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Swissvax'ed: Blau-Weiss on 2 BMW E93 M3's and Shield on an Acura TSX
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| 06-10-2011, 09:46 PM | #1 |
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Swissvax'ed: Blau-Weiss on 2 BMW E93 M3's and Shield on an Acura TSX
The First vehicle was a 2008 BMW E93 M3 in Jerez Black with Silver Interior. This vehicle was in for a complete exterior decontamination and protection using exclusively Swissvax products, and also a complete interior cleansing and protection with Swissvax.
The process took about 8 hours, with two people working the entire time. Here's how the car looked before:      Mmm Eisenmann Exhaust   The interior was pretty dirty... It was treated with: -Vaccuum -SV Leather Cleaner -SV Leather Milk -SV Plastic Wash -SV Protecton Matt -SV Quick Interior Finish -1Z Windscreen Clear     The engine bay also received a cleansing and protection with: -1Z Blitz -SV Protecton -SV Seal Feed -SV Nano Express   We start the exterior cleansing with a cleansing of every single crack, jamb, body crease, door handle, bumper grille, rubber seals, etc... with 1Z Blitz and a SV Brush  After cleansing all the nooks and crannies, i rinse the entire car, then apply SV Protecton and/or SV Seal Feed, and follow that with a wash with SV Car Bath. Following the bath, this car was treated with Swissvax Paint Rubber Yellow, and Cleaner Fluid Regular applied by the Porter Cable R/O machine. After Cleaner fluid, the exterior was treated with Swissvax Blau-Weiss wax for BMW Paints by hand. This wax provides better longevity for BMW's, i've seen a single application last up to Four months on my personal car. After applying the wax, the wax was removed and the car was left to sit in the sun for a few hours. Following, it was dusted with a wool duster then given a final wipe with SV Quick Finish to remove the excess wax. Here's how she looked after!  the muffler was treated with SV Nano Express         Perfectly treated seals, after SV Seal Feed / Protecton / Nano Express         The engine bay  The finished interior       That's all for that one! the rest coming soon! |
| 06-10-2011, 11:45 PM | #3 |
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Wow, you can really see the reflectivity and depth in your paint from the pictures you took. This is why I love dark paint on a car, especially black. Job well done! You inspired me to meticulously wash and wax tomorrow
 You've also got me looking at purchasing a $150.00 can of wax, lol. Damn you!  One thing, I absolutely hate the amount of excessive orange peel that BMWs come with from the factory. I presume its due to the manufacturing plant over accelerating the paint drying process along with having a machine that sprays in one large fan pattern to finish the painting process in as little time as possible. I feel like BMW has started to lose their touch in the quality aspect due to volume and demand of their cars. I guess thats what happens when you try to keep up with such a high demand, you inevitably start generalizing. Whatever it is, its unfortunate to have a 40-50k car have more orange peel than a car half its price, especially on a car like the M3 where the product is supposed to be the pinnacle of BMW quality in all aspects.
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| 06-13-2011, 12:43 PM | #5 |
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Wow another Dinan equipped M3, you SoFLa guys have got some money to burn.
Anyhow looks great, I do have one question do you have a retail site for the Seal Feed or any other product recommendations for seals? I have an older E46 that needs some seals replaced and others treated and am looking for products that will help with longevity. I already hit them with 303 and PB Trim restorer every once in a while but my son drives it daily and it does not always get the greatest treatment when parked outside at school/work with him. |
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I Swear by their products 100%... They may be expensive, but they really work, for each intended purpose, perfectly. As far as orange peel goes, I'm no expert as to the causes of the increasing amount of orange peel, but what I hear is that it's a combination of environmental regulations on painting cars, budget cuts, and increasing productivity. It's a sad thing to see a car with orange peel, however when the car is properly polished and waxed, from a slight distance away you will never see it. Quote:
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Swissvax Seal Feed is by far the best product you could use. It's not cheap but it works and really does penetrate the rubber and protect. Make sure you clean the seals properly with an APC like 1Z Blitz prior to applying any nourishing products. |
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| 06-13-2011, 10:12 PM | #7 |
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The Second M3...
This M3 is a 2008 E93 In Jet Black with Black Interior. This car was in for some much needed TLC... Initially this car was booked for an Exterior decontamination and protection with Swissvax, however after inspecting the car upon arrival, I advised the owner that his car was in need of at least a single stage polishing to remove most of the oxidation, swirls, and other imperfections that were present. On the interior the owner only wanted a "Slight cleaning", however I'm not going to leave a customer not satisfied. I Didn't use Swissvax products on the interior, instead ii used 1Z Blitz, Cockpit, and windscreen clear and Chemical Guy's Leather Cleaner. Here's how the car looked before:    Bird Poop... On a Jet Black... that sat for days!!!!!!!!!!      The Wheels, tires, and wheel wells were treated with the following: -SONAX Full Effect -1Z W99 -1Z Blitz -SV Cleaner Fluid Reg. -SV Autobahn -1Z Rubber Care    The Exhaust tips and muffler was cleaned and polished with: -1Z W99 -SV Metal Polish -Cheesecloth   The wash process was the same as the last M3... Clean all the nooks and crannies, protect the rubber and plastics with SV Seal Feed and Protecton, Wash with SV Car Bath, and Clay with SV Paint Rubber (Yellow) Here's how the clay was looking... This car was VERY contaminated... this was after only 1/4 of the hood!  I Began to work on the exterior as Beni started with the interior. Here's a 50/50 of the passenger's seat after Chemical Guy's Leather Cleaner  All the dirt and grime that came out of just the seats, steering wheel, and shifter!  Ok, so on to the exterior... This car's paint was very oxidized from sitting in the sun every day and not being properly cared for. Nothing Swissvax Cleaner Fluid Pro with a Fine pad couldn't handle...  With the FENIX   Polishing...  Polishing the exhaust tips and muffler  Before  after  Drumroll please... And the finished E93 M3...              Interior...  Exhaust...  Perfectly treated seals...  After with the FENIX     That's all for that one! Acura TSX Coming soon! |
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| 06-28-2011, 11:54 AM | #10 |
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Black Metallic Acura TSX
This car got the Swissvax Decontamination and protection package, along with a single stage polishing using Swissvax Cleaner Fluid Professional. The detail was finished off with Swissvax Shield. The total time for this job was about 30 hours of combined work between two people. Products: Swissvax = SV SV Car Bath SV Paint Rubber (Yellow) SV Cleaner Fluid Professional SV White Fine polishing pad (M and S) SV Shield PTFE Wax SV Quick Finish SV Cleaner Fluid Reglular SV Autobahn SV Protecton SV Seal Feed SV Leather Cleaner SV Metal Polish SV Nano Express SONAX Full Effect 1Z Blitz 1Z W99 1Z Windscreen Clear 1Z Rubber Care 1Z Cockpit Premium and some more i can't think of at the moment... Here's how the car looked when we arrived.        Polish residue from a previous detailer   The emblems were very dirty.     To start we began with cleaning all of the body creases with 1Z Blitz and a Swissvax Detail brush to remove grime and polish residue left behind by other detailers. Following that, all the plastics and rubber seals were treated with Swissvax Protecton and Seal Feed respectively. After that, we started on the wash, first soaking the entire front side of the vehicle with P21S TAW to remove the baked-on bugs then washing the entire car with Swissvax Car Bath. The wheels were treated with Sonax Full Effect and cleaned with a variety of brushes. The wheel wells were cleaned with 1Z Blitz and tires were cleaned with 1Z W99 Following the cleasning, the car was treated with Swissvax Paint Rubber and then wiped down with Isopropyl alcohol to prepare the paintwork for polishing. Here's how the paint looked under a closer inspection      As i began to polish the paint using Swissvax Cleaner Fluid Professional and a Fine Swissvax pad on the FESTOOL, my parthner Beni began working on the Interior, which just got a basic cleansing and vacuum. Here's how the driver's door looked before... This car was in need of a full interior detailing, however the owner did not want to have that done.  and the cockpit after a quick wipe-down with 1Z Cockpit Premium   In this picture, the lower seat bolster had been cleaned using Swissvax Leather Cleaner, compare the lower bolster to the backrest bolster which hadn't been touched yet.  And the end result! Sorry for the dark pictures, it was around 1:45am by the time we packed up and were finished.         and under the FENIX     Thats all for that one! Thanks for looking! Dom |
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