-FAST: The Nanolex Sealant should protect the car to some extent for 2 years

see here: http://www.nanolex.de/en/nanolex-pro...paint-sealant/

There quite abit of info about it across detailing forums. It doesn't look as good as wax but it offers the same level of protection for ALOT longer which is what I'm after.

The timing of this detail is not ideal, its just I got my MSport kit fitted and painted just befroe Christmas and I want the sealant on there asap to protect it from damage and the correction detail shouldn't have taken as long. Good job I did as the rest of the car was in such bad shape that it took him 50 hours of work in total and he didn't ask for anymore £££.

Will look at the detailer spray as I'm going to try and emulate your wash routine, you really reccommended it for Black cars.

bimmaguy · 01-20-2011, 06:47 AM

what a transformation... like theblack grilles, which si something i am looking at getting.

did you buy the m sport kit from new?

rsmallwo · 01-20-2011, 09:02 AM

Msport kit was Brand new from Anneka @ Sytner. Got a 15% discount as a forum member but it still came to £900 delivered. Cost me £550 to have the kit painted and fitted @ CPS Doncaster. The Kit includes every thing needed:

Front Bumper - with all plastic inserts and air ducting (this is different to the SE and is required, also needs to be cut down to fit) also comes with Front Fog lights and fog light holders.

Rear Bumper - with plastic diffuser which is already painted.

Sideskirts - .......

My MSport kit did arrive with front PDC's depsite me not having them, Anneka did manage to sort out the mistake but I was abit "twitchy" until it was sorted.

01-18-2011, 02:24 PM	#1
rsmallwo Captain 40 Rep 939 Posts Drives: Z4 35i Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Hull iTrader: (0)	My Black Beauty Well, I've had my car a year and a few months now and my "little project" has come to near completion. My car started life with me as a E92 335d SE in Black with Chromeline surround and 18" MV3 wheels. She had 63k on the clock In the past year I've had 19" Alufelgen CS-7 wheels put on the Car. Then fitted the BMW Performance Black Grills, had the official MSport Body kit fitted and painted with an added painting of the Chromeline in the same Performance Black colour by CPS Automotive in Doncaster. This has then just been followed up by a Full Correction Detail and Nanolex Pro Sealant applied by Mercury Detailing in Hull. She now has 76k on the clock and is 4 years old. The results are here: http://www.detailingparadise.com/for...ead.php?t=2746 I'm quite pleased with the result, she feels like a new car Unfortuantly to my annoyance I can't find any original pictures when I first got the car to show a comparison. Future tweaks might be the M3 boot lip and maybe an exhaust from milltek, if they would ever get round to making one. Both CPS and Mercury Detailing provided fantastic workmanship and I'd recommend them to others.
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willhollin Major General 268 Rep 9,915 Posts Drives: VW T5 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Worcestershire iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 BMW E92 330d SE [10.00] 2010 Transporter T5 ... [0.00]	Very tidy mate, she needs a drop though! __________________
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rsmallwo Captain 40 Rep 939 Posts Drives: Z4 35i Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Hull iTrader: (0)	Willhollin, You never been to Hull then? We have potholes you could lose a bike in!! I'm good with the msport suspension she comes with.
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kdiz First Lieutenant 6 Rep 363 Posts Drives: BMW 335i SE Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Slough, London UK iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 Suzuki GSXR-600 [0.00] 2006 335i SE [0.00]	very nice detail, crazy how much swirl marks you had on the go, what you been washing it with a brillo pad
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pjs Colonel 274 Rep 2,774 Posts Drives: i8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NORTH iTrader: (1)	My car needs a detail like that soo much. Nice tastefully done mods
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E92westy Lieutenant 32 Rep 549 Posts Drives: F20 118d Sport Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Staffs. iTrader: (2)	That looks like some ace detailing!! PS nice car too.... __________________
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MEGA Dieseasal 204 Rep 6,881 Posts Drives: LCI E92 335d M-Sport Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Harrow, London iTrader: (2)	The detailer did an excellent job. Make sure you get some more coats of wax on there so it wasn't all for nothing __________________ Previously: 2003 Peugeot 206 1.6 8v \| 2006 E90 320d M-Sport, 19" BBS CH, Full Ice-cold JL audio install, August 2010 Total BMW 6 page feature car. \| 2003 Nissan 350Z GT Coupe 286BHP Now:2010 E92 LCI 335d M-Sport
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Tunna_uk Captain 72 Rep 797 Posts Drives: BMW 320d Le Mans Blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Teesside UK iTrader: (0) Garage List E90 BMW 325i M Sport [0.00]	hope the weather stays kind for a while...
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01-18-2011, 03:31 PM	#9
rogerxp Major General 165 Rep 5,950 Posts Drives: M3 Comp Pack / QQ+2 Tekna Join Date: May 2008 Location: Stockport, Cheshire iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 350Z GT Roadster [2.00] 2004 Honda S2000 [0.00] 2005 Nissan 350Z GT ... [0.00] 2006 E92 BMW 335i SE [9.00] 2003 Maserati 4200 [6.00] 2006 E90 330d M Sport [0.00]	Looks amazing. Nicely modded too (as said previously). Seems a real shame to drive it outside once it's that clean and get it all covered in sh!te again. __________________ Current -: MW E92 M3 Competition Pack / Qashqai+2 Tekna 1.6dci Gone -: 370Z GT Roadster; BMW X3 3.0d xdrive M Sport; E46 330i M Sport Coupe; Mazda RX8 231; Nissan 350Z GT Roadster; BMW E90 330d M Sport; BMW E92 335i SE; Maserati 4200; Nissan 350Z; Honda S2000; Astra Coupe Turbo; Ford Probe
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01-18-2011, 04:26 PM	#10
Giff Lieutenant 6 Rep 499 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wirral iTrader: (2)	What did you use to remove the adhesive from the wheel weights?
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01-18-2011, 09:45 PM	#11
ALUFELGEN 171 Rep 2,057 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Florida iTrader: (5)	Looks fantastic! The ultimate wheel SPA. Stunning!
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01-19-2011, 02:12 AM	#12
rsmallwo Captain 40 Rep 939 Posts Drives: Z4 35i Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Hull iTrader: (0)	I didn't wash the car with a Brillo Pad!!! its had 3 years of car valeters and then 1 year of me washing the car. From the paints point of view, its had a hard life. I shouldn't need any Wax on the car for upto 2 years thanks to the nanolex pro treatment. Its a Sealant which bonds to the laquer coat at a nano level. It also has some scratch resistance properties. Just need to work on my wash routine....going to go on down the snow foam route and try to touch my car as little as possbile. I picked the car up on Friday, By Sunday it was filthy again!! Still, its the paint correction and protection I was after. Thanks for your comments Gents.
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01-19-2011, 02:14 AM	#13
creepy coupe Lieutenant General 1867 Rep 13,043 Posts Drives: BMW M340I G20 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK iTrader: (2) Garage List 2015 BMW 435d [0.00] 2009 335i [0.00]	Great end result, although I think I would have waited another month or two really to see the back end of gritted roads.
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01-19-2011, 02:31 AM	#14
Dizzle Major 56 Rep 1,255 Posts Drives: F30 335xD Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK, Staffordshire iTrader: (0)	Superb finish.
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01-20-2011, 02:44 AM	#17
rsmallwo Captain 40 Rep 939 Posts Drives: Z4 35i Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Hull iTrader: (0)	prices are detailed here: http://www.mercurydetailing.com/ Mods, feel free to remove the link if it against the advertising rules. Matt @ Mercury has put my car on his front page but its listed as a 335i! my 335d must be so stealth they he didn't notice, maybe he thought no-one would spend money on detailing a Diesel!
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Em135eye Banned 175 Rep 4,302 Posts Drives: M135i Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South West iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 BMW M135i 5 door [0.00]	+1 on the snow foam. Brilliant stuff! I keep washing mine as it's actually quite fun too. Oh dear... Planning on getting mine machine polished soon.
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01-20-2011, 03:31 AM	#19
MB London Come as you are 136 Rep 1,404 Posts Drives: M4 SSll Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Whats the cost for something like this. Apologies if you have already mentioned this
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01-20-2011, 03:47 AM	#20
rsmallwo Captain 40 Rep 939 Posts Drives: Z4 35i Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Hull iTrader: (0)	M3-FAST: The Nanolex Sealant should protect the car to some extent for 2 years see here: http://www.nanolex.de/en/nanolex-pro...paint-sealant/ There quite abit of info about it across detailing forums. It doesn't look as good as wax but it offers the same level of protection for ALOT longer which is what I'm after. The timing of this detail is not ideal, its just I got my MSport kit fitted and painted just befroe Christmas and I want the sealant on there asap to protect it from damage and the correction detail shouldn't have taken as long. Good job I did as the rest of the car was in such bad shape that it took him 50 hours of work in total and he didn't ask for anymore £££. Will look at the detailer spray as I'm going to try and emulate your wash routine, you really reccommended it for Black cars.
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01-20-2011, 06:47 AM	#21
bimmaguy Major 83 Rep 1,070 Posts Drives: BMW F01 730d M Sport Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Yorkshire iTrader: (3)	what a transformation... like theblack grilles, which si something i am looking at getting. did you buy the m sport kit from new?
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01-20-2011, 09:02 AM	#22
rsmallwo Captain 40 Rep 939 Posts Drives: Z4 35i Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Hull iTrader: (0)	Msport kit was Brand new from Anneka @ Sytner. Got a 15% discount as a forum member but it still came to £900 delivered. Cost me £550 to have the kit painted and fitted @ CPS Doncaster. The Kit includes every thing needed: Front Bumper - with all plastic inserts and air ducting (this is different to the SE and is required, also needs to be cut down to fit) also comes with Front Fog lights and fog light holders. Rear Bumper - with plastic diffuser which is already painted. Sideskirts - ....... My MSport kit did arrive with front PDC's depsite me not having them, Anneka did manage to sort out the mistake but I was abit "twitchy" until it was sorted.
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