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phil@detailersdomain Mar 18, 2009 08:21 PM

Detailer's Domain: BMW M5/Swissvax Crystal Rock
 
This is one of the daily drivers out from one of our best customer's collection of cars.
I'm glad I have some of the best customers anyone can ask for. Take a look at this one.

Sorry not the best pictures but a good write up.

Below are the tools and products used:

Exterior:
Adam's Car Wash
Uber Blue Clay Bar and Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer for clay lube
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna PO85RD
Menzerna Top Inspection
Swissvax Cleaner Fluid
Swissvax Crystal Rock

Wheels and Tires
Uber Wheel/Tire/Wheel Well Kit

Interior and Glass (sorry no interior shots)
Uber Interior Kit

Engine: (sorry no engine shots)
P21S Total Autowash
Black Wow (on covers and plastics)
Einszett Vinyl and Rubber Care (rubber etc)

Tools:
Infratech 5300
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
Infratech CM5300

Pictures:
Before shot:
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7015.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7030.jpg

Before wheels/clean up with Uber Wheel/Tire Kit
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...irtywheels.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7002.jpg

Brushes in action:
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7044.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7046.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7048.jpg

After the wash we went ahead and clayed the car.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7053.jpg

After the claying the Makita /Uber pads /and Menzerna SIP and PO85RD go into action
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7062.jpg

Before shots of the panels we were working with
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7060.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7058.jpg

50/50
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7101.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7125.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7131.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7132.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7130.jpg

After Menzerna PO85RD
door panel corrected/rear panel not touched yet
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7083.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7082.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7090.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7089.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...5/IMG_7088.jpg

Cleaning up the glass
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ram5/glass.jpg

Swissvax Crystal Rock
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...am5/crshot.jpg

Swissvax Crystal Rock applied
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1.../crapplied.jpg

Swissvax Crystal Rock being removed
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...removingcr.jpg

After shot Swissvax Crystal Rock
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...m5/aftercr.jpg

After shots of the wheels after the Uber Wheel Kit was used.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...am5/wheel4.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...am5/wheel6.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...m5/wheels1.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...m5/wheels3.jpg

After shots:
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...m5/after13.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...m5/after10.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...m5/after14.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...am5/after2.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...am5/after3.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...am5/after6.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...am5/after9.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...m5/after15.jpg

Enjoy!

MLPearson79 Mar 18, 2009 08:36 PM

Nice work, guys! Looks awesome.

I love that paint color!

phil@detailersdomain Mar 18, 2009 08:37 PM

Thanks!

JeffreyC Mar 18, 2009 11:01 PM

Great pics. Thanks.

Interesting about the Swissvax Crystal Rock....sells for $1,100.00:eek2:
And the one reviewer writes about how he apparently uses it on his Honda :sly:

Makes me want to go out and embrace my Epic bottle :)

ScottRiqui Mar 19, 2009 07:39 AM

Beautiful results & pictures! I agree that's a very nice-looking color.

Also, do you have any information on the pump-up aerosol spray bottles in the 4th picture? I would love to get a couple of those.

phil@detailersdomain Mar 19, 2009 08:42 AM

Thanks guys.

Scott , we sell those on the site take a look: Einszett Atomizer Spray Bottles

LMK if you have any other questions.

IzzyG Mar 19, 2009 07:13 PM

Phil, you have to admit, $1100 for wax? How many applications are we talking about here? Even with 20% off, that's still quite some change. Can you get 100 applications?

phil@detailersdomain Mar 19, 2009 07:22 PM

I'm 3/4 done with the jar with 60 plus applications.

ScottRiqui Mar 19, 2009 07:22 PM


Originally Posted by JeffreyC (Post 2705015)
Great pics. Thanks.

Interesting about the Swissvax Crystal Rock....sells for $1,100.00:eek2:
And the one reviewer writes about how he apparently uses it on his Honda :sly:

I only hope that the "Honda" he's talking about is an NSX. :lol:

phil@detailersdomain Mar 19, 2009 07:25 PM

lol

ScottRiqui Mar 19, 2009 11:03 PM


Originally Posted by phil@detailersdomain (Post 2705316)
Thanks guys.

Scott , we sell those on the site take a look: Einszett Atomizer Spray Bottles

LMK if you have any other questions.

Thanks - just ordered two of the bottles (plus a few other things - I can't ever get away from a detailing site without ordering something I didn't go there for :lol: )

bee1000n Mar 20, 2009 09:32 AM


Originally Posted by IzzyG (Post 2706047)
Phil, you have to admit, $1100 for wax?

A $1 donation to the San Diego Food Bank can provide 3 meals. The cost of one can of that wax would feed 3 people for a year.

My recommendation to anyone with $1,100 to spend on car wax: Buy a $20 bottle of car wax and give $1,080 to your favorite charity.

phil@detailersdomain Mar 20, 2009 09:37 AM


Originally Posted by ScottRiqui (Post 2706315)
Thanks - just ordered two of the bottles (plus a few other things - I can't ever get away from a detailing site without ordering something I didn't go there for :lol: )

Thanks Scott I appreciate it.

ScottRiqui Mar 20, 2009 10:11 AM


Originally Posted by bee1000n (Post 2706739)
A $1 donation to the San Diego Food Bank can provide 3 meals. The cost of one can of that wax would feed 3 people for a year.

My recommendation to anyone with $1,100 to spend on car wax: Buy a $20 bottle of car wax and give $1,080 to your favorite charity.

I've always been bothered by the attitude that any money spent on luxury goods would be better spent by giving it away. With that logic, why buy a $25,000 car? Why not buy a $15,000 car and give $10,000 to charity? Why spend $50 on a restaurant meal when you can cook at home for $15 and give $35 to charity? Why buy a $200 iPod when radio is free and you could give away the $200?

Actually, forget "bothered" - I'm downright offended when someone else starts suggesting how I should spend my money, or suggests that any money that I make beyond some arbitrary threshold would be better off with someone else. I donate my time and money to charities, but like anyone else, I also buy things that could be considered "frivolous" (i.e. more than what's required to meet my most basic needs for food, shelter and clothing).

IzzyG Mar 20, 2009 10:22 AM

I was just waiting for someone to reply to the post by bee1000n. I agree wholeheartedly with Scott. And frankly, this isn't a place to preach when you own a luxury vehicle. :P

bee1000n Mar 20, 2009 11:22 AM

We all get to be offended by whatever we wish. I can be offended by $1,100 car wax, you can be offended by my offense.

ScottRiqui Mar 28, 2009 01:08 AM

I just received the atomizer bottle I ordered from Detailer's Domain (actually, I ordered two, but the second one was backordered - it's already shipped, though, so I should see it in a few days). The atomizer is *very* well-built and sturdy, and holds a liter and a half. I'll have to get one of the $5 eBay versions to see how it compares, but I'm happy so far.

It puts out a nice fine spray, and 15 pumps is enough to empty out a third of the bottle, so you'll pretty much only have to pump it up once and that'll last you through the job.

One thing that wasn't clear from the directions was what to do when you're finished. The directions say not to leave the bottle pressurized when you store it, and it also says not to remove the bottle from the pump assembly while it's pressurized (which is how I was originally going to release the pressure). There's no relief valve, either.

It turns out that the solution is Barney-simple, which is probably why they didn't bother to put it in the instructions - just turn the sprayer upside-down so that the pickup tube in the bottle is sucking air, and pull the trigger until air stops coming out. Even when the sprayer is fully pumped-up, turning it upside-down and pulling the trigger will depressurize it in just a few seconds.

Also, if you order the "detail sponge kit", don't forget that you ordered it when you unpack the box, because the six sponges are packed loose and look *exactly* like foam packaging/padding blocks! :lol: I nearly threw them away with the box by mistake.

phil@detailersdomain Mar 28, 2009 05:36 AM

scott,

thanks for the feedback :thumbsup: you can also unscrew the top I believe.

I just leave the bottle pressured.

We will have some cool new foam applicator pads soon added to the site you won't be confused the next time :lol:


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