Mike's Alpine White 1991 318is

[mike.bmw]

I got out for some quick photos at sunrise. Also, I ordered something from Europe last week and should have some photos of that soon. ;D

[mike.bmw]

Mike,
Been a while Since we met, car is looking amazing. Hope all is well with you

Beautiful! Amazing e30 and detail job.

I have a set of new Ronals on their way. Can’t wait to put them on. I plan to get the S Drives as well.

The RS’s are way out of my league now. Maybe someday.


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Thanks, all!

[laidback93]

Thanks, all!



I'm very happy with Ronals so far and the Yokohama S Drives as well. I really want a set of RS001s, but they are so expensive at this point I could buy a second e30 for the amount I'd spend on RS001s. Maybe a set will fall into my lap one day, we'll see! :)

Beautiful! Amazing e30 and detail job.

I have a set of new Ronals on their way. Can’t wait to put them on. I plan to get the S Drives as well.

The RS’s are way out of my league now. Maybe someday.


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[quanaman]

Mike,
Been a while Since we met, car is looking amazing. Hope all is well with you

[mike.bmw]

DMC Prep Part 2: Engine Bay

Today I spent about an hour cleaning the 328 wagon and another hour on the E30 the engine bay. The E30's engine bay was still pretty clean from the last cleaning (last year), but there was a fair amount of dust and debris from normal driving.

I came across a tool at Costco that connects to a standard hose and uses the water pressure to turn a brush. I thought this might be great for cleaning weave-style wheels as well as parts of the engine bay. I tried it out today and it's a keeper. It makes cleaning the wheels soooo easy. It did a good job on various parts of the engine bay as well.



The engine bay has a ton of cosmoline in it. It's never really bothered me. He's a photo after the cleaning:



Next weekend I'll try to find time to do the interior.

[jeenyus]

Good attitude! Manifest the RS001s!

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[mike.bmw]

That's beautiful

Looks shiny on my phone!!

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Looks amazing as always!

Thanks, all!

Every time you post an update it really makes me want to get a set of Ronal's!

I'm very happy with Ronals so far and the Yokohama S Drives as well. I really want a set of RS001s, but they are so expensive at this point I could buy a second e30 for the amount I'd spend on RS001s. Maybe a set will fall into my lap one day, we'll see! :)

[Powling]

Every time you post an update it really makes me want to get a set of Ronal's!

[Eric Giles]

Looks amazing as always!

[fresh_TD]

Looks shiny on my phone!!

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[econti]

That's beautiful

[mike.bmw]

DMC Prep Part 1: Exterior Detailing

I plan on attending the 36th Deutsche Marque Concours event next month. I went for the first time last year and had a great time (and placed 2nd in the 80s vintage BMW class!). My schedule for the next month is a bit full, so I figured I get the e30 ready in a few detailing sessions (exterior, interior, engine bay, final wash/clean) spread across the next few weeks.

Today I tackled the exterior. The paint was still in pretty good condition from the clay, polish, and wax I performed last year, but I figured it was time for another clay and wax. I washed, clayed, and waxed the exterior over the course of 3 hours. I went through a whole role of painters tape masking off the trim. I used my Harbor Freight orbital with Meguiar's High Tech Yellow Wax.

Washed and clayed:



Tape, tape, tape:



Above the belt:



Below the belt:



All done!



I was just using my cell phone to take photos. The lighting was terrible. So you won't be able to see much of a difference between the first and last photos, but the paint is sooooooooo smooth now. :D

[e30RS]

Absolutely gorgeous car. Bravo and well done.

[Pootis]

I will be purchasing that keyless entry. Thanks for the post

[Jokester]

Dream car right here