New car for Miss 'ball

[C240Sport97]

great colour!

 

[Palmball]

Looks like a good job, I admire your eagerness to get the car apart. I gace up trying to change the front foglamp bulbs on mine as I just couldn't be bothered.

S

PS Shouldn't the sealant go on before the wax?

The front fogs aren't that bad to do - as long as you don't mind a few scrapes on your knuckles!

Wax before sealant....ohhh I don't know!! I just bang on the products and as long as it looks good and feels smooth I'm happy.

I always thought a sealant was the very last stage - like a really thin layer to go over the top of the other protection?? I'm no expert so in all honesty...I just don't know lol!

 

[C240Sport97]

I always thought a sealant was the very last stage - like a really thin layer to go over the top of the other protection?? I'm no expert so in all honesty...I just don't know lol!

me too .. after all, it's a "sealant"

 

[C43AMG]

The experts say wax after sealant, it's to do with the way it bonds.

 

[whitenemesis]

Sealant first to erm, seal the paintwork. Then wax to give the shine I usually then finish it all with a wipe over with Last Touch detailer spray ..

 

[C43AMG]

Me too.

 

[mika]

Mr Palmball

Very nice job , Sir!



(we've got a 1 series too , but its not this shiny )

 

[NISFAN]

Well done for taking BM to task about the wheels, great result. A little shocked there were as many problems from a supposedly BMW approved vehicle. How did they miss all the faults?

Looks a lovely car, looking forward to your driving write up

 

[st13phil]

A little shocked there were as many problems from a supposedly BMW approved vehicle. How did they miss all the faults?

Perhaps they didn't look too hard?

 

[Palmball]

(we've got a 1 series too , but its not this shiny )

Mmmm...it ain't too hot close up though. Requires some really abrasive cutting, especially the bootlid. Car was previously central London based....seems people in the big smoke don't look after their cars like the rest of us!

The experts say wax after sealant, it's to do with the way it bonds.

Sealant first to erm, seal the paintwork. Then wax to give the shine I usually then finish it all with a wipe over with Last Touch detailer spray ..

Right...consider me told!

Although 'sealant' to me would indicate sealing in everything...inc. the wax!

Looks a lovely car, looking forward to your driving write up

Driving write up lol....well, it ain't like my C63 thats for sure! Will that do?

No?? OK then, here's a bit more...

I was going round a bend that had a dip in it the other day and it appeared to squat and run into it's bump stop at the back (odd, as it's not soft at all). Probably would have felt entirely normal had I not been used to the fancy (and well set up if I say so myself!) coilovers on my C63.

It's got runflats and whilst not as bad as I remember in my 335i (I guess they've come on in the last 3 years as it's just 4 new Dunlop RF's fitted which are a lot better than the Bridgestones RF's that I have experience of), they still make the ride feel a bit brittle over potholes and ruts. On the whole though, it feels like a very stiff structure and a nice tight handler, if not as composed as I'm used to when really pushing on.

Engine wise, the throttle response is fairly lazy and it seems to take an age for the revs to drop when you lift off but other than that it's lovely...very smooth and refined in a way that BMW straight sixes always seem to be. And it sounds good too...despite what people say about the twin-turbo unit not sounding as good as the N/A 6-cylinder BMW, I actually like the smooth, muted and deep sound that it gives.

 

[Benjy]

I think we have another Rashman in the making.... LOL

Looks stunning mate, fantastic job!