Swissvax Concorso vs Black Lexus IS

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tod071

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This one was a 6hr marathon. But so well worth it. Customer found me on another forum about 2 months ago and we finally hooked up for a nice detail.



Started out with the beautiful brake dusted wheels, not to mention the rain over the last couple of days.



WHEELS

Swissvax WHEEL cleaning concentrate (1:2 mixture in Swissvax atomising spray bottle) via Swissvax Wheel Brush

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Then, onto the process...

WASH

ONR with a tile grout sponge

Dried with PakShak 24x36 Ultra Soft Waffle Weave



POLISH

Menzerna 106FF via Metabo @ 1800rpm vs LC White CCS pad

Menzerna 106FF via Makita BO6040 spd 5 vs LC Green CCS pad



PRE-WAX

Wipedown with Swissvax Cleaning Fluid via Swissvax White CF pad

**this step is REQUIRED before using Swissvax waxes**

Not only because it is recommended by Swissvax, but it makes a huge difference!



WAX

Swissvax Concorso via Swissvax wax applicator (dual-sided black) foam-side

Buffed off with Black Swissvax Wax Towel



ENJOY!!!



k, so I missed a spot...

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I tried to stay out of the picture...now its just ruined :shocked

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My new signature palm trees...

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Man INSIDE the machine! :lol

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Kmhawaiidh said:
Brah thats supa shiny! Thats some insane depth! Looks great! tell Glenn at G's auto I said whats up! Aloha Kerwin
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Thanks, but who's Glenn? That guy in the machine is Marvin. I think Marvin might know Glenn.
 
Kmhawaiidh said:
Glenns the owner of G's auto. his shop is in the background of your pics.
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Oh, ok Marvin knows them. I also heard that you're a friend of Russell of Elite. He was there when we were working on the car. He "inspected" our work! :p
 
awsome job on the car and the pictures!! holy crap those are good! they picked up what you normaly only see in person, makes me want to buy some swisssvax for my black car.



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3wide said:
awsome job on the car and the pictures!! holy crap those are good! they picked up what you normaly only see in person, makes me want to buy some swisssvax for my black car.



:up :up :up :up :up
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Thanks, and yes its good that I could pick up the imperfections, but its not good bcuz it picked up the imperfections! :lol



I used a flash on the pics. I found that although it does brighten things, it also takes away from the depth and wetness and makes it look just "shiny". The car definitely looks better in person.
 
tod071 said:
Oh, ok Marvin knows them. I also heard that you're a friend of Russell of Elite. He was there when we were working on the car. He "inspected" our work! :p
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Did you "Pass" ??? :laugh: Looks AWESOME !
 
Kmhawaiidh said:
Did you "Pass" ??? :laugh: Looks AWESOME !
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I had to show HIM some stuff. Ha ha!!! :nana:



Thanks for all the kind comments. Still learning new tricks everyday thanks to products from PakShak.com and forum communities like autopia.org.
 
swissvax is awesome. I just did my s2k yesterday. I love it. I applied the cleaner fluid by hand. Next time, im gonna do it by machine.
 
LanceM said:
swissvax is awesome. I just did my s2k yesterday. I love it. I applied the cleaner fluid by hand. Next time, im gonna do it by machine.
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I saw your post too and I know the pics aren't as close as what the real thing looks like. As far as CF by machine, I think I'd stick to hand application on the white CF applicator pad. You'll still have to use a hand applicator to get in hard to reach places. Just my $.02.
 
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