Thread: Swissvax'ed: Restoration of a Black 2004 Volkswagen Phaeton W12

This is certainly not your average jetta...

For those of you who may not be familiar with the Phaeton, here's a bit of background Info:

(Taken From Wikipedia)

"The Phaeton was conceived by Ferdinand Piëch, then chairman of Volkswagen Group. Piëch wanted Volkswagen engineers to create a car that would overwhelmingly surpass the German prestige market leaders, Mercedes-Benz and BMW. The decision to release the Phaeton was, in part, a response to Mercedes' decision to compete directly with Volkswagen in the European marketplace with the low-cost A-Class. It was also intended to support the Volkswagen brand image, since the most expensive versions of lesser models, such as the Golf GTI, were starting to cost almost as much as equivalently-sized prestige brands. Although the Volkswagen group already has a direct competitor in the full-sized luxury segment, the Audi A8, the Phaeton is intended to be more of a limousine like the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, while the A8 and BMW 7 Series are more sport-oriented. Initial development of the Phaeton, given the internal project code VW611, began with Piëch giving his engineers a list of ten parameters the car needed to fulfill. Most of these specifications were not made known to the public, but a number of them were told to automotive reporters. One of them was that the Phaeton should be capable of being driven all day at 300 kilometres per hour (186 mph) with an exterior temperature of 50 °C (122 °F) whilst maintaining the interior temperature at 22 °C (72 °F). Piëch requested this even though the Phaeton's top speed was electronically limited to 250 kilometres per hour (155.3 mph). Another requirement was that the car should possess torsional rigidity of 37,000 N·m/degree.The Phaeton's platform, the Volkswagen Group D1 platform, is shared with the Bentley Continental GT and Bentley Continental Flying Spur. Certain systems, such as the automatic transmission and some engines, are also shared with the Audi A8. The D1 is a stand-alone steel platform, and was specifically developed for the Phaeton and Bentley Continental."


Upon arrival, this Phaeton wasn't in the greatest condition... I'll let the pictures do the talking.

Before we got started, a couple small dents had to be taken care of. One on the Driver's door (First pic), Another on the rear driver's side door(Second pic) , and two on the hood.








I decided to spend our first day with the car on the Interior. Here's how it looked before:

























After the Interior was complete, We moved to the exterior. The owner opted for a single stage paintwork correction using Swissvax Cleaner Fluid Professional, which was able to achieve about 85% correction with a single pass. We followed that with Cleaner Fluid Regular to ensure a perfect surface for the wax to adhere, and sealed the job with a single layer of Swissvax applied using the palms of my hands over the entire exterior surface, no applicator pads, the way Swissvax is supposed to be applied!


Here's how the paint looked before polishing:

After about 60 hours of combined labor hours (Between two people)... The end result!

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And the finished Interior



















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 Professional via FESTOOL ShineX w/ SV Black (Gloss) Pad
-Cleaner Fluid Regular via PC w/ SV Black (Gloss) Pad
-Swissvax 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
-Wood Polish
-Cleaner Fluid Medium

great work!

Another great detail Dom!

Amazing results. The reflection pics are fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

Wow. I love that Swissvax sticker. A lot. Very nice.

Thanks Everyone!

Car was looking pretty rough... Great Work Dom!!!