1997 BMW E36 M3 Sedan | Quest for Perfection Ep. 05 | First Bath!

In Episode 05 of the Quest for Perfection on the 1997 BMW E36 M3 sedan, I finally get around to washing the car for the first time and taking nearly 1,000 miles of dirt and grime off the vehicle after driving it home from Jacksonville, FL, over a month ago. Now able to park the car in the garage, it can get clean and stay clean!

The first bath also afforded me an opportunity to more closely inspect the M3 and determine precisely what I purchased. The verdict is all good news: the car is as straight as an arrow and without a single ding or dent anywhere on the body. There are a few small rock chips on the front valance, and a couple in other places on the car, but nothing that cannot be resolved with some care and attention. There are also a couple areas where the paint needs some more diligent buffing from remove some scratches and haze, but nothing that cannot be easily remedied.

Having never been fully detailed, clay-bar'd, polished, and properly waxed, the car still has a long way to go to get it in a condition it should live the rest of its days. We're tasked with undoing 20 years of unintentional neglect in certain places. Prior owners cared for the car meticulously, but only to do the extent they knew how. As a result, many of the fine detailing and preservation efforts I perform are usually beyond the scope of most (but not all) prior owners when I acquire a new vehicle. Resurrecting these cars and bringing back to as-good-as-humanly-possible is part of the fun. Glad you're also part of the journey.

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[harveydhillon]

Nothing more satisfying than seeing a beautiful car getting cleaned

[ckarsenal]

Who else thinks car cleaning videos are super calming?

[sheldonm]

Ahhh yes finally a wash!!! When the brakes are low switch over to ceramic pads, way less dust!

[MrBaskevin]

Enjoying watching you do all this stuff to your cars. In the end that it what its really all about. keep these videos comming.

[Euphorica]

watching this instead of cleaning my red e36m

[jonathanherrera]

Love the progress so far, what soap did you use ?

[wotteam]

Great videos! I just did the "trunk clean and detail" to my e46 too. Look like the right headlight is wobbling is that in the list too?

[ghaniabid]

After you rinsed the rims any tips for how you can protect against rust on the brake discs due to them catching water spray. I didn't see you drying them off, I'm wondering if you find it an issue in general with any of your cars.

[harveydhillon]

Why no two bucket method? Alot of ppl also swear that water blades can cause stratching. Interesting that you have your own way

[patrickstangle]

Being that the wheels are the dirtiest part of the car, I like to wash them last. Also goes along with washing from the top to bottom.

[Sportcat-kkdw]

Nothing more that I hate then fighting with cleaning brake dust from the inner spokes of the DSII wheels. Lol

[harveydhillon]

Which is your favourite out of your current cars?