Swissvax'ed Jet Black BMW E92 M3 Coupe

ScheerSpeed · 09-13-2011, 02:58 PM

This BMW M3 was in dire need of some TLC!

I went ahead and gave this car an Initial Swissvax exterior package. No work was done to the interior.

The entire process took about 8 hours.

Here's how the car looked when it arrived:

I started the cleansing stage with the wheels. The wheels got a nice coat of SONAX Full Effect, and the tires and wheel wells were cleaned with 1Z W99.

Following the wheels, I proceeded to clean the rest of the exterior. P21S TAW was used in all the body crevices, plastic mesh parts, and other hard-to-reach areas. I also Cleaned all the rubber seals using P21s TAW. The next step was washing the exterior using Swissvax Car Bath and a Swissvax Waschpudel.

After the wash, I proceeded to clay the entire exterior surface using Swissvax Paint Rubber, including the Paint, Glass, and Wheels. Following that, the entire vehicle was given a wipe down with Isopropyl alcohol to remove the clay residue.

Following the alcohol wipe down, I proceeded to apply Swissvax Seal Feed and Protection to all the Rubber and Plastic parts respectively. Next, I applied Cleaner Fluid Medium using the Porter Cable with a Swissvax Gloss pad (Black). This left the paintwork with an incredible shine that had to be seen to be believed; while attaining about 20-30% correction of the paintwork.

The paintwork was thereafter given a coat of Swissvax Blau-Weiss wax for BMW Paint Systems, and a final wipe down with Swissvax Quick Finish.

Buffing off the Blau-Weiss wax wit ha Swissvax MicroPolish towel

Door, Hood, and Trunk shuts finished with Swissvax Nano Express

Finished!

That's all for that one!

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 Medium via PC w/SV Black Gloss pad 6
-Shield PTFE wax
-Nano Express
-Cleaner Fluid Regular
-Autobahn PTFE Wax (Wheels)
-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

Thanks for looking!

Dom

Z K · 09-13-2011, 03:03 PM

Wow! I thought the car had the grey/gunmetal colored wheels from the first pics - didn't even realize it was silver.

Nice work!

Tim B. · 09-13-2011, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Z K

Wow! I thought the car had the grey/gunmetal colored wheels from the first pics - didn't even realize it was silver.

Nice work!

Me too! Looks like a different car now. Nice job.

rjd598 · 09-13-2011, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Z K

Wow! I thought the car had the grey/gunmetal colored wheels from the first pics - didn't even realize it was silver.

Nice work!

hahhah same

THE TECH · 09-13-2011, 09:12 PM

Can't believe someone would let their M get to that state.

JulieDriving · 09-13-2011, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Z K

Wow! I thought the car had the grey/gunmetal colored wheels from the first pics - didn't even realize it was silver.

Nice work!

Me too! Amazing!!!

Seriously, I thought I had already made up my mind on the color, but with what you've been able to do with the Jet Black.....

Can I ask, is Jet Black really a color to avoid? I've heard that multiple times on this forum, that it's too "soft" a color, but it just looks so incredible when a skilled detailer has done his work..... And would Jet Black be even more risky if I wanted to keep the car for a long time?

coogs08 · 09-14-2011, 10:02 AM

damn! great job, my JB e92 needs to have that done too...

ADV.1 Matt · 09-14-2011, 10:14 AM

Quite a transformation! Great job!

Kyoshi71 · 09-14-2011, 10:31 AM

Car looks great. Loose the door jamb sticker though, it's kinda gay.

Ken37.73 · 09-15-2011, 05:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JulieDriving

Me too! Amazing!!!

Seriously, I thought I had already made up my mind on the color, but with what you've been able to do with the Jet Black.....

Can I ask, is Jet Black really a color to avoid? I've heard that multiple times on this forum, that it's too "soft" a color, but it just looks so incredible when a skilled detailer has done his work..... And would Jet Black be even more risky if I wanted to keep the car for a long time?

It's not soft at all IMO. If you want black then it is seriously BLACK, not half black / half blue like Jerez. As far as keeping it for a long time (presuming you mean looking well) then you will need to maintain it with quality polishes an regular washing or bring it to your detailler a couple of times per year. If you want low maintenance as opposed to black paint as your first priority then silver or red are the best colours. By the way Jerez is just as prone to swirls as jet black.

the infamous... · 10-13-2011, 03:06 AM

@ the wheels, i thought the exact same thing...

oh n excellent detail, as always

nolan12 · 10-13-2011, 04:57 AM

I wish there was a detailer near me that was as good.

ScheerSpeed · 10-13-2011, 10:41 AM

im not too far!

GOLFFRR · 10-13-2011, 11:46 AM

showroom clean! nice

SamS · 10-13-2011, 12:29 PM

Looks great! What type of angel eyes do you have?

Templar · 10-13-2011, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScheerSpeed

im not too far!

You are pretty far from me

I'd love to have you work on my baby.

Singletrack · 10-13-2011, 01:46 PM

Looks like a new car!

Do you know what kind of AE's he has on the car? They look great.

ScheerSpeed · 10-14-2011, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Singletrack

Looks like a new car!

Do you know what kind of AE's he has on the car? They look great.

It's the OSS Headlight conversion.

TTG · 10-16-2011, 02:35 AM

Great Job!

///MikeSezz · 10-18-2011, 10:30 AM

Looks good. I need this done to my car.

ScheerSpeed · 10-19-2011, 08:54 PM

Malek@MRF · 10-20-2011, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken37.73

If you want low maintenance as opposed to black paint as your first priority then silver or red are the best colours. By the way Jerez is just as prone to swirls as jet black.

Red is actually one of the more difficult colors to maintain like black and some dark blues.

09-13-2011, 02:58 PM	#1
ScheerSpeed Major General Drives: '13 F30 Estoril M-Sport 335i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 5,769 iTrader: (14)	Swissvax'ed Jet Black BMW E92 M3 Coupe This BMW M3 was in dire need of some TLC! I went ahead and gave this car an Initial Swissvax exterior package. No work was done to the interior. The entire process took about 8 hours. Here's how the car looked when it arrived: I started the cleansing stage with the wheels. The wheels got a nice coat of SONAX Full Effect, and the tires and wheel wells were cleaned with 1Z W99. Following the wheels, I proceeded to clean the rest of the exterior. P21S TAW was used in all the body crevices, plastic mesh parts, and other hard-to-reach areas. I also Cleaned all the rubber seals using P21s TAW. The next step was washing the exterior using Swissvax Car Bath and a Swissvax Waschpudel. After the wash, I proceeded to clay the entire exterior surface using Swissvax Paint Rubber, including the Paint, Glass, and Wheels. Following that, the entire vehicle was given a wipe down with Isopropyl alcohol to remove the clay residue. Following the alcohol wipe down, I proceeded to apply Swissvax Seal Feed and Protection to all the Rubber and Plastic parts respectively. Next, I applied Cleaner Fluid Medium using the Porter Cable with a Swissvax Gloss pad (Black). This left the paintwork with an incredible shine that had to be seen to be believed; while attaining about 20-30% correction of the paintwork. The paintwork was thereafter given a coat of Swissvax Blau-Weiss wax for BMW Paint Systems, and a final wipe down with Swissvax Quick Finish. Buffing off the Blau-Weiss wax wit ha Swissvax MicroPolish towel Door, Hood, and Trunk shuts finished with Swissvax Nano Express Finished! That's all for that one! 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 Medium via PC w/SV Black Gloss pad 6 -Shield PTFE wax -Nano Express -Cleaner Fluid Regular -Autobahn PTFE Wax (Wheels) -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 Thanks for looking! Dom
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09-13-2011, 09:12 PM	#5
THE TECH BimmerPost Supporting Vendor Drives: BPMsport 2012 E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 11,919 iTrader: (39)	Can't believe someone would let their M get to that state. __________________ Check us out on Facebook at BPMsportLabs

09-14-2011, 10:31 AM	#9
Kyoshi71 Colonel Drives: 2010 M3 Coupe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York Posts: 2,543 iTrader: (0)	Car looks great. Loose the door jamb sticker though, it's kinda gay. __________________ "But resist we much; we must; and we will much; about that be committed." ~Rev. Al Sharpton 2010 E92 M3\|Silverstone II\|M-DCT\|NCSW\|2MT\|ZCW\|ZPP\|ZTP\|302\|507\|Gas Guzzler Tax

10-13-2011, 03:06 AM	#11
the infamous... Lieutenant General Drives: like I'M BOUT THAT LIFE Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: PARADISE aka DAWNTOWN Posts: 16,890 iTrader: (0)	@ the wheels, i thought the exact same thing... oh n excellent detail, as always __________________ "simple is clean" -The ///ModFather [ iND ] - [ eAs ] - [ ACM ] - [ LTMW ] - [ AA ]

10-13-2011, 11:46 AM	#14
GOLFFRR BimmerPost Supporting Vendor Drives: Golf Cart Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Solvang, CA/Camarillo, CA Posts: 10,974 iTrader: (4)	showroom clean! nice __________________ BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR NEXT BMW, PM ME FIRST I CAN HOOK YOU UP! We are Performance Center\|Euro Delivery\|BMW Individual Specialist Need a quote?..Ryan /Checa Email link \| T.805.482.8878 ask for Francesca www.stevethomasbmw.com \| OUR PARTS STORE \| Facebook-STBMW \| Twitter-STBMW

09-13-2011, 03:03 PM	#2
Z K Major Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,243 iTrader: (2) Garage List 2008 BMW E90 M3 [0.00]	Wow! I thought the car had the grey/gunmetal colored wheels from the first pics - didn't even realize it was silver. Nice work!

09-14-2011, 10:02 AM	#7
coogs08 Second Lieutenant Drives: 2009 M3 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Pearland, TX Posts: 204 iTrader: (1)	damn! great job, my JB e92 needs to have that done too...

09-14-2011, 10:14 AM	#8
ADV.1 Matt Lieutenant Colonel Drives: N/A Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,513 iTrader: (0)	Quite a transformation! Great job!

10-13-2011, 04:57 AM	#12
nolan12 Private Drives: M3 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 76 iTrader: (0)	I wish there was a detailer near me that was as good.

10-13-2011, 10:41 AM	#13
ScheerSpeed Major General Drives: '13 F30 Estoril M-Sport 335i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 5,769 iTrader: (14)	im not too far!

10-13-2011, 12:29 PM	#15
SamS Brigadier General Drives: 2013 ActiveHybrid 3 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,063 iTrader: (0)	Looks great! What type of angel eyes do you have?

10-13-2011, 01:46 PM	#17
Singletrack 4th down; 4th quarter? Renegade. Drives: 09 SSII E92 M3; 12 AW X5d Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,800 iTrader: (3)	Looks like a new car! Do you know what kind of AE's he has on the car? They look great. __________________ Singletrack's M3 iND/Singletrack's X5d

10-16-2011, 02:35 AM	#19
TTG ... Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,592 iTrader: (2) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [3.78] 2007 335 Coupe (ret ... [4.00]	Great Job! __________________ Retired: 2011 E92 M3 AW w/ Silver Novillo ZCP, ZTP, ZPP, 494, 6FL, 507, 302 & 415.....ED April 29th, 2010 Retired: 2007 E92 335i -Space Gray, Black Leatherette + Alum, Nav, ZCW, ZSP, PDC, CA & Sunshade.....ED Oct 19th, 2006

10-18-2011, 10:30 AM	#20
///MikeSezz New Member Drives: 2008 E90 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: SLC, Utah Posts: 8 iTrader: (0)	Looks good. I need this done to my car.

10-19-2011, 08:54 PM	#21
ScheerSpeed Major General Drives: '13 F30 Estoril M-Sport 335i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 5,769 iTrader: (14)

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