Sarnie Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 ....for the first time in 12 months Well it is the Mrs' car for carting the kid around in so it doesn't need to look shiny imo Anyhoo, 4 hours later of: Rinse exterior Megs gold class shampoo Rinse shampoo off Dry with water magnets Clay bar Dry Shampoo wheels rinse wheels dry wheels Megs Endurance Tyre Gloss Poor boys wheel sealant P21S wax applied Wax buff off Glass cleaner Interior hoovered and dash polished Zymol leather cleaner on seats Its never looked this clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Zeddy Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Very nice - out of interest - how does the M3 compare to the Zed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 very shiney indeed for a 12 month spruce up i like the wheels, they sit well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 hard work has paid off, very shiny looking m3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted January 27, 2010 Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 Very nice - out of interest - how does the M3 compare to the Zed? The M3: - Has more seats - Is faster than a zed - Has a bigger boot - The SMG II is awesome - Can transport more than one person and a briefcase - OEM Sat Nav is miles better than the zed The list goes on. But: - Servicing is more expensive - Pretty common - Carries the Beemer stigma - Awful raspy exhaust note Totally different cars though. For what I need (something to put my Mrs and kid in) it does the job, if I didn't have my son then I'd be in a zed most probably.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 just have to point out... you really need to clean in the wheel arches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted January 27, 2010 Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 just have to point out... you really need to clean in the wheel arches I've never cleaned wheel arches of any car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 its all in the detail i just use an old teatowl and the left over water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 just have to point out... you really need to clean in the wheel arches thats for the anally retentive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 If this is the wife's car, what have you got now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted January 27, 2010 Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 If this is the wife's car, what have you got now? Nothing 'special'. But trust me, i'm getting itchy feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 If this is the wife's car, what have you got now? Nothing 'special'. But trust me, i'm getting itchy feet Ha ha... bus pass! Busted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Looks good Sarnie. I hope you didn't break a nail though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Looks well. My next door neighbour has the same coloured M3 & the Carbon Black scrubs up nicely and the blue flick in the paint comes out. Nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Very nice - out of interest - how does the M3 compare to the Zed? The M3: - Has more seats - Is faster than a zed - Has a bigger boot - The SMG II is awesome - Can transport more than one person and a briefcase - OEM Sat Nav is miles better than the zed The list goes on. But: - Servicing is more expensive - Pretty common - Carries the Beemer stigma - Awful raspy exhaust note Totally different cars though. For what I need (something to put my Mrs and kid in) it does the job, if I didn't have my son then I'd be in a zed most probably.......... And the all important factor - which scores highest Nice job on the beemer BTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Needs polish Sarnie! Good effort though for the time taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Nice work, Sarnie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350zjimbo Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Looks tidy mate. I sold my M3 to buy the 350, great cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakeindian Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Nice work I like the way you can see the clouds in the reflection of the bonnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanski Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Shiny Sarnie very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 7/10 shame about the wheel arches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted January 27, 2010 Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 The other plus point I noted whilst cleaning it is that the BMW paint must be a zillion times thicker than the Nissan paint as there are virtually no stone chips at all considering its a 7 year old car...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeti Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 very nice. wanted an m3 over the z for all the reasons you said but bought the z cos of the running costs on the bm! The other plus point I noted whilst cleaning it is that the BMW paint must be a zillion times thicker than the Nissan paint as there are virtually no stone chips at all considering its a 7 year old car...... Nissan paint is very thin. take a look at the difference in colour between the bumpers and body on all new new nissans.... scary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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