Swissvax'ed: 50 hours + Swissvax Crystal Rock Wax + Black 2006 BMW E46 M3 ZCP = :)

2006 BMW E46 M3 Coupe Competition Package

This car was recently purchased by a good customer of mine. He wanted this car to be perfect like the rest of his cars that we have done for him.

This car received an Initial Swissvax Treatment, 2 stage paint correction, complete interior detail, and a complete engine bay detail as well. This car came out looking better than new! About 50 hours later!

I'll let the pictures do the talking...

Here's how the car arrived.
























Some paint transfer from a parking garage gate...











Here's how the paint looked after all pre-polishing preparations were complete.
























Some bird poop etchings









Before / After with Swissvax Cleaner Fluid Strong





Another




Here's how the interior leather looked before






In the following picture, the front bolster (knee support) has been cleaned, compare to the rest of the leather not yet cleaned with Swissvax Leather Cleaner Forte.




Two different surfaces require two different preparations!






And, the finished result! after about 14 hours of polishing, and a single layer of Swissvax Crystal Rock applied using the palms of my hands! a total of 50 man hours went into this one over the course of three days!




























































Under the FENIX










That's all for that one! Thanks For looking!

Dom @ SSD

Here's the list of products we used:

-P21s TAW
-1Z Blitz
-1Z W99
-1Z Windscreen
-Sonax Full Effect
-#0000 Steel Wool


Swissvax:
-Car Bath
-Engine
-Protecton
-Seal Feed
-Engine Shine
-Paint Rubber (Yellow)
-Quick Finish
-Cleaner Fluid Strong via FESTOOL ShineX w/ SV Orange (Strong) Pad
-Cleaner Fluid Medium via FESTOOL ShineX w/ SV Black (Gloss) Pad
-Paul Dalton's Crystal Rock wax
-Nano Express
-Cleaner Fluid Regular
-Autobahn PTFE Wax (Wheels)
-Pre-Cleaner Opaque
-Opaque Wax for Matt Finishes
-Pneu Glossy
-Waschpudel
-Black Puck Applicator
-Black wax applicator
-Micro-Absorb (Red)
-Micro-Polish (Blue)
-Micro-Fluffy
-Pneu Brush
-Detail Brush
-Wheel Brush
-Metal Polish
-Aquapel

Interior:

-Leather Cleaner Forte
-Plastic Wash
-Leather Milk
-Protecton Matt
-Nano Express
-Crystal
-1Z Blitz
-Quick Interior Finish

 

I want an E46 M3 so badly.

That paint looked like it had been washed with a Brillo pad...awesome job!

 

Absolutely stunning. Perfect exterior, and those seats looks like you ripped out the old ones and put new ones in there. Might have to invest in the Swissvax leather cleaners...

 

I love to see your work, the sky's reflection between the townhomes is a winner everytime! Great job!

 

Great work, that thing looks incredible.

-Kody-

 

Beautiful work Dom!

 

Great job! One of the hardest colors to keep clean but one of the best when it is.

 

What he said lol. Amazing work!

 

Typical great finish Dom!

 

nice job on the seats.

 

Dang...Jet Black with Imola Red interior. I searched for this combination for a while, with no reasonable results. Nice work.

 

Looks very good, certainly a well earned 50 hours.

One thing that troubles me is some of the photo editing.. its really messes with my eyes

 

Great job!

 

Awesome results Dom!

 

great turn around ...i see you used 3 different cleaner fluids im really getting interested in cleaner fluid can you give me your thoughts on it

 

Damn.. CSL front bumper, CSL trunk, black kidney grilles, and cinnamon interior. Sharp looking ride.

 

nice work

 

Wow, that thing was hammered! Looks amazing now! 50 hours 1 man?

 

You forgot the CSL diffuser. Also, it's Imola red interior, not Cinnamon. I think the most impressive part isn't the replicated CSL parts, but rather the brakes. Brembo GT-R's are no joke. $15,000 for E46 M3.

 

I haven't used any other polishes since I tried the cleaner fluids! They are awesome and leave a gloss like no other product out there!