Here's How a $2,300 Paint Correction & Ceramic Coating TRANSFORMED my 22 Year Old BMW (e36 m3)
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Ever wondered what goes into a professional paint correction and ceramic coating? My 22 year old BMW e36 M3 got some love and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.
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It was a pleasure working in your car man! Let’s go show it off at some shows before car show season ends!
Amazing job and really interesting product … have to find some guys in Australia to do that with my 91 E36 - looks like you have a really cool business going on and we definitely need to see some more of your beautiful car :)
Your E36 ///M3 is pure perfection bro!
That paint correction looks Tremendous man! Hands down one of the best looking E36 M3s out there.
my paint was in too bad of a condition so i resprayed it completely. You sound like me when I was done with it.
But this... this car is insane. If not the most beautiful example in US, top 100 i can bet my arm on that.
I just had my Porsche paint corrected & coated with Ceramic Pro and it is AWESOME. It looks better than new and the benefits of the coating is worth every penny!
Yo i was just wondering where you went, I miss the videos man :)
looking like it drove right off the lot!
Finally a new video 🙌🏾
This actually looks so good, I'm new to the car community and I'm looking into getting my first car which also happens to be an E36. When I get it I'm definitely getting this done to it, I'm in luck because I so happen to live in Utah.
I had a detailing business for years, so my 1999 M3 was looking great after the restore. Still, I paid $350 for the same service and got this done. He did a spectacular job. Now I have one of the nicest E36 M3s in the country.
Dang, looks sooo slick; next car I'm thinking this'll be one of first things I do to it. That and a good window tinting. ;)
I'm excited to see your car out in the sun and get lost in that gloss.
The car looks amazing bro 👌
Looks freakin amazing! That´s how you do it! 🤩👌
Nice, I have the 4door m3 for 13years in great condition but gonna try it this ceramic condition.
That looks amazing now!
I enjoyed the video. Looks awesome.
What do you guys think?
As a kid, my parents had a very beautiful Madeira Violet E36 320i convertible with an M-pack. I LOVED it! Ever since then, it has been my dream to own a E36 M3 convertible. I've actually always delayed getting one even though I've been checking the market for about 8 years now.
In the meantime, I bought another dream car of mine instead, the Skyline R32 GTR. I've rebuilt the engine and it pushes 583hp. While I really love it and it's a crazy, unique machine, I'm actually not enjoying it as much as I thought I would. I ran against so many issues since I owned it, it has cost me way more money than I would have wanted and it doesn't feel like it was worth it.
But I'm really torn between keeping the R32 or selling it and chase my other dream to find a mint condition E36 M3 convertible. On some days I'm really convinced I will do it and on other days I fear that I might miss the R32 and that it would be a mistake. What do you guys think? Would I be crazy to sell my R32 GTR to get an E36 M3?
Why I want an E36 convertible:
- The nostalgia from when I was a kid
- I actually prefer to cruise around with my car, enjoy the weather and the scenery compared to go out to drive flat out.
- I know my wife would enjoy it as well and she would like to go on trips together. (She doesn't like the R32 at all :p )
- ...
That thing looks GRRREEEEEEAT!!!!!!!!!!
Thing looks like it just came off the dealership lot 👏
Totally agree with you I did my f80 and its made a huge difference the car looks brand new. Just to let you know the swirl marks are from poor washing techniques and no technique at all the buff was done to correct the swirl marks again no technique then polish used to hide the shitty job they done so 1 don't go cheap on the detail check the reviews look at the quality of cars they do aswell as the job if it's a Instagram full OK 25k boy racer cars don't bother look to see if there doing top end cars top end prestige cars and the type of equipment they use if they got 3 inch for the edge work in very small spots make sure you do your home work on the guy that's doing the work 80% are cow boys and cannot polish a turd also learn to wash your car so you don't repeat the swirl the last owners or present owner put on last of all make sure you know they do the job right do your home work watch detail videos coz you think your good and it's gonna be mint coz I paid x amount but its big money shit job I just went to the best detail guy in my country = best job look into wich coating is being applied and Google it. Ever man and his dog are taking 1 week course and starting new business. 2 k to 3 k jobs lot of money to earn
Your car looks great. The Ceramic Coating looks fantastic. Question: What is the first step one should do if the clear coating is starting to peel off on a BMW?
super cleannnn
What's the actual color of the BMW? Is the Arctic Silver or? It looks VERY good 😊
Titanium Silver Metallic
this looks far better than my $2000 paint job.
Should only go one way with a clay bar. Clay bar doesn't "pull" anything out. Its a light abrasive, a step higher than wet sanding.
Ceramic coating won't "lock" the swirls in, like he mythically explained at the beginning of the video, it fills in the voids and makes surface smoother. Now how much it fills in, and what you can actually see is anyones guess. I do agree, a buff job should be done before a ceramic coating.
For the cut (yet another step above clay bar), a rotary should be used, not a DA like they did. The polish should be done with a DA. Important to know the difference between the 2, and proper uses. The photos you show of swirl marks is from a rotary, and most likely too harsh of a compound for finish work. Another pass with polish, and it will remove swirl marks (clear coat willing)
The whole detail industry really likes making up marketing ploys; ie paint correction, "you need to be certified" (you really don't, it's a franchise thing. . . think McDonalds only certain people can make McDonalds burgers, but a homemade burger is better) The mark up on "Ceramic" is crazy. It would have taken me 15 or so hours to accomplish the same results, with about $300(really generous guess) in product. $2300 is an insane price. You got suckered.
To properly wash and dry a car, clay bar then 2 stage machine polish alone takes hours upon hours and it is in that as to why it cost so much.
20+ year old paint, is way stronger quality then the nowdays paint
You're probably right
Can you please make a video on your valentine radar detector set up
nice!
Felt that 10-15ft comment 😂
Did you repaint all your black trim pieces around your car? They look really good & dark.
That´s also from the ceramic coating, it will darken the plastic trim just like it does the paint.
That's true! It was in pretty good shape to begin with but it got darker, especially the front lip, from the ceramic coating.
Is that a pretty average price the $2300? I have definitely been wanting to get this done.
Depends. Some can be more some can be less. Depends on how much the car needs, the skill of the shop, and the level of coating you get. Most important is to go to a legit shop. If it's the cheapest around I'd stay away from it. If you're anywhere near Utah let these guys do it.
That's on really high end. I would've removed all the lights and side trim, it's very easy and takes less time than taping them off. The amount of dirt that gets caked up behind there is crazy after 25 years.
@@thomasdemrovsky1483 it's also a tad bit expensive... for that price you can get it 3 stepped polished and coated and ppf ontop of that.
Dude, DIY it yourself. If you can wash a car, you can clay bar it. Only go in one back and forth direction on each panel. Feel by rubbung your hand over the area clayed, when it feels like glass, you're done (pretty easy to tell. Don't get too crazy as you're literally wet sanding the clear coat) Get a buffer and some compound, start on a small part with the least abrasive compound/polish, and work your way up until you get the desired scratch removal. At whatever level you got the desired results, do the whole car. Then polish, ceramic coat, and wax(if desired) (once you get good, you can usually guess what level of compound to use)(Meguires makes about the best, Chem Brothers is good too)
*compound is like sand paper, and the same theories apply. You can sand through a whole board with any grit, but 3000 grit will take a hell of a lot longer than 80 grit. And just like sandpaper 80 grit will show mad scratches, and 3000 will be a mirror finish
Compounds are going to be your heavy grits.
Polish's are going to be your fine grits.
It always hurts my eyes when I see that some E36s have shiny chasis but the bumpers stay without shine effect
Where can I get those headlights?
How many washes does it last?
Damn I payed 2300$ for my white e36 318i sedan 96,000km from Australia 🇦🇺
80,000 miles! List it on BaT and buy two with 180,000 miles with your reward$
It is tempting haha but I have put too much work into this to let it go
Dude.. Has anyone tell you.. you look like Brad Danger..
Why didn't you just pop off the trim pieces? they are super easy to take off..
The more they come off the worse they fit when you put them back on. They'll eventually get to the point that they just pop off when you don't want them to.
Where can I get that spoiler. The link on your website says it's unavailable. Been trying to find that for months now.
Try messaging the seller and asking when that is supposed to be available
@@TreatsOnTheStreets I found one that he's selling but I'm not sure if it's the same one. The title of trunk Lip is "Flat Black 982 ITL Rear Trunk Spoiler Wing For 1991~98 BMW 3-Series E36 Coupe."
Maybe that's a version he sells that does not come painted?
@@TreatsOnTheStreets it does not come painted. Just flat black.
much, much better than that "dousch" named Obsessed Garage's purple M3!!
Are you going to do this with your truck
Good question! I experimented with my truck and did my own paint correction and ceramic coating. Did not turn out as nice as these guys would have done it for sure but does look a lot better. The ceramic coating I used won't last as long either. You definitely get what you pay for. The truck will be getting some other goodies soon as well. Think it is worth making a video about?
@@TreatsOnTheStreets yup obv it would worth it
Now you need to hit a gym in order to fit this M3 e36…😂
thats almost as much as much a damn paint job lol
A cheap one yes, but those don't last or look as good as a refreshed factory job. A high quality, factory level paint job will be closer to 4-6k and sometimes more.
@@TreatsOnTheStreets fair point. I guess the amount of chips and condition of clear coat would be highly dependent down to the individual case by case basis. Seems like you must have a real gem on your hands for that to make sense.
@@DerekMantei totally agree. Some paint jobs may not make sense to get this sort of correction and coating. Need to have a decent base to work from. My hood has 4 or 5 noticeable chips but nothing major so it worked out ok for me.
@@TreatsOnTheStreets ok, that makes way more sense! Also, just to be clear; you’re e36 IS a gem
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