BMW X6 (White) - Marmite car or what :-)

[Nick Goodall]

First of all i have to say i love it! I really wasn't keen when the X6 first came out but when my MD turned up in this White one i really liked it!

I started this at 8am Saturday, first up was to give it some Snow foam!





Left to dwell for 5 mins or so whilst i went round with some G101 and a detailing brush on the fuel filler, badges, grills and vents

I then rinsed the whole car off and then started on the wheels. I started with Very Cherry and a few brushes and they cleaned up really well.

Next i sprayed / soaked the arches with G101 and then gave it a scrub before rinsing down arches and the wheels. Tyres were scrubbed with some G101 to ensure a nice finish when they were dressed later on.

I then washed the whole thing with some Autosmart Auto wash and two AB buckets with grit guards and an Adams wash pad.

The car was now clean at least but being white it really shows up the Tar spots so i went at it with a generous spray of Tardis working a panel at a time, leaving it to soak and then wiping away with a cloth before then rinsing the panel to make sure it was all rinsed away.

Here's some of the Tar spots being broken down.











Boot



Gotta love Tardis



Once the whole car and wheels were done, i re-rinsed off to make sure it was all clear before starting with IronX! What a product this is!!! I am still amazed by just what it manages to find but after a few sprays on each panel, after just 1 min or so this is the sort of thing it was finding:























Really finding a lot as you can see!!

Next i clayed the whole thing with CYC Blue clay and some Reglaze as lube, it wasn't picking up too much after the Tardis and IronX treatments so that was good.

After claying i rinsed down and dried it all off with some Meg's last touch and some AB big blue drying towels.

It was then taped up for polishing

[Nick Goodall]

No 50/50 shots as I was pushed for time and with a big lack of Sun it was really hard to get in focus properly on white!

I polished with 3M Fastcut+ on a Yellow pad, and refined with Extra fine and another yellow pad. It was working pretty well but when the Sun came out later there were a few areas on the front wings that needed doing again as there were still a few swirls, they were virtually all gone after another hit.

After polishing all tape was removed, car was rinsed and dried off again before being glazed with Poorboys white diamond.

Trim was all cleaned with 303 Cleaner, and then coated with 303 Protectant

Following this i tried AG HD wax for the first time and was really pleased with how it went on, it was really easy to see where you'd covered even on a white car and the Wax seemed to cure really well. I must have left it at least 30 mins to cure while i Polished the Exhausts with some #00 Gauge wirewool and Autosol polish before dressing the Tyres with Megs Endurance Gel.

Wax was then all buffed off, and then a full wipedown with some Zaino Z8 left it looking like this:

[simoncrabb]

I'm constantly amazed at the patience you must have to do these. I can't even summon up the patience to even wash a car...

How much would detailing on a camper van cost? Mine is filthy, and is never clean, even after a wash.

[Dale Goodchild]

Jesus!!! You wanna come do my 3 series touring for me

[sparrow.2]

Christ, that is a bit OCD!?!

[Nick Goodall]

Originally Posted by sparrow.2

Christ, that is a bit OCD!?!

Sort of... it's called Detailing but is a sort of form of OCD really!

[Lee Martin]

Nick loves it!! i hate cleaning my big cars, rather sit and clean my little ones!

good work goodall!

[kek23k]

Nice work again, as always! Not keen on the car though

[sparrow.2]

Originally Posted by Nick Goodall

Sort of... it's called Detailing but is a sort of form of OCD really!

Cool, Obsessive Car Detailing

Do you have to go through a similar routine on the inside or are you ok with chocolate stains from the kids and smeared windows from the inside?

Just trying to understand the illness ;-)

[Nick Goodall]

Originally Posted by sparrow.2

Cool, Obsessive Car Detailing

Do you have to go through a similar routine on the inside or are you ok with chocolate stains from the kids and smeared windows from the inside?

Just trying to understand the illness ;-)

Yeah interiors are usually kept nice and clean, after all it's where you spend most time but to be fair i won't be letting my little one eat Chocolate in the car anyway and on the odd times she might get away with it that's what wipe clean Leather is for

[sparrow.2]

I think you'd have a fit in my car

My girlfriend didn't recognise our car last time I washed it...

My vespa on the other hand is usually a bit cleaner than most

By the way, I reckon you might be the guy to ask. I have an old plastic topcase which used to be white (not paint) and is now a bit yellow from age and sun. Any idea what I coulduse on it to get it white-ish again?

[Nick Goodall]

Originally Posted by sparrow.2

I think you'd have a fit in my car

My girlfriend didn't recognise our car last time I washed it...

My vespa on the other hand is usually a bit cleaner than most

By the way, I reckon you might be the guy to ask. I have an old plastic topcase which used to be white (not paint) and is now a bit yellow from age and sun. Any idea what I coulduse on it to get it white-ish again?

If it's plastic you just need some plastic polish, something like this:

Meguiars Plast-RX

http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/pro...leproduct.html

[SlowOne]

Nick, first class job. You can clean that thing as often as you like, but I'll always hate it. When it came out I had to check the calendar, but as it wasn't 1 April...