Sons new car - New car detail - LOTS OF PICS

[Ronkh]

Sons new toy. Told teh dealer just strip the tape etc off car. Don't let the "Brillo brothers" (thanks to who ever's comment that was) not to touch the car.

Rinse
Foam gun - (not gonna name soap)
Wash - (not gonna name soap)
Clay = PB clay + PB S&S
Wash = PB Super Slick Suds
Dried w/leaf blower and ww towels
Polish = PB SSR 1 via pc (friend borrowed flex)
Seal = Wolfgang Deep Gloss Sealant (from my winning in the give-a-way.) THANKS AUTOGEEK
Wheels = p21s then PB wheel cleaner
Tires = PB bold-nBright
Door jambs = PB spray and wipe then Ultima sealer
Inside = PB natural look on vynil/plastic etc
Lexol on leather

He's out driving it around, so round 2 tomorrow.


Thanks Steve - PB for the quickie primmer on the phone.

[Beemerboy]

Nice ride...can I be your son?

Thats the new 1 series vert...right?


Buddy of mine has the coupe HT...nice ride real nice ride!!!

[sal329]

Son is a very lucky kid. Nice car, congrads

[Re-Volv]

Originally Posted by Beemerboy

Nice ride...can I be your son?

Thats the new 1 series vert...right?

Certainly looks like it!


Midday pix should really show the shine!

[Stephan]

Car looks great. Nice work

[Deanski]

Now why would you use Lexol for the leather when there are much better products for auto leather?

New leather has a coating on it, much like a cleacoat.

I'd really look into better leather treatments for this leather.

I've used Sonus and Zaino as my primary leather treatments for my Porsche.

Try searching the forum on leather and see which ones others use.

I've seen issues with BMW leather in Z3 cars loosing dye colors in some areas.

Enjoy the new ride and drive it like it was ment to be driven. Maybe become a member of the BMW club and see if you can get some track time!

Regards,
Deanski

[Ronkh]

Thanks guys. Yep 128 vert.
Round 2 today. Another coat of sealer then after cure, at least 2 coats of RED.
He says there is no where at school to wash it, so the only time it will get clean is when he comes home. (he leaves friday yay!!!0
I used the lexol cuz it's what I had here. I havent ordered new stuff yet, and completely forgot about the seats till I got the car home.

[Poorboy]

Originally Posted by Ronkh

Thanks guys. Yep 128 vert.
Round 2 today. Another coat of sealer then after cure, at least 2 coats of RED.
He says there is no where at school to wash it, so the only time it will get clean is when he comes home. (he leaves friday yay!!!0
I used the lexol cuz it's what I had here. I havent ordered new stuff yet, and completely forgot about the seats till I got the car home.

First, can you adopt me too

Second, you need to teach him to use Spray and Wipe and he can keep it clean himself at school

Third, can you adopt me too

[Mr. Clean]

Have to echo the other sentiments about what a nice car! Also, I wouldn't feel too bad about the use of Lexol on the leather seats. I've used both the cleaner and the conditioner for a number of years. Tried other similar products and they all seem to perform well. As far as better products out there uhm maybe but I would consider that more of an opinion than fact.

[Ronkh]

Originally Posted by Poorboy

First, can you adopt me too

Second, you need to teach him to use Spray and Wipe and he can keep it clean himself at school

Third, can you adopt me too

Actually I need to learn how to use it properly too. All I have used it for is clay, door jambs, trunk seams etc.

I do want to thank you for the tutorial on the phone yesterday, so "Thank you"

The nice thing about this, is it got him (my son) off his butt. I figured out I've washed his old acr this summer more than he has. In reality, I washed/waxed/etc his car more than he has since he's been driving. He had to get off his butt and do this with me yesterday. He worked. He's sore and tired today. Said he doesn't know how I do it. I told him more today.

Biggest problem is my car is a bloody mess. I was in Rochester NY Sunday and Monday. So round trip it's about 700 miles and I didnt miss a bug. (hence the reason I needed to get a coat of wax on it.) Wonder when I'll get the chance to clean that thing.

[Poorboy]

Originally Posted by Ronkh

Actually I need to learn how to use it properly too. All I have used it for is clay, door jambs, trunk seams etc.

I do want to thank you for the tutorial on the phone yesterday, so "Thank you"

The nice thing about this, is it got him (my son) off his butt. I figured out I've washed his old car this summer more than he has. In reality, I washed/waxed/etc his car more than he has since he's been driving. He had to get off his butt and do this with me yesterday. He worked. He's sore and tired today. Said he doesn't know how I do it. I told him more today.

Biggest problem is my car is a bloody mess. I was in Rochester NY Sunday and Monday. So round trip it's about 700 miles and I didnt miss a bug. (hence the reason I needed to get a coat of wax on it.) Wonder when I'll get the chance to clean that thing.

Well if you want, in another week we'll give you a hands on tutorial with Spray and Wipe in Lime Rock

[Mr. Clean]

A tutorial on the use of Spray and Wipe? Doesn't the name of the product do that?

Seriously, great product which with just a bit of common sense is fool proof.

[Poorboy]

Originally Posted by Mr. Clean

A tutorial on the use of Spray and Wipe? Doesn't the name of the product do that?

Seriously, great product which with just a bit of common sense is fool proof.

I think one of my first in-person tutorials was to Natty after he went through a whole bottle and only did half his truck

[Redwings97]

Wow what a great looking car. Nice work - can't wait to see the NR pics.

[Ronkh]

Originally Posted by Poorboy

Well if you want, in another week we'll give you a hands on tutorial with Spray and Wipe in Lime Rock

Actually I was hoping to bring my jet black down, and get a complete tutorial

[zoomzoom mazda5]

Nice looking BMW, looks great

[ShanesG]

Did you just buy that car for your son?


nice car though!

[Deanski]

No harm done in using Lexol at this time.

Lexol was really a "tack room" item may years ago until they viewed that the automotive marketshare would bring it out of the tack rooms and into more households and garages. Now, more people are familure with the orange and brown bottles. Most tack rooms switched from Neetsfoot oils to Lexol as it was less messy and did not stain tack equipment. Since it was also water based, more people started using it in the home and cars. It was an easy choice since most people who had horses just took the Lexol bottle into the car and gave it a try. Same for the home leather. Lexol is a good product, as it's an all-around product, somwhat like an AIO for leather. But... there are better products for automotive use.

Today, there are more superior leather products for automotive use, but you just have to know which leather you're treating (coated or non-coated) as each can use cleaners/conditioners specific to them.

You would not want to apply a conditioner designed for uncoated leather on coated leather as it would degrade the dye coating due to some of the solvents used in them to help penetrate leather skins for conditioning by way of oils also in the conditioner.

Coated leather can be treated in a different way, but most important is to keep it clean. Dirt/debris can wear away the coating fast. Cleaning can be as easy as Woolite and water mix or more thicker cleaners to cling to the vertical surfaces as some leather cleaners do.

Conditioners work a bit different than non-coated. They do not do the heavy penetratation as non-coated conditioners, but gradually refresh the leather.

Some conditioner have leather odors/fragrance and some can be a bit on the strong side. Some do not have any and work on releasing the natural leather odors used in tanning/coating. These conditioners work very well in refreshing the leather without masking it or overpowering the natural odor of your leather.

So far, for new German leather I've found the Sonus to be one of the best for treatment as it does not add leather smell from the bottle, but in about a half hour, the cabin starts to smell as new as it did for delivery. Another great aspect was the way it makes the leather feel, not oily, greasy at all, but in fact, has more of a firm, non-slip feel. Great for high performance seats as it adds a level of security by this level of grip.

I've also used Zaino Z-10 and find it very good, but it does contain that leather odor which is nice, but can be a bit strong to some depending on the cars leather. It works very well and also does not leave an oily film.

There is also LeatherMaster and other leather treatments, but some, you need to understand what it is your using and for what reason and application.

I'd give the Sonus a try as it's worked very well in my Porsche C2S!

Maybe you can also get your son a bottle of ONR for cleaning elsewhere.

Regards,
Deanski