[Jon D]

Another glorious day up here, car washed and polished - not looking too bad after 6.5k miles of daily use throughout a Scottish winter.
Really glad I opted for white - boring it might be, but the stone chips on the bonnet would look horrendous against a darker colour.

[masti99]

Awesome

[Jon D]

Originally Posted by masti99

Awesome

Thank you, it took 7 hours of washing and polishing on Tuesday, 4 of which were spent on the wheels!

[bfv]

Just wondering.....do you have white number plate in front and yellow in the back?!

[Robin_NL]

Brilliant.

Originally Posted by Jon D

Thank you, it took 7 hours of washing and polishing on Tuesday, 4 of which were spent on the wheels!

Are u kidding? 7 hours?

Anyway. Great colour on a F10.

[Dom]

Looks terrific!

[wsemme]

7 hours that is impressing!!!

[Jon D]

Originally Posted by bfv

Just wondering.....do you have white number plate in front and yellow in the back?!

Standard for UK

[Jon D]

Originally Posted by Robin Hood

Are u kidding? 7 hours?

Originally Posted by wsemme

7 hours that is impressing!

If you think about how long it takes to just remove and refit one wheel, then multiply that by 4 and add on the cleaning, polishing and sealing time, the hours soon add up. Then there's the time taken in washing and polishing the car on top of that.
And seeing as I'm British, there were several cups of tea involved as well .

[wsemme]

Originally Posted by Jon D

If you think about how long it takes to just remove and refit one wheel, then multiply that by 4 and add on the cleaning, polishing and sealing time, the hours soon add up. Then there's the time taken in washing and polishing the car on top of that.
And seeing as I'm British, there were several cups of tea involved as well .

Yes the tea is very important

[vladberca]

Looks great

[JSCO]

nice...

[10M3MAN]

sweet

[mc_blue]

Fantastic looking 535d M Sport!

[Jon D]

Originally Posted by mc_blue

Fantastic looking 535d M Sport!

Thanks, that was a year and 10k miles ago, but it still looks just the same.

[jinmadrid]

Please tell me what polish you use. I have no clue about detailing and am afraid to go near the paint with off the shelf products I know nothing about. Any info appreciated.

[Jon D]

Werkstat Acrylic Jett. Very easy to use - spray on/wipe off and it doesn't leave any residue on rubber or plastic. It leaves the surface with an extremely slick finish which lasts for several weeks.
If your car isn't new I'd recommend an application of Werkstat Acrylic Prime before the Jett spray. The Prime deep cleans and polishes the paint and the Jett protects the finish.
Some good advice here: http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...-products.html

[chrisdoha]

Quick que.. once you've sprayed on and wiped off.. do you have to buff it with a machine? or jus the towel wud do?

[F10528i]

Originally Posted by Jon D

If you think about how long it takes to just remove and refit one wheel, then multiply that by 4 and add on the cleaning, polishing and sealing time, the hours soon add up.

You take the wheels of for cleaning ???

Do you put them in the dishwasher?

Just kidding - but is it really worth the effort?

Cheers

[half man half amazin]

crispy

[masuzu]

Good looking car!

[Jon D]

Originally Posted by chrisdoha

Quick que.. once you've sprayed on and wiped off.. do you have to buff it with a machine? or jus the towel wud do?

I use 2 hand polishing cloths - 1 to remove the spray (this cloth gradually gets wet as you progress over the car), I then follow up, panel by panel, with cloth 2 to shine.
It's a bit like using furniture polish - very easy and it takes no more than 30 minutes to do the whole car.
My bi-annual 'Prime' application takes a bit longer as it has to be worked in and allowed to dry before hand buffing, but you can comfortably do the job in well under 2 hours.