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Detailer's Domain: S2000/Swissvax Glacier

#1 User is offline   pyiu 

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Posted 17 May 2009 - 12:23 AM

Believe it or not this was the first S2000 I have ever done, not a bad car.
I got this car from an S2KI.com member. Great guy always pushes for me on the board.

I guess I didn't really know what I was in for, the car just got back from the body shop and as we all know this car had over spray, rail dust, just about everything from sitting at the body shop for awhile. The interior was pretty dusty and unkept (I believe this was the body shop not the owner)

So here was the plan.. Wash, Clay, Menzerna PO203 with an Uber Orange/Green Pad (Makita/Metabo) and to finish Menzerna PO85RD with an Uber Blue Pad.

The wax well I finally got to try out Swissvax Glacier (and I like it, I'm going to try it out on a silver car next)

The interior, well the usual, Leather Master Strong Cleaner followed by Leather Master Vital.
Dash and plastics cleaned and treated with Einszett Cockpit.

Windows were cleaned with Lusso Glass Polish and an Uber Glass Towel.

As for the engine we used Adam's All Purpose (a nice inexpensive degreaser) and a Swissvax Wheel Brush. Einszett Vinyl Rubber Care for the rubber and Black Wow for the plastics.

Products Used:
Exterior:
Lusso Auto Bath in the Cam Spray Foam Canon
Swissvax Paint Rubber and Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer for clay lube
The Uber Menzerna PO203S/PO85RD Kit
Menzerna Top Inspection
Swissvax Glacier

Wheels and Tires
Uber Wheel/Tire/Wheel Well Kit
Replaced Swissvax Pneu on this one for Einszett Vinyl Rubber Care

Interior and Glass
Lusso Glass Polish
Leather Master Strong Cleaner
Leather Master Vital
Einszett Cockpit
Einszett Plastic/Vinyl Cleaner

Engine:
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Black Wow (on covers and plastics)
Einszett Vinyl and Rubber Care (rubber etc)

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Brinkmann MaxFire
Metabo PE12-175
Makita 9227 Hi Speed Rotary
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels

Cam Spray 1500A with Cam Spray Foam Gun


Here are the pictures and more descriptions:

Before:
Door jambs are extremely dirty
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Trunk jambs filthy
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Dirty Cowl
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By the time I started on the car I wasn't able to get the rail dust on the car and good before shots but you get the picture with the shots above, the rest of the car was just as bad.

We started with the engine first:


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Posted 17 May 2009 - 12:24 AM

Engine before shots:
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Posted 17 May 2009 - 12:24 AM

Engine with Adam's All Purpose dwelling:
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Cam Spray Pressure Washer with Cam Spray Foam Canon with Lusso Auto Bathe, worked awesome and smelled great!
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Uber Boar's Hair Wash Brush in action:
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Posted 17 May 2009 - 12:24 AM

After the rinse we dried the car with an Uber Jumbo Waffle Weave Towel
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The car was clayed with a Swissvax Clay Bar and Optimum Instant Detail Spray (the Swissvax Mixing bottle insures proper measurement and the nozzle is very efficient)
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Believe it or not there was rail dust/small rust specks even in the door sills
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Trunk:

Top Inspection was used to clean them up a bit.
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Before:
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After of a small section of the trunk jamb
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Door jamb before:
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After:
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Posted 17 May 2009 - 12:24 AM

Einszett Plastic/Vinyl Cleaner with Swissvax Brush used to clean the cowl
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Breaking out a new Metabo for the shop and for customers to demo
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Metabo in action:
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Posted 17 May 2009 - 12:25 AM

Raggtopp was used to clean and protect the vinyl top
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Einszett Vinyl Rubber Care in the rubber parts of the engine
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Engine After:
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After the wheels were dried we clayed the contaminants off them (tons of it)
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Posted 17 May 2009 - 12:25 AM

Products used Uber Wheel/Wheel Well/Tire Kit (with Einszett Vinyl Rubber Care)

Before
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Claying:
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Take a look at the wheel after the contaminants were removed
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Swissvax Autobahn removal
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Final shot
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As you know its hard to take shots of defects on white but here goes:

Before:
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Posted 17 May 2009 - 12:25 AM

After:
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Interior:
This should tell you the story of the interior in 1 shot:
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Dusting:
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Posted 17 May 2009 - 12:25 AM

Wiping:
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Cleaning windows:
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Vac
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Afters:
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Swissvax Glacier
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Posted 17 May 2009 - 12:26 AM

Final shots of the car:
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Enjoy!
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Posted 17 May 2009 - 08:41 AM

Awesome !!! :notworthy:
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- MY07 525xi (Week 41/Oct. '06 build) Silver Gray/Black/Anthracite w/ STEPTRONIC & PDC = Original inception Oct. 1st, '06, delivered Nov. 14th, '06.
+ Clear-bra + 35% tint + de-badged + Charcoal filter removed + BMC air filter + PIAA 4150K fog lights + OEM M-Tech Aero kit + OEM M5 trunk finisher (Euro) + Sprint Booster + ACS M-Tech Rear Diffuser + OEM Sport SMG Steering Wheel retrofit w/ Step Paddle Shift mod kit + Custom M-Tech Front Splitter
+ OEM M5 mirrors (Euro) + OEM LCI tailights (Euro) w/ v6 retrofit cables + H&R Sport Spring + RPi Ram Air Induction scoop kit + Shadowline Trim + OEM SIRIUS Satellite Radio retrofit + Dension Gateway 500 + OEM LED license plate lights w/ retrofit cables + BSW Stage 1 Speaker Upgrade + Dinan High Flow Throttle Body & OEM LCI Bi-Xenon non-AHL headlights (Euro) [w/ modded AE].

- CIP/Progman = 31.02.?? (as of 11/18/08).

Summer setup on 19" Staggered Miro 346 wheels w/ GE-UHP tires (F=19x8.5+35 + 245/35/19 - R=19x9.5+40 + 275/30/19)
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Posted 17 May 2009 - 11:09 PM

Is SWISSVAX available in any stores like Pep Boys?
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2008 535xi AW - May 16, 2008 Production

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Posted 17 May 2009 - 11:18 PM

Wow, Im speechless.......................
2005 530i - Sport Package / Premium Package / Puddle Lights :P / Rear Sunshades / Xenon Adaptive Headlights
Exterior: Black Sapphire Metallic
Interior: Black / Dark Poplar wood trim
Wheels & Tires: OEM 167's with General Exclaim 245-35-19 front & 275-30-19 rear
Mods: Sprint Booster / H&R Sport Springs (Not Installed Yet) / 8000K D1S Xenon Bulbs / 25% Llumar Tints / Pulstar Plugs / Matte Black Grills / RPi Scoop / BMC Air Filter / Silver & Black Carbon Fiber Roundels all around / Remus Quad Exhaust / Rieger Diffuser / M5 Trunk Finisher / Tinted LED Side Markers / Full M-Tech Kit / Hamann Front Splitter / 6000K HID fogs / OEM plate led's / A.I.B V.3's / Carbon Fiber Plate Frame / Euro LCI Tails with Bruce Mirandadapter V.6 (Still waiting for a miracle)

Future Plans: Vorsteiner Decklid or CLS Trunk / Remap

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Posted 17 May 2009 - 11:20 PM

sorry swissvax is not available at pepboys but you can get them here:

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Posted 17 May 2009 - 11:29 PM

Another detailing masterwork. :twoup:
2009 550i Carbon Black/Natural Brown Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar, Sport Package, Cold Weather Package, Logic7, Navigation, Sirius Satellite Radio, Steptronic, iPod/USB Adapter. Mods: SprintBooster, ACS Style Rear Spoiler, 6000K HID fog lights, 6000K HID D1S headlights, 8500K GP Thunder AE bulbs, full interior LED lights; RD LED license plate lamps, LED reverse lights, Stealth signal lights, E60.net Clings, BMW Valve Stem Covers, BMW Rubber All Weather Mats (black). Mods to come: ECU reflash. Winter Wheels and Tires: Style 123s with Dunlop WinterSport M3s
Previous BMW: 2003 540i Sport


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