My 318is DD so far...(Lots of pics)

[Nick_S]

You have some great restoration skills! I now have to go try and restore my fogs.

Bike looks great, mind me asking what you paid and what it weighs?

It weighs in at around 17.5lbs. I worked at a bike shop for awhile so most of it was bought at EP pricing or got hooked up with I have less $1500 in it :o

Mate you've inspired me. I've got a Brilliant Red E30 318iS myself, it was as faded as your red bonnet in that photo just above. I polished it up and it looked almost as good as your car but then it faded again after 2 weeks.

What am I doing wrong? Need to sand it down first like you did yeah? Or is there more to it?

Are you waxing it after? Soon as I did each panel they were each immediately given two coats of wax to help seal the paint. Or really a good paint sealer would work. Sanding shouldn't be necessary to get a lasting shine but it could help. Just be care around the edges!

[neighborhood]

Damn Nick. Nice job on the hood. The car looks tons better with the one I gave you.

[Ziggens96]

Good stuff, thanks for sharing. Could you tell what your procedure was for cleaning the carpet? I need to do that.

[Nick_S]

Damn Nick. Nice job on the hood. The car looks tons better with the one I gave you.

Thanks again man :up:

Good stuff, thanks for sharing. Could you tell what your procedure was for cleaning the carpet? I need to do that.

Simple really. Vac'ed out all the dirt, brushed it to loosen more dirt. Vac'ed again. Then used Meguiars All Purpose Cleaner and soaked it pretty well, scrubbed with a brush and vac'ed again. Repeated with the cleaner a few times then let dry. Any decent upholstery cleaner could do the trick too.

[Leo_328i]

Are you waxing it after? Soon as I did each panel they were each immediately given two coats of wax to help seal the paint. Or really a good paint sealer would work. Sanding shouldn't be necessary to get a lasting shine but it could help. Just be care around the edges!

Thats where I went wrong! I've got some Zymol titanium lying around, should use that on it afterward!

[Nick_S]

Boom! Roof rack on. Stoked. No more cramming bikes in the back seat.

[e30BMart]

I need more detailing experience :( :P

[kalib0y]

great work. I have that same exact key chain lol