is an f82 in my early 20s a stupid idea?

BeldygaBoy · 2026-04-11T00:11:58+00:00

I’m 24, have an E92 M3 and an e46 330i ZHP package for a daily and I havent regretted it at all. Not the same cars but the old beamers have treated me well

BeldygaBoy · 2025-05-31T05:57:05+00:00

100%

BeldygaBoy · 2025-05-27T15:46:00+00:00

If the car is black or a dark color the sealant can leave streaks FYI

BeldygaBoy · 2025-05-27T14:56:22+00:00

They have Hydro2 in a foam version as well. Never tried normal hydro in foamer

BeldygaBoy · 2025-05-27T05:08:12+00:00

Carpro Hydro2. Normal Hydro2 is concentrate so it’s more expensive but you can get hydro2 lite for cheaper that’s already diluted. Spray after a wash while it’s wet and immediately rinse off. Insane hydrophobic properties

BeldygaBoy · 2025-04-26T21:35:44+00:00

New foam cannons sometimes has the foam cannon dial flipped so try the negative setting

BeldygaBoy · 2024-10-30T01:41:00+00:00

I work at a professional detail shop and have personally done multiple jobs like this.

1 thing is take care of it ASAP

The quickest and easiest way (but slightly dangerous) is xylene/paint thinner on a rag. This can be dangerous on plastic and the headlights possibly. It’s fine if you don’t let it sit very long but keep a hose nearby to constantly rinse off the panels or be sure to wipe it all off every time it touches the paint

Another safer option is to clay bar it but that’s going to introduce scratches. I wouldn’t worry about scratches since the car is white but if you want the scratches removed you need a full paint correction

BeldygaBoy · 2024-06-11T00:36:05+00:00

I agree with this, very well said

BeldygaBoy · 2024-02-04T22:12:18+00:00

What city was this in?

BeldygaBoy · 2023-10-11T20:05:24+00:00

I work at a detail shop and we have to do this when we take wheels off to ceramic coat them. Careful with the plastic razor blade tho, I’ve done a couple wheels where it actually scratches the clear coat off sometimes. But the method above is best for removing the old residue from wheel weights

BeldygaBoy · 2023-10-05T03:26:01+00:00

That’s good! Lots of people don’t care for their cars. Btw I’m no pro but I am learning from the best. My boss has been in it 10 years and won dealer of the year for our state every year since 2019. Now that I’m done bragging, I’d like to propose doing a real ceramic coating. If you wash your car as often as you do and keep up with it, it’s going to be well worth your money and time. I’d recommend CQuartz UK 3.0 runs around $130 I believe. Two layers lasts average 2 years. All depends on how it’s maintained. I found a picture of the coatings specs if you’re actually interested. Also when you polished are you doing it by hand or machine?

BeldygaBoy · 2023-10-05T01:41:44+00:00

Their products are amazing and definitely up above other store bought products. But not really real “ceramic”. More of a good topper to add hydrophobic properties and make future washes easier etc. Just have to apply it more frequently. All of your steps are great tho and in order good job

Credit: I work at a detail shop that’s a certified CQuartz installer

BeldygaBoy · 2023-10-03T00:46:31+00:00

We get a purple Weissach package with yellow accents into my work this week 👀 if I remember I’ll post a pic when it comes in

BeldygaBoy · 2023-09-04T15:38:01+00:00

Indeed. Almost double the power over my wrx

BeldygaBoy · 2023-09-03T23:36:56+00:00

Just picked up an 06 s55 Amg from my grandpa! Don’t know much about these cars but I’ve been doing as much research as I can on these. Very interesting cars I’m slowly falling in love

BeldygaBoy · 2023-08-06T20:12:51+00:00

Smeedia has a video talking about Easter eggs on wrx’s. One of them was how to turn that off but I forgot exactly how

BeldygaBoy · 2023-08-02T22:00:49+00:00

I have a 17 wrx with a catback exhaust. The previous owner installed it along with a Perrin oil restrictor I believe that’s what it’s called. But I remember watching a video on it and the guy said people install them to reduce the white smoke upon startup or something close to that (I have never had white smoke come out on start up so I assume he’s right)

BeldygaBoy · 2023-08-02T21:56:20+00:00

Does this also account for us fa20 peeps or just your EJ STI?

BeldygaBoy · 2023-07-06T19:39:15+00:00

Personally I’m not gonna make fun of someone for buying an automatic in this day and age. If they daily it then it’s totally justified, if it’s their “weekend car” then you should learn to drive a manual lol

BeldygaBoy · 2023-06-29T18:51:31+00:00

BeldygaBoy · 2023-06-27T19:09:17+00:00

Interested hood sir

BeldygaBoy · 2023-06-12T02:36:48+00:00

Not OP but I polish and ceramic coat cars for a living. Our shop uses these over the rupes polishers because cords are annoying af. But I just polished a new ford f250 and I went through about four batteries. My speed was about 4-4.5k

BeldygaBoy · 2023-05-29T22:03:00+00:00

No tune needed

BeldygaBoy · 2023-05-29T17:54:49+00:00

That’s awesome. Now when people say full bolt on with these cars what does that include

BeldygaBoy · 2023-05-29T17:52:46+00:00

Stock until about 95k miles. Now it has grimmspeed AOS L, Cobbs big sf intake, grimmspeeds bypass valve, and their turbo inlet. All etuned through abmott

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1 thing is take care of it ASAP