New Car Detail - Alpine White MY20 G01 BMW X3 xDrive 20d M Sport

[Bristle Hound]

My last three new cars I have asked the Dealer not to do any prep what so ever
However I didn't fancy the whole new car prep thing this time & just let the Dealer prep the car, which in all honestly, had me holding my breath a little

I had a few issues on collection with the cleanliness of the X3 on collection but nothing major and the supplying Dealer sorted me out with over £200 worth of freebies so happy enough for a bit of dirt lol

The main thing is the cars paintwork was fine. No scratches or swirls that I could see, even under the strong LED lights in my garage
After the pre-washing/shampoo the paint was squeeky clean so didn't require a full decontamination IMHO

As usual no 'in progress' photos
Didn't get to my usual photo shoot location as I didn't have time, so that will have to wait

Detail as done -

Strong pre-wash with ValetPro Citrus Pre-Wash
Snow foamed with CarChem's SF
2 bucket wash with MF Madness Incredimitt & a strong mix of G3 Detox shampoo
Lower 1/2 of bodywork decontaminated with CP Iron-X (which turned out to be unnecessary)
Bodywork prep'ed with Bilt Hamber Cleanser Fluid
2 x coats of Gyeon Q2 Cure applied with short MF & buffed off with a plush MF
Door & boot shuts treated with Gyeon Q2 Cure
2 x coats of Planet Polish Wheel Seal & Shine applied to the wheels
Tyres dressed with Meguairs Endurance Tyre Gel
Exhaust tips cleaned and sealed with Britemax Final Shine sealent
Under bonnet cleaned with APC
Interior surfaces cleaned with Sonax Xtreme Interior Cleaner
Interior glass cleaned with CP Eraser
Exterior glass cleaned with Rain-X Glass Cleaner & Rain Repellent (Got some Dodo Juice Supernatural Glass Sealant left so will apply that when it gets a bit warmer)

(Leather interior to be cleaned / sealed with Colourlock Cleaner & Leather Shield later on this week - pic's to follow)

A few pic's -

I'm really pleased with how it looks, having not used Cure for some time. The pic's don't do the finish justice TBH

Thanks for looking

https://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/bhs-alpine-white-my20-g01-bmw-x3-xdrive-20d-m-sport.404731/

 

[RS03_SEN]

My last three new cars I have asked the Dealer not to do any prep what so ever
However I didn't fancy the whole new car prep thing this time & just let the Dealer prep the car, which in all honestly, had me holding my breath a little

I had a few issues on collection with the cleanliness of the X3 on collection but nothing major and the supplying Dealer sorted me out with over £200 worth of freebies so happy enough for a bit of dirt lol

The main thing is the cars paintwork was fine. No scratches or swirls that I could see, even under the strong LED lights in my garage
After the pre-washing/shampoo the paint was squeeky clean so didn't require a full decontamination IMHO

As usual no 'in progress' photos
Didn't get to my usual photo shoot location as I didn't have time, so that will have to wait

Detail as done -

Strong pre-wash with ValetPro Citrus Pre-Wash
Snow foamed with CarChem's SF
2 bucket wash with MF Madness Incredimitt & a strong mix of G3 Detox shampoo
Lower 1/2 of bodywork decontaminated with CP Iron-X (which turned out to be unnecessary)
Bodywork prep'ed with Bilt Hamber Cleanser Fluid
2 x coats of Gyeon Q2 Pure applied with short MF & buffed off with a plush MF
Door & boot shuts treated with Gyeon Q2 Pure
2 x coats of Planet Polish Wheel Seal & Shine applied to the wheels
Tyres dressed with Meguairs Endurance Tyre Gel
Exhaust tips cleaned and sealed with Britemax Final Shine sealent
Under bonnet cleaned with APC
Interior surfaces cleaned with Sonax Xtreme Interior Cleaner
Interior glass cleaned with CP Eraser
Exterior glass cleaned with Rain-X Glass Cleaner & Rain Repellent (Got some Dodo Juice Supernatural Glass Sealant left so will apply that when it gets a bit warmer)

(Leather interior to be cleaned / sealed with Colourlock Cleaner & Leather Shield later on this week - pic's to follow)

A few pic's -

I'm really pleased with how it looks, having not used Cure for some time. The pic's don't do the finish justice TBH

Thanks for looking

Looks mint! Got an x3 in the unit tomorrow for the same job.

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[V6_Man]

My last three new cars I have asked the Dealer not to do any prep what so ever
However I didn't fancy the whole new car prep thing this time & just let the Dealer prep the car, which in all honestly, had me holding my breath a little

I had a few issues on collection with the cleanliness of the X3 on collection but nothing major and the supplying Dealer sorted me out with over £200 worth of freebies so happy enough for a bit of dirt lol

The main thing is the cars paintwork was fine. No scratches or swirls that I could see, even under the strong LED lights in my garage
After the pre-washing/shampoo the paint was squeeky clean so didn't require a full decontamination IMHO

As usual no 'in progress' photos
Didn't get to my usual photo shoot location as I didn't have time, so that will have to wait

Detail as done -

Strong pre-wash with ValetPro Citrus Pre-Wash
Snow foamed with CarChem's SF
2 bucket wash with MF Madness Incredimitt & a strong mix of G3 Detox shampoo
Lower 1/2 of bodywork decontaminated with CP Iron-X (which turned out to be unnecessary)
Bodywork prep'ed with Bilt Hamber Cleanser Fluid
2 x coats of Gyeon Q2 Pure applied with short MF & buffed off with a plush MF
Door & boot shuts treated with Gyeon Q2 Pure
2 x coats of Planet Polish Wheel Seal & Shine applied to the wheels
Tyres dressed with Meguairs Endurance Tyre Gel
Exhaust tips cleaned and sealed with Britemax Final Shine sealent
Under bonnet cleaned with APC
Interior surfaces cleaned with Sonax Xtreme Interior Cleaner
Interior glass cleaned with CP Eraser
Exterior glass cleaned with Rain-X Glass Cleaner & Rain Repellent (Got some Dodo Juice Supernatural Glass Sealant left so will apply that when it gets a bit warmer)

(Leather interior to be cleaned / sealed with Colourlock Cleaner & Leather Shield later on this week - pic's to follow)

A few pic's -

I'm really pleased with how it looks, having not used Cure for some time. The pic's don't do the finish justice TBH

Thanks for looking

Cracking job as always BH. X3 looking stunning mate

 

[Bristle Hound]

Looks mint! Got an x3 in the unit tomorrow for the same job.

Cracking job as always BH. X3 looking stunning mate

@RS03_SEN @V6_Man - Thanks fella's

 

[A4A4]

My last three new cars I have asked the Dealer not to do any prep what so ever
However I didn't fancy the whole new car prep thing this time & just let the Dealer prep the car, which in all honestly, had me holding my breath a little

I had a few issues on collection with the cleanliness of the X3 on collection but nothing major and the supplying Dealer sorted me out with over £200 worth of freebies so happy enough for a bit of dirt lol

The main thing is the cars paintwork was fine. No scratches or swirls that I could see, even under the strong LED lights in my garage
After the pre-washing/shampoo the paint was squeeky clean so didn't require a full decontamination IMHO

As usual no 'in progress' photos
Didn't get to my usual photo shoot location as I didn't have time, so that will have to wait

Detail as done -

Strong pre-wash with ValetPro Citrus Pre-Wash
Snow foamed with CarChem's SF
2 bucket wash with MF Madness Incredimitt & a strong mix of G3 Detox shampoo
Lower 1/2 of bodywork decontaminated with CP Iron-X (which turned out to be unnecessary)
Bodywork prep'ed with Bilt Hamber Cleanser Fluid
2 x coats of Gyeon Q2 Pure applied with short MF & buffed off with a plush MF
Door & boot shuts treated with Gyeon Q2 Pure
2 x coats of Planet Polish Wheel Seal & Shine applied to the wheels
Tyres dressed with Meguairs Endurance Tyre Gel
Exhaust tips cleaned and sealed with Britemax Final Shine sealent
Under bonnet cleaned with APC
Interior surfaces cleaned with Sonax Xtreme Interior Cleaner
Interior glass cleaned with CP Eraser
Exterior glass cleaned with Rain-X Glass Cleaner & Rain Repellent (Got some Dodo Juice Supernatural Glass Sealant left so will apply that when it gets a bit warmer)

(Leather interior to be cleaned / sealed with Colourlock Cleaner & Leather Shield later on this week - pic's to follow)

A few pic's -

I'm really pleased with how it looks, having not used Cure for some time. The pic's don't do the finish justice TBH

Thanks for looking

Can't see any of the pictures!

But knowing you it will look superb anyway.

Likey, likey.

 

[Bristle Hound]

Can't see any of the pictures!

But knowing you it will look superb anyway.


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Likey, likey.

@A4A4 - Thanks buddy

Can't understand what the probs are with the pics are TBH
They're all links to Imgur so wondering whether its your browser

 

[NevMan]

Col, looking awesome, but when you say Gyeon Pure, do you mean Cure? As you said 2 coats of Pure (ceramic) but then stated you hadn’t used Cure for awhile.

 

[Bristle Hound]

Col, looking awesome, but when you say Gyeon Pure, do you mean Cure? As you said 2 coats of Pure (ceramic) but then stated you hadn’t used Cure for awhile.

@X3man - Thanks Nev

! Thing is I'd put 'Cure' at the bottom of the post. I was obviously thinking about myself with the Pure lol
Thanks for the heads up - post editted

 

[Moon]

Looks amazing

 

[SPIKE_]

Congrats on the new X3 and great work on getting it super shiny. Have you have plans to seal the wheels?

 

[Bristle Hound]

Looks amazing

@Moon - Cheers buddy

Congrats on the new X3 and great work on getting it super shiny. Have you have plans to seal the wheels?

@SPIKE_S3 - Thanks
Gave up doing the whole wheel off ceramic coating a while ago
Now I'm happy to just use PP WS&S & my wheel woolies to keep (or try to lol) on top of my wheels

 

[SaraS3]

Lovely and glossy. I would have liked another white one this time but got the dreaded black. . White is my favourite colour to look after. I'm trying to give mine it's first wash. I'm about to use korrosol on the bottom half for the first time if it stops raining. . Paintwork feels a bit rough around the bottom and I'd rather not clay it. I'll be using the planet polish on the wheels if I can find it in my garage

 

[Jassyo06]

Nice looking "Screw"mobile mate lol tyres and wheels looking good but white paint *** lol

 

[Bristle Hound]

Lovely and glossy. I would have liked another white one this time but got the dreaded black. . White is my favourite colour to look after. I'm trying to give mine it's first wash. I'm about to use korrosol on the bottom half for the first time if it stops raining. . Paintwork feels a bit rough around the bottom and I'd rather not clay it. I'll be using the planet polish on the wheels if I can find it in my garage

@SaraS3 - Thanks
Love white TBH. I had a ibis white B8 A4 from new for 5 1/2 years & found it so easy to look after

Nice looking "Screw"mobile mate lol tyres and wheels looking good but white paint *** lol

@jassyo06 - Screw mobile ?
I’ve just accepted that we will never agree on anything buddy lol
Oh & thanks, I think & Merry Christmas !

 

[RS03_SEN]

@SaraS3 - Thanks
Love white TBH. I had a ibis white B8 A4 from new for 5 1/2 years & found it so easy to look after

@jassyo06 - Screw mobile ?
I’ve just accepted that we will never agree on anything buddy lol
Oh & thanks, I think & Merry Christmas !

Clearly never seen how good freshly detailed white cars look. I was never a fan until I did a golf and a Q3 recently. Looked superb.

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[Bristle Hound]

Clearly never seen how good freshly detailed white cars look. I was never a fan until I did a golf and a Q3 recently. Looked superb.

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@RS03_SEN - Agreed & thanks

 

[vigor]

Nice job & thanks for sharing the products you used.
May I ask how many hours it took you?
Cheers, Paul


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[AlS3BE]

My last three new cars I have asked the Dealer not to do any prep what so ever
However I didn't fancy the whole new car prep thing this time & just let the Dealer prep the car, which in all honestly, had me holding my breath a little

I had a few issues on collection with the cleanliness of the X3 on collection but nothing major and the supplying Dealer sorted me out with over £200 worth of freebies so happy enough for a bit of dirt lol

The main thing is the cars paintwork was fine. No scratches or swirls that I could see, even under the strong LED lights in my garage
After the pre-washing/shampoo the paint was squeeky clean so didn't require a full decontamination IMHO

As usual no 'in progress' photos
Didn't get to my usual photo shoot location as I didn't have time, so that will have to wait

Detail as done -

Strong pre-wash with ValetPro Citrus Pre-Wash
Snow foamed with CarChem's SF
2 bucket wash with MF Madness Incredimitt & a strong mix of G3 Detox shampoo
Lower 1/2 of bodywork decontaminated with CP Iron-X (which turned out to be unnecessary)
Bodywork prep'ed with Bilt Hamber Cleanser Fluid
2 x coats of Gyeon Q2 Cure applied with short MF & buffed off with a plush MF
Door & boot shuts treated with Gyeon Q2 Cure
2 x coats of Planet Polish Wheel Seal & Shine applied to the wheels
Tyres dressed with Meguairs Endurance Tyre Gel
Exhaust tips cleaned and sealed with Britemax Final Shine sealent
Under bonnet cleaned with APC
Interior surfaces cleaned with Sonax Xtreme Interior Cleaner
Interior glass cleaned with CP Eraser
Exterior glass cleaned with Rain-X Glass Cleaner & Rain Repellent (Got some Dodo Juice Supernatural Glass Sealant left so will apply that when it gets a bit warmer)

(Leather interior to be cleaned / sealed with Colourlock Cleaner & Leather Shield later on this week - pic's to follow)

A few pic's -

I'm really pleased with how it looks, having not used Cure for some time. The pic's don't do the finish justice TBH

Thanks for looking

https://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/bhs-alpine-white-my20-g01-bmw-x3-xdrive-20d-m-sport.404731/

lovely looking motor and great job on the detail. If you are feeling bored I have a couple of cars you can come round and do
Good to see real world results of the products you used. Sometimes it’s difficult picking the right product based on reviews as everyone’s expectations are difficult.
Keep us posted on the longevity of those products used.

 

[Bristle Hound]

Nice job & thanks for sharing the products you used.
May I ask how many hours it took you?
Cheers, Paul

@vigor - Thanks Paul
The Detail, in total, too me around 6 1/2 hours

lovely looking motor and great job on the detail. If you are feeling bored I have a couple of cars you can come round and do
Good to see real world results of the products you used. Sometimes it’s difficult picking the right product based on reviews as everyone’s expectations are difficult.
Keep us posted on the longevity of those products used.

@AlS3BE - Cheers
& nice try lol
Will do

 

[Jassyo06]

@SaraS3 - Thanks
Love white TBH. I had a ibis white B8 A4 from new for 5 1/2 years & found it so easy to look after

@jassyo06 - Screw mobile ?
I’ve just accepted that we will never agree on anything buddy lol
Oh & thanks, I think & Merry Christmas !

Screws=4 x 2s,The Filth,coppers,The Sweeney....etc White BMW X3s/X5s are frequently driven by the Police...lol

 

[RS03_SEN]

Screws=4 x 2s,The Filth,coppers,The Sweeney....etc White BMW X3s/X5s are frequently driven by the Police...lol

Screws are prison officers. Get your lingo right!

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[Jassyo06]

Screws are prison officers. Get your lingo right!

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Going off tropic last they're all the same to me mate