MK5 Golf GTI

General => Detailing => Pro Detailers Work => Topic started by: RussZS on April 23, 2012, 09:03:34 pm

Title: Very rare Alpina B3s Enhancement Detail with Auto Finesse Wraith!!
Post by: RussZS on April 23, 2012, 09:03:34 pm

This extremely rare car is one of only 35 E46 B3s Coupe's sold in the UK and one of only 5 sold during 2004!!

The car itself was in great condition, but needed machine polishing to remove the swirling present in the clearcoat which in turn restores the gloss/lustre to the finish.

Ahead of the detail, the alloy wheel centre caps were removed - some of the afters exclude these for which I apologise, but they are present in some of the later 'afters'.

On to the detail...

A few befores:

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DSC05703 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106678939/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05706 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960610412/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05707 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960610890/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05708 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106680763/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

As always, wheels were up first:

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DSC05709 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960612124/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05711 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106681999/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05714 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106683117/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Ahead of any contact, I sprayed AutoSmart Smart Wheels cut 4:1 on to the wheels and tyres to loosen any dirt, before pressure rinsing off - the logic here being the same as snow foaming a car - you want to remove as much dirt as possible before making physical contact with the paint on the wheels:

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DSC05716 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106684699/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05717 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106685613/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

and rinsed:

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DSC05719 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106686801/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Better but still nowhere near 'detailed':

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DSC05721 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960619426/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

This was followed by a second generous covering:

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DSC05722 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960620142/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

This was then agitated using the soft Valet Pro brushes:

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DSC05723 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106689447/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05724 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960620970/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

The EZ Wheel brush was used on the rear of the wheels:

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DSC05725 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106690379/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

G101 on the tyres:

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DSC05727 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106691545/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Then the Wheel Woolie on the arches - this is used as its relatively soft so won't harm the painted parts of the wheel arches:

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DSC05728 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106691935/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05729 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106692633/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

and rinsed...

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DSC05732 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960625286/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Much better but still not good enough...

IronX next...

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DSC05735 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106694573/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

This safely dissolves any brake dust pitted into the lacquer on the wheel:

Sprayed on:

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DSC05736 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960626084/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Left to work for 5 mins:

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DSC05739 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106695631/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

This was then followed up with Tardis to remove the tar deposits:

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DSC05744 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106696127/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

and finally rinsed...

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DSC05746 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960627882/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Much better!! :)

Next I turned my attention to the paint.  The car was foamed with Bilt Hamber's AutoFoam to begin breaking any loose dirt down - again the logic being to remove as much dirt as possible before making physical contact with the paint:

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DSC05747 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960628438/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

G101 was used to work around the more intricate parts of the car, which hand washing with a mitt sometimes misses:

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DSC05748 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960629422/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05751 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106700061/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05752 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960631986/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05753 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960632544/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05755 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960634054/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Pressure Sprayer used where required:

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DSC05756 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106704145/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05758 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960635818/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05764 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106705979/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05766 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960638048/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Next the car was rinsed at high pressure using my Kranzle K7, then hand washed with Zaino Z7, a CarPro Mitt and the Zaino Grit Guard Bucket system:

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DSC05767 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106707657/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05768 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106708255/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

This was then rinsed.  At this stage the car was looking much cleaner, but the following stages are designed to fully decontaminate the paintwork ahead of machine polishing.

IronX was used first to safely remove any fallout:

Not too bad on the boot:

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DSC05773 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960639838/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05776 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106709807/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

however the drivers door...

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DSC05783 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106710637/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05784 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960642954/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

This was followed with Tardis which safely removes any tar deposits present on the paint:

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DSC05779 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960641454/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Next the car was foamed with a deliberately watery solution to run any IronX or Tardis out from under trim pieces:

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DSC05786 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960643652/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

The car was then rinsed and moved inside.  I prefer to clay inside as it minimises the amount of debris which can fall onto the paint, which could potentially harm the clearcoat - this is of a particular risk on a windy day such as today:

Auto Finesse Clay was used:

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DSC05788 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960644748/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Nothing significant was lifted, showing just how effective IronX and Tardis are!

I dried the car next using the Microfibre Madness towel - not the cheapest, but one of the best...

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DSC05789 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960645380/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Next the paint was assessed ahead of machine polishing to remove the swirling present in the paint.

The car was reading a healthy average of around 160, with the lowest spot on the roof being 133:

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DSC05881 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960656552/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

After trialling various combinations, I was getting a great level of correction from S17 and 3M Pad via Festool Rotary:

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DSC05805 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960647046/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Capturing defects and correction on silver is quite tricky, but hopefully you can see what has been achieved on some of these pics:

50/50 under halogen - not the best light source for silver!

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DSC05794 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960646072/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

I switched to Halide on the bootlid, so before:

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DSC05813 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106716725/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

After:

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DSC05812 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960647710/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

A deeper scratch which was dealt with specifically:

Before:

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DSC05820 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960648964/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

After:

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DSC05821 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106717909/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

It is still there under certain angles/lighting, but much reduced!!

After each set, CarPro Eraser was used to remove any polishing oils left behind by the Scholl which *can* fill if not worked properly:

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DSC05830 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960651476/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Sprayed onto panel and left to sit slightly:

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DSC05831 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106720281/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Removed with soft MF:

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DSC05832 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106720753/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Still looking good:

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DSC05834 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960652882/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Bonnet before:

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DSC05849 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106721527/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

After:

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DSC05862 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106722295/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

50/50 from passenger door under DIY Sun Gun lighting:

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DSC05873 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106723667/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

To finish, to paintwork was cleansed with Auto Finesse Rejuvenate via DA and 3M Polishing Pad:

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DSC05894 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106727227/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

This was followed up with a layer of Tough Coat and a layer of the forthcoming range topping wax - Wraith:

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DSC05895 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960660332/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Crystal on the glass:

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DSC05896 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106729089/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Gloss was used on the tyres...

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DSC05897 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960661296/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Before:

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DSC05899 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106730029/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

After...

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DSC05900 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106730475/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

Also used, but no pics:

- Mercury on exhausts
- Revive on plastic trim
- Spritz on interior plastics
- Zaino Z9 on interior leather
- Mint Rims on alloys

Title: Re: Very rare Alpina B3s Enhancement Detail with Auto Finesse Wraith!!
Post by: RussZS on April 23, 2012, 09:04:29 pm

and finally, after 12-13 hours or so, some afters...

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DSC05902 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106731015/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05906 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960663320/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05913 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960663848/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05914 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106732289/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05915 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960664678/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05919 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106733669/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05922 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106734237/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05925 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960666490/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05926 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960667038/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05927 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960667500/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05928 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960668356/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05931 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960669768/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05933 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/6960670122/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05934 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106739291/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05935 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106739895/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05937 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106740463/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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DSC05940 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42262279@N04/7106741393/) by RussZS (http://www.flickr.com/people/42262279@N04/), on Flickr

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Russ - Midlands Car Care.

Title: Re: Very rare Alpina B3s Enhancement Detail with Auto Finesse Wraith!!
Post by: Greeners on April 23, 2012, 10:11:49 pm

Nice work Russ!  :congrats:

Got one of these in at the minute, all be it a 330Ci Clubsport. Despite their age they are still a great car, and superbly built!

Title: Re: Very rare Alpina B3s Enhancement Detail with Auto Finesse Wraith!!
Post by: Powervalve Nige on May 08, 2012, 08:42:59 pm

Take a bow Russ  :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:

Title: Re: Very rare Alpina B3s Enhancement Detail with Auto Finesse Wraith!!
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on May 08, 2012, 08:47:29 pm

Outstanding  :congrats: