Meh, I had fun Friday and Sat.

[Grouse]

I was asked to help out TWC with 6 cars they had trucked up from CA. Originally they were going to be dropped off at my house for me to prep last week. The Hauler decided he needed a 3 day layover in portland, where he parked his trailer under pitchy Doug fir trees.

When they arrived in seattle they were laden with oounds of dust. I had to wash, wipe down, and do minor clean up at the venue on 6 cars.
3 M3's, 1 b5S4, 1 MkIV GTI, 1 ist Gen IS 300.

My optimum no rinse wash had not made it here, Stupid UPS. So i had to was them as carefully as I could. I was able to avoid doing disasterous damage to the cars, IE swirling. I can not say as much for the truck hualer who nearly took off the body kits on all 3 of the M3's and the GTI. On top of that he wore his dirty filthy gloves and left swirling hand prints on the car.. Sigh.. Wel I did the best i could in the time i had given.

First, torture for BMW lovers, A friends B6 S4.
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794593/large.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794606.jpg
Another audi I had the pleasure of working on.
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794677.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794680.jpg
An First gen IS300
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794663.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794666.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794671.jpg
Hanam e-46 m3 Suposedly the only one out side their own show car.
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794598/large.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794612.jpg
Mark 4 GTI, VF engineering Super Charger, A custom turbo, A big bottle of NOS... and a bunch of HPA parts.
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794616.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794622.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794626.jpg
The second M3 e-36, Supercharged. IMHO the car i would want to own. It's not as heavily modded as many of the others, It just feels right.
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794630.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794634.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794638.jpg
The 3rd and final M3, Another stunning car. Fun to work on. Lots of taste full mods. Just not my dream car.
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794642.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794647.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794653.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794658.jpg

Some of the TWC gusy, partaking in the sights of HIN
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http://www.pbase.com/dsgrouse/image/67794684.jpg

[Dark 'n' Dirty]

Great job on all the cars. What did you end up washing the cars with and what did you use on the tires?

[Grouse]

I ended up using a 2.5 gallon pump srayer and car wash soap. My optimum no rinse was not here yet. I washed all but 1.5 cars in 80* heat outside in the sun, in a parking lot.

I washed 18"-2ft sections at a time. 6 cars ate up about 200 towels. Yeah there was a bit of marring on the full black bmw. But a whole hell of alot less than if the TWC group had went to town with detail spray and MF.

After the cars were washed, I hit them with PB's spray and wipe to remove any residue. The black, and cobalt blue metalic. Got two coats of PB's spray and wax. to hide some of the swirling and give it depth.

Thhe rest recieved about 3 hits of Spray and gloss from PB. There was no tire dressing in the venue. Litterally it was a venue rule and fire marshal rule.

Go figure. So, Lot of the tire were washed with the 2.5 and then when no one was looking had non spray tire dressing rubbed on and off.

PB's bold and bright, and 1* VRD