My 2006 330i Sport
Hey all from Brooklyn, Michigan. Jump over from the E46 side, having just sold my daily 2000 323ci. Great car! Had it for three years and it was a great commuter car up to the Detroit area for work. But time had come to find something newer and a lot less miles. So, I searched high and low and come up with this 2-owner, non-Michigan car, (via Texas, California, Colorado and the last 12 months in Columbus, Ohio) a Mystic Blue Metallic, 330i Sport Package/Premium, with a M3 front bumper and just under 87K on the odometer. The car is immaculate, mechanically and no dents or major blemishes for a nearly 10 year old car. However, the last owner a college kid, who put the M3 bumper used Plasti-Dip on the chrome trim and the wheels. MAN! I HATE THAT STUFF! Especially when you don't put it on thick enough. What a pain to get off.
The paint, was need of a restoration and after having to use Goo-Gone on the Plasti-Dip areas, which got all over, I spent 10 hours bringing the paint back. Using a Dual-Action Polisher, I used what I had on hand in this order.
1. Wash with dish soap to strip off the wax (if any was even on it).
2. Clay Bar
3. Used the Dual Action polisher to do the following?
-Meguiar's 2500 Swirl Remover
-3M Scratch Remover
-Mother's Carnuba Cleaner Wax
-Meguiar's 21 Synthetic Sealants
-TBD Carnuba
This car will be a daily driver up to the Detroit area receiving about 128 miles a day.