CQuartz UK on 2011 BMW 135i (LeMans Blue)

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Im slowly but surely getting CQuartz UK on all my cars. Reason being that it is a resilient coating that is easy to put on, and can be applied as a system with HydrO2 and HydroFoam, as well as Reload, Reset, etc.

So like the others, I used Dawn and then Iron X. This car drips water in an odd way... Not sure why. Perhaps this is an effect of the Zaino?

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After just washing and drying, the car looks pretty darn good...

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After the wash, Iron X, blow and blot dry, then used Optimum Hyper Polish on a Lake County CCS Green pad. There were a few instances of marring on the hood which were easily taken care of. There were some other impact spots just from driving (car has 13k miles) that went away, but others remain. Is what it is. Im going for protection, not trying to pull a ton of clear coat in the interest of ultimate correction. And most spots one wouldn't see unless they knew where to look.

After that, used Eraser, then applied CQuartz UK. I didn't have a spare large suede towel, so I hope I don't end up with high spots... Doing the sides with a small 20x20cm suede was not easy... Wiped down with a microfiber after though.

But the car really glows! A few spots I went I couldn't really get the angles right for some really great reflection shots, but these will do...

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That looks great!

Meanwhile, I've gone the opposite direction, only cleaning my car with a brush and bucket of soapy water once a month. Someday I'll have a nice car again that I want to keep looking nice. I wish BMW offered the 328d with a manual transmission. Sigh.
 
Beautiful work! I appreciate you posting these up for us to view. I love to see other's interest in car detailing, I am not alone!
 
Originally Posted By: GenSan
Beautiful!

Both the car and the Cooper River.


The boathouse or the sailing club give it away?
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They both did.

I went to high school just a stone's throw across the river. I've jogged around that river 100s of times in my youth and I own an office complex just walking distance from there so the backdrops were just all to familiar to me.

Have a hoagie for me ;-)
 
Originally Posted By: donnyj08
beautiful! Nice car! i love the color.

Apparently BMW gets that a contrast in color between a car's interior and its exterior makes for a striking look. There are certain cars I wouldn't mind having, but (I'm looking at you, GM and Ford) the only interior colors available are black or dark gray.
 
Originally Posted By: Mr Nice
Wow, nice job on BMW.

How much time needed from start to finish?


Each car takes between 5-7 hours!! But that's a solid wash/dry, polish, rub out, coating, etc.

CQuartz is relatively easy to apply, but it is a slow process.
 
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