[turbocharger]

Originally Posted by Flyer87

Hello all

I absolutely love the frozen grey, I would if I could, hand clean it (honestly) but I have to park in a multi-storey story with no drainage

What would be the best way to get it cleaned?

The guys on the side of the road with the jet washers and ask them just to use water and maybe a 4/6 monthly specialist ?

Did you find a good solution? Same situation here - frozen gray parked in an apartment building. I'm considering Dr. Beasley's Waterless Wash in between pressure washes at self-serving car wash where I'll only use their pressure washer/dryer and obviously avoid any wax/foam brush (btw any recommendation for a good routine at those places?) Thanks

[TopM]

Originally Posted by iifymbro

ceramic coat takes care of that for the most part, I definitely wouldn't want to own a frozen color without at least that applied to it

Yep, professionally applied Gyeon matte finish to my Frozen Grey paint, has made maintenance that much easier. Also use Dr. Beasley’s matte wash each wash. So far, all ok 👍🏼

[Kief]

Not that my matte paint would ever get this filthy, but I watched a pretty decent primer on washing matte paint, and I question some of the products recommended bc I cannot find if they are matte paint safe, despite his testimonial and him obviously using them
Specifically:
-Adam’s Car Shampoo
-Gyeon Wet Coat
-Gyeon Tar Remover
-P&S Bug Off

Anyone use the above referenced products on their matte paint?

[NickyC]

Hit my car with its second round of BMW matte wax. Took around 4 hours, but I think it came out great. I highly recommend this wax, it had been about a year since the prior coat and the product inside the bottle was still perfectly fresh. I do so love this car.

[rozaylex]

I just picked up a new frozen white G80, which already has a stain on the rear bumper. The car was ceramic coated yesterday, and the detailer was not able to remove the stain. Can you tell me how this stain can be removed? It looks like it came with the car when it was purchased at the dealer. I’m having conversation with the sales person about it as I’ve read these stains get baked in and there is no removing them

[SigmaShift]

I typically ceramic coat my customers cars with GTechniq C1 and Top with Exo V5 for Frozen paints. C1 does not add gloss, and hardens the paint up some. Exo V5 gives off great water repellency.

I also have been using C6 Ceramics new series, and it works great on frozen finishes too.

[BGM80]

Hey Everyone, just got an X6M in Frozen Pure Grey and diving deep into the matte paint cleaning best practices. First off, this thread is amazing...

Not going to PPF and based on this thread with the right process it seems like you can keep things looking good with the right chemicals/technique.

Plan is Foam (MJJC foam cannon), light contact wash (2-bucket), wash, leaf blower, light dry off.

Chemicals I'm thinking or already have:

- Adam's Mega Foam (Foam) and P&S Pearl (contact wash). Both are Ph neutral and I don't think should harm the matte from what I've read (but if anyone has other experience, I appreciate the feedback).

I'm putting together my Dr. Beasley's order and have the following in my cart: Matte Paint Coating; Matte Advance Coat; Matte Final Finish; and Matte Paint Cleanser.

Do I need to add the Decon on there before putting on the Ceramic, or just hit the car with a quick Iron spray after wash? The car has bout 150 miles on it.

Has anyone had issues with applying the Matte ceramic coat? My only concern is I just have my covered car port to do the application. It's out of the sun but would need to be a non-windy day to limit potential dust/contamination during the process. If this is stupid, let me know! lol

Once the car has the coat on it I'd feel pretty safe with a wash every other week, using Paint Cleanser for bugs/droppings, final finish when there are smudges or quick spot-clean, and then do the advancedcoat every few washes to reinforce the ceramic coat.

Anything I'm missing? I think a lot of us on here take pretty good care of our cars and I think for those of us that do, matte paint isn't as scary as some make it out to be.

Appreciate everyone's input in advance.

[X5MnM3comp]

Don’t have any products to suggest, just putting my 2 cents. I didn’t build it bought the 25’ g80 in frozen brilliant white because it was sitting so gorgeously in the showroom floor of my dealership. Before buying the OEM frozen paint I’ve already heard about the cons of owning one in regards to maintenance. In my 3 plus months of owning it, I’ve racked over 3k miles on it while it isn’t meant to be my daily car but I couldn’t help having fun with it. I’ve done freeway and local, long and short distances. I’ve taken it to car wash with hand wash no track only. In the recent so cal fire event, my family and I escaped (not evacuated because how close we were to the fire) in the m3 where I drove in the streets full of fallen trees and branches. I kept hearing the bang bang sounds from both the bottom front and top of cf roof. But it was the last thing on mind to care about the car at that time. Fortunately we were one of the lucky ones that our house survived the fire. Since the fire, I’ve been driving my x5m. Last week, I remembered to check on the m3. I thoroughly and closely checked the entire body including the cf roof. I was surprised there was no damage at all. Not even a dot of chip. So the point of sharing this is that I realized the factory frozen paint maybe in my case is white, is not as scary as most people said. In my case, it proved that it is perhaps more resilient than gloss finish because if it was gloss I’m 100% sure I would find chipping damage on the clear coat. While I think there’s nothing wrong with using top of line specific products and only hand washed ourselves, to me I’m ok with having someone else wash it as long as I know there’s no harsh chemicals in the soap. But if there is, doesn’t it get rainsed off right away anyway? Having said all, for peace of mind, the m3 is being ppfed this week for full front and roof (I was thinking full but changed my mind). If I can turn back time, I would have bought a gloss finish, drive it for some time until I’m itching for a change then stealth ppf it. I did this to my f95 and thought the investment was 100% worth it. I once just with limited resources, I rainsed it only and wiped it dry for a wash without any issues. But on the other hand, having to pay stealth ppf on already matte finished car that the result doesn’t yield any visual pleasure is difficult to accept.

[jwmFcreek]

To : X5MN

Great frozen paint story so happy you and your family made it out of the fires safely

Really a great story about frozen paint I find the paint very safe I plan on driving my xm label frozen black and enjoying the car that’s me . I have 4000 miles in almost 6 months it’s fun . Well said the paint makes you think maybe even stress … can not imagine driving thru fires hearing things hit your paint and you wonder if it’s ok that’s being human . I ask myself did I buy the right paint there was a gloss black and frozen black both labels when I picked my car out … novice me I loved the look of the frozen hands down for less stress the gloss would have been the easy choice no question sometimes wish I did pick the gloss BUT I do love the frozen black look along with all the lines on the car that was designed to give you a constant array of colors in changing light that only frozen paint can . I quickly had to step up my game a lot on my car care that I wasn’t ready for but I found a new love of taking care of my car in a proper way and it’s been fun .

I wash indoors it’s fun I threw away all the gimmick stuff even the bmw products funny they say only soap and water but let us sell you this and this everyone has a special black Matt product and saw me coming . I have a cabinet of special Matt products I will never put on car ever .

The only bmw product is the leather protector I like that . The rest no thank you .
Jimbo’s detailing super soaper soap yes perfect , his hard as shell ceramic spray yes … I tried inside the doors first worked my out love the product my favorite. And V and water water stains what have you wife’s idea and saw it other places it’s golden … the Jimbos is water based products I love that have a system now and can sleep easier .

As much as learning was challenge so was avoiding all the gimmicks to buy for Matt black care . Like x5 MN said in his post the frozen paint is a tough strong paint more then you think … my xm label was very dirty on one trip of 2 trips I took it on ok got a call from wife was talking to her lost my thought not paying attention and took my car in a car wash yes brushes I am in the wash on the phone and I realized what I just did and was absolutely horrified of what I was doing out of habit . I came out of the wash wanting to absolutely die and turn my car back in for just being so stupid . The dumbest BMW owner who ever lived right there ..And to my unworthy amazement not a mark not on the paint only a small swirl passenger lower piano trim that came out with a ceramic spray to never appear again . Was shockingly stupid and so lucky at the same time but learned some very tough paint . Telling the story hurts.

I am going to hold off on PPF for the rest of my car besides the front because I love the frozen look … I know there is a rock and drunk bicyclist just waiting to scratch my frozen paint as I type ok but when that happens I ll deal with it and if they get so bad then I ll repaint the frozen . But usually I don’t get Rock marks in my side panels or door dings I try all I can to avoid but life happens I get it . We will see but if it happens like in life I ll deal with it . Would rather take that PPF money and have BMW repaint it before I cover it all up .
It’s a very tough paint like X5 mn said .

[MikeyP]

Before I took possession of my M2 (slightly used), I had the dealership matte wash and BMW nano wax the car. I’m good with this because the car I purchased belonged to the head sales manager, so I felt comfortable letting them clean it. Anyways, I received what was left of the Nano wax but I had also purchased the Dr Beasley matte kit and it came with the Matte Paint Coating. So can I apply the Matte Paint Coating and the Nano wax? What order? Dr B seemed to think the coating should go on first then the wax because the coating should last longer but they were not familiar with the nano wax.

[BGM80]

Just got done applying Dr. Beasley's Matte Ceramic Coat. Really easy to apply. I'm not sure whether I used enough (as still a ton left in the bottle), but can always do another application and I have the AdvanceCoat as an upper. Fingers crossed for no wind but pretty concealed in the car port....

I've only got about 300 miles on the car so far, but the matte gray actually does a great job at hiding everyday dust (at least compared to my former white M3, imo).

Looking forward to easier cleanings with the ceramic coat and also just invested in a CR Spotless to worry less about the water.

Thanks everyone for the input in these threads on the products and process.

[clemsondds]

Originally Posted by Kief

Not that my matte paint would ever get this filthy, but I watched a pretty decent primer on washing matte paint, and I question some of the products recommended bc I cannot find if they are matte paint safe, despite his testimonial and him obviously using them
Specifically:
-Adam’s Car Shampoo
-Gyeon Wet Coat
-Gyeon Tar Remover
-P&S Bug Off

Anyone use the above referenced products on their matte paint?

I'm also curious about this. I have quite a bit of adams car shampoo so that would be great if it does work good. Here's a quote from Adam's website for this soap: "Adam’s Car Shampoo can be used in full sun and is safe on all surfaces including glass, headlights, plastic, paint, raw aluminum, and matte finishes.

[jwmFcreek]

Joey

Great car awesome looking paint . Have frozen black here I was not ready for frozen paint and hence the fear buying .

I made mistakes .. I bought to much special soap and Matt this and that . Fear buying .

Try new stuff on the inside of your doors first start in small areas let the product earn its way to your car .

I tried them it feels like . BMW says soap and water but will sell you Matt soap and Matt wax funny . I could never do 5 year ceramic because I was terrified of changing the finish and longer the years the more tests I saw changed the finish .

Me I use a slight higher PH .
Jimbo’s super soaper … why rarely have to bucket wash and they say more scratches on black cars are from the owners funny but true.
9 out 10 no contact needed and yes the Ph is slightly higher I was inside and doesn’t sit on the car long maybe 50 washes nothing but clean and also have some PPF on the hood and sides .

I use Jimbos hard as shell best go to product I have ceramic spray it’s incredible water beads perfectly and bird droppings wipe off it’s amazing and keeps the dull dull . Absolutely love it … I tested it like crazy first before over the car .I spray it on with a little water left on the car and spray my micro fiber towel then the car and drag the towel over it and it’s awesome . I use it on my non Matt cars and windows also works great .

If a water spot which is rare using hard as shell I use Vinegar and water spray 60% Vin and never a issue both Jimbo’s products are more water based .

I have tons Matt sprays Matt cleaner Matt spot remover Matt soaps on the shelf . The spray cleaners to much alcohol for me .

Good luck it’s a great car saw maybe a scratch it’s ok enjoy your car have fun with it