Money2536's Mineral White F80 M3 Journal

[Money2536]

Alright, I got lazy on you last night. Here is the list of stuff I use to do a paint correction.

50/50 Mix of Chemical Guys Citrus Red Shampoo and Adam's All Purpose Cleaner in the MTM Foam Cannon.
Auto Finesse Iron Out
NanoSkin Glide
NanoSkin AutoScrub Fine in 6" and 3" sizes
NanoSkin AutoScrub Fine Sponge
Green 3M Automotive Masking Tape in Various Sizes
Griot's Garage 6" and 3" Dual Action Random Orbitals
Rupes Bigfoot LH21
Rupes Duetto
Menzerna FG400 (Compounding)
Meguiar's 6", 5", 3" Micro Fiber Cutting Pads
Menzerna SIP 1500
Menzerna SF4000 and SF4500
Uber Foam Pads 6", 5", 4" in Orange, Green, Blue, Black
Menzerna Top Inspection
Brinkman Lights
IPA
Auto Finesse Desire Carnuba Wax
Stoner's Terminator
Auto Finesse Citrus Cleaner
Auto Finesse Obliterate
CarPro Perl Tire Dressing
Adam's Foam Tire Dressing Blocks
Opti-Coat 2.0 for the Wheels
Wolf's Nano Trim Coat
Wolf's Nano Glass Guard
Griot's Clay Bar

I'm sure there is more, but this is the stuff I've been using. I have like a hundred other products in the cabinet.

[M_PATHY]

Screw the M, more pics of the GT3

[Needsdecaf]

Originally Posted by M_PATHY

Screw the M, more pics of the GT3

Follow the links in his sig. Plenty of pics on RL / 6Spd online.

[Money2536]

Originally Posted by Needsdecaf

Follow the links in his sig. Plenty of pics on RL / 6Spd online.

I just posted like 50 more.

[Jay1994]

Originally Posted by Money2536

That's a good idea to dial in some cars that need some love beforehand. The really nice thing about modern Random Orbitals is you really can't mess up. Just make sure to tape the head and tail lights, and you'll be good.

If you have trouble finding any of this stuff let me know. I buy mostly from Phil at Detailers Domain but do get some stuff direct from Griot's Garage and Adam's. I also buy some from AutoGeek.


Current Washing
Kranzle 1122TST
Griot's Green Wheel Cleaner (Carbon Ceramics)
1Z Einszett ColourTec Wheel Cleaner (Steel Brakes)
Adam's Angled Large Wheel Woolie
Large Wheel Woolie from Griot's Garge
Wheel Woolie Lug Nut Brush
Tuf Shine Tire Brush
Large EZ Detail Brush
Griot's Rubber Cleaner
Adam's Car Shampoo
Adam's Large Wash Sponge
MTM Foam Canon
Grit Guard Dual Bucket System
Eley Corp Hose Reel
Good Year 3/4" Hose
Eley Corp Pistol Spray Nozzle
Adam's Fire Hose Nozzle
Hyde's Serum Rust Stopper (Steel Brakes)
Stihl BG55 Gas Powered Leaf Blower
Adam's Great White Drying Towels (Paint)
Griot's Large Yellow Waffle Weave Drying Towels (Jams, Wheels, etc.)
Uber Ultra MicroFiber Towels
Griot's Spray-on Wax
Adam's Detail Spray
Griot's Window Cleaner

Next week I'll be correcting the paint on the GT3, so stay tuned for a list of products, write-up, photos, and videos. I can't wait to dial in this Sapphire Blue Metallic paint.

Stupid question... But do you do all of the paint correction yourself?

[Money2536]

Originally Posted by Jay1994

Stupid question... But do you do all of the paint correction yourself?

I do. It's very time consuming and took quite a few years of trial and error to get it down, but I really enjoy doing it.

[Yessir]

Stupid question #2 haha..... so I spent some time looking through the list of detailing supplies you used and I was wondering, is it really necessary to have all those different size orbitals? You have the Rupes as well as the Griots. If I had to buy one or two, which one would you recommend? These cleaning supplies are a huge investment for somebody that doesn't know much about detailing (me) and I'd like to purchase the most essential tools to get a feel and learn rather than splurge on everything and not even know how correctly utilize everything. Thanks

[jballs16]

Money, I saw in your 6speed post you were a member on clubsi. I've been a member there since 2000. Have 28k posts lol (mostly in "Out There"). Good to see you're doing well, man.

[Money2536]

Originally Posted by Yessir

Stupid question #2 haha..... so I spent some time looking through the list of detailing supplies you used and I was wondering, is it really necessary to have all those different size orbitals? You have the Rupes as well as the Griots. If I had to buy one or two, which one would you recommend? These cleaning supplies are a huge investment for somebody that doesn't know much about detailing (me) and I'd like to purchase the most essential tools to get a feel and learn rather than splurge on everything and not even know how correctly utilize everything. Thanks

If I were you, I probably just buy either a Porter Cable or a Griot's 6" and swap out the backing plate for a 5" plate. Then you could just use the 5 or 5.5" pads that would work on the pretty much every panel of the car. I've acquired the multiple orbitals over years. This hobby gets expensive. I'm tens of thousands into it.

[Money2536]

Originally Posted by jballs16

Money, I saw in your 6speed post you were a member on clubsi. I've been a member there since 2000. Have 28k posts lol (mostly in "Out There"). Good to see you're doing well, man.

Yeah man. I joined ClubSi right around the same time. I had an '99 Electron Blue that I sold to get and AP1 S2000 in '02.

This car got it all started...

[JoeyBananas]

Money,

I knew you had excellent taste but damn! I saw you had an Ap1, where you ever on S2ki?!

I miss my S2000. Parted it out after breaking a Ppg dogbox. I did run 9s on street tires though!

[Money2536]

Originally Posted by JoeyBananas

Money,

I knew you had excellent taste but damn! I saw you had an Ap1, where you ever on S2ki?!

I miss my S2000. Parted it out after breaking a Ppg dogbox. I did run 9s on street tires though!

S2Ki was one of the best forums ever until the "Hella Flush" movement hit. I had an AP1 and and AP2.

JDM Yo!

[jballs16]

That's awesome man. I, too, made a similar trek... from clubsi to s2ki to bimmerpost. I made a post about your new ride on clubsi.

http://forums.clubsi.com/ubbthreads....Number/7932599

If you still remember your password (lol) come on by.

[JoeyBananas]

Beautiful S! Perfectly done!

[Gac101177]

Thanks for the tip on removing the seatbelt warning from the visor, I follow what u did but first use the hair dryer for 10 minutes an after that use the alcohol took about 30 minutes to remove both happy with the results.

I'll be heading to PSI in the next couple of weeks for the cosmetic package, anyone I should ask for thanks.

Still waiting to see your GT3 after you do what you do best.

[Gac101177]

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[Money2536]

Originally Posted by Gac101177

Thanks for the tip on removing the seatbelt warning from the visor, I follow what u did but first use the hair dryer for 10 minutes an after that use the alcohol took about 30 minutes to remove both happy with the results.

I'll be heading to PSI in the next couple of weeks for the cosmetic package, anyone I should ask for thanks.

Still waiting to see your GT3 after you do what you do best.

Nice man! I figured some would follow my lead on getting rid of those stickers. PSI is a small shop. They're all good. Sean owns it.

It's driving me nuts not getting the GT3 dialed in. My wife keeps scheduling stuff on the weekends messing me up. My offer to detail your car still stands. I don't have any friends, so I have too much time on my hands.

[Blindside_137]

The car looks better than ever with the new subtle mods. The head on shots are just ridiculously mean.

And grats on the GT3. I've never been to wild for Porsches as most designs don't tend to wow me, but that car has stolen my heart. Saw a white one the other day and the sound it made as it pulled away was glorious.

Looking forward to what you have to say regarding its ride!

[Gac101177]

Originally Posted by Money2536

Nice man! I figured some would follow my lead on getting rid of those stickers. PSI is a small shop. They're all good. Sean owns it.

It's driving me nuts not getting the GT3 dialed in. My wife keeps scheduling stuff on the weekends messing me up. My offer to detail your car still stands. I don't have any friends, so I have too much time on my hands.

The wife's I totally understand I haven't been able to do anything to the car, I'll try to go down to Orlando and get some things done to it. Thanks for the offer will love to go down your way and see that gt3 I'm not to far Jax. and see you in your environment do in what you love. Thanks like you said I have no friends either. But my 3 years old loves the car.

[Money2536]

The market was up substantially for the week, so I blew out of the office early to play with ride height. I had set both the front and rear of the KW HAS to the lowest it would go. I liked the look of the front, but the rear was a tad bit too low for my taste. I don't like the "tucked look." I think I have it dialed in the way I want it now. I left the front alone and raised the rear up a little less than a 1/4". I also have decided to keep the 15mm spacers in the rear.

[bmoneystatus]

That's what I'm talking about!! Perfect.

http://giphy.com/gifs/applause-the-r...-NnGGHE0muVqpO

[M3inMG]

Amazing!!! Great work