Detailer's Domain: M3 and Swissvax Crystal Rock

**DetailersDomain** · 08-10-2008 02:31 PM

This one was a treat the customer drove up from North Carolina! (of course he was heading back up to NJ to visit his family and store his M3 before he was deployed)
I was honored that he did pick me though. The car sat in NC near the beach so sand and ocean spray on top of hard water, so the expected swirls and water etching all over. The plan of attack was to wash/clay/SIP/ PO85rd. the last step was Swissvax Cleaner Fluid finishing it off with Swissvax Crystal Rock
As for the interior a vac /leather clean/conditioning and a wipe down.
Below are the tools and products used:
Products used:[URL="http://www.detailersdomain.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=327"]
Adam’s Car Wash
Uber Clay Bar with Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer
Menzerna SIP
Menzerna PO85RD -
Menzerna Top Inspection
Swissvax Quick Finish
Swissvax Cleaner Fluid
Swissvax Crystal Rock

Wheels and Tires and Engine
Swissvax Pneu
P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel
P21S Total Autowash for the tires and the engine
Boar’s Hair Wheel Brush
Foam applicator pads
Adam’s In and Out for dressing the engine

Glass inside and out:
Lusso Glass Polish

Interior:
Einszett Cockpit for the dash/trim
Einszett Leathercare

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Makita 9227 Hi Speed Rotary
Lake Country CCS Pads 5.5 inch
Lake Country Wool Pads
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Cam Spray 1500A with Cam Spray Foam Gun
Wash and Prep:
Hard to see because it’s red but some of the imperfections on the hood:

Before shots:

Cleaning up trim areas with P21S total autowash and a Swissvax Brush

Presoak with Adam’s Car Wash

Dan cleaning up the interior:

After shots of the interior:

Before shots of the wheel:

P21S Total autowash on the tire and wheel cleaner on the wheels

Wheels after Swissvax Pneu and and some Swissvax Quick Finish for the final wipe down of the wheels:

Engine before:

Engine after:

After shots of the car with Swissvax Crystal Rock:

LMK what you think

**obviouspro** · 08-11-2008 12:03 AM

Wow you do amazing work on all the cars you do. But did I read the price right on the crystal rock?

**EuroA4** · 08-11-2008 06:53 AM

Which steps do you feel worked best on removing the hard water spots? Looks great.

Red really makes that M3 look the biz!

**DetailersDomain** · 08-11-2008 06:56 AM

The SIP step would get rid of the water spots, but if not you may need compound if that doesn't work maybe an acid base product (dangerous) or wetsanding.

**A4_Mike** · 08-11-2008 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by obviouspro

Wow you do amazing work on all the cars you do. But did I read the price right on the crystal rock?

$1,100.00?

Beautiful detail as always though.

**DetailersDomain** · 08-11-2008 08:18 AM

I've used wax that was $2500 and no one even looked....now at $1100 its expensive :)

**SilverThing** · 08-11-2008 10:56 AM

Beautiful work - car is gorgeous!

**Dark 'n' Dirty** · 08-12-2008 11:06 AM

I love the old bodystyle M3s. The new ones just don't look right. Awesome job with that red, thing is sick!

**lookaught** · 08-12-2008 12:44 PM

That is an awesome color and a fantastic detail job. How long did it take the two of you from start to finish?

$1,100 is an awful lot for wax. $2,500 is just insane! I thought $50 for jetseal was expensive!

Speaking of which I just jetsealed my whole car the other day, Im excited to see how it holds up over the next few months. Absurdly easy to apply and remove, I hope the stuff works well...