E46 M3 Summer Clean

[Pep]

Had an all day bender yesterday and woke up at 7am so decided best way to get rid of the headache was some fresh air. Had all the wheels off, cleaned the arches, painted the calipers a fresh black, then just gave the whole car a once over.

Nice to have a shiny car again!

Now on 111500 miles and still running sweet as a nut, but have lost my BMW badge from the bonnet

 

[Munson]

Blimey. That's some wheel cleaner.

 

[.Steve]

What wheel cleaner you using?!

 

[coleman]

Iron x or wonder wheels at a guess

 

[Rob]

Good effort!

 

[Pep]

Just IronX on the wheels, and they've only been on a few months in fairness so not had much time to get properly stuck on.
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[Jon.L]

proper wheels for an m3

 

[Rob]

I must say, and I know 99% of people will disagree, but I really do prefer these on the 19" polished face wheels

 

[JaredHasNoBrain]

I must say, and I know 99% of people will disagree, but I really do prefer these on the 19" polished face wheels

And this is why you don't own a BM.. oh wait

Real nice car mate.

 

[Rob]

No?

 

[Gally]

They look to underwheeled otherwise.

Then again the E46 M3 (non CSL) doesn't do that much for me.

 

[JaredHasNoBrain]

No?

Hmm not a fan really. Just saying the wheels the OP got make the car look better rather than the 19" polished ones.

 

[DanielJames]

Epic clean wheels

 

[finch wxm]

Get a carbon BMW badge buddy

 

[cat171]

Those wheels have come up really well.

I do prefer them on the 19's though, but apparently 18's are better for them.

 

[ColinG]

Looks lovely! That wheel cleaner is epic stuff... Ill have to get some. Is it just called ironX?

 

[Pep]

Those wheels have come up really well.

I do prefer them on the 19's though, but apparently 18's are better for them.

Thanks, drives so much better on the 18's, plus the tyres are a chunk cheaper!
And it's a bit more subtle with them being smaller too, most people in my line of work don't like flash cars so it blends in slightly more unless they see the back end!

Looks lovely! That wheel cleaner is epic stuff... Ill have to get some. Is it just called ironX?

It's not technically for wheels but I just gave it a try and it worked really well getting the brake dust off to be honest! Yeah just IronX, all the big detailing sellers stock it I think. Good for bodywork as well.