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Subject: 2005 Mercedes SL55 (was a NYC car)

Requirements - get it back to NEW like condition



Exterior



- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes

- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down

- Wheel wells were cleaned up

- Washed with 1Z einszett W99

- Wolf's Decon Gel

- Wash down and rinsed

- Door jambs were cleaned up

- Nano Scrub AutoScrub

- Dried

- Tires dressed

- Masking

- Paint Measurement

- Meg's M105 with Surbuf and Griots Orbital

- Sonax 5/5 Fine Abrasive Paste - Microfiber DA Cut Pad - Griots Orbital

- Sonax 3/6 Nano Polish - Uber Green Pad - Griots Orbital

- Aquartz

- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight

- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed

- Rubber and Plastics Treated

- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed

- Exhaust tips cleaned

- Windows were autoscrubed, cleaned, and sealed



Products used



Links to products used -



1Z einszett W99

Wolf's Decon Gel

Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner

NanoSkin AutoScrub System

Meg's M105

Sonax Compound 5/5 - Coming Soon

Sonax Nano Polish 3/6 - Coming Soon

Aquartz

Adam's Super VRT

Optimum Metal Polish



Interior

1Z Cockpit

1Z Plastic Deep Cleaner

1Z Leathercare

Sonax Upholstery and Carpet Cleaner

Griot's 3 inch Random Orbital Polisher



Tools used

Uber Wool Wash Mitt

Uber No Name MF Towels

Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher

Griot's 3 inch Random Orbital Polisher

Uber Buffing Pads

Defelsko Paint Meter

Fenix TK35

Brinkmann

Kranzle Pressure Washer

Cam Spray Foam Canon

2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies

Uber Firehose Nozzle

Metro Air Force Blaster



Interior

Before

















Cleaning up the mats with the Griots 3 inch and brush attachment





Vac







50/50 shot of the leather - we cleaned them up with 1Z einszett Plastic Deep Cleaner - take a look at all the dirt and oils removed.. returning the leather to a "like NEW' look and feel









Afters











Exterior



Wash/Decon/Autoscrub/Wheels/Tires/Engine



















Engine

Before













After





Nanoskin Autoscrub

Lubricant prior to the Autoscrub







Here is what we had in front of us















Paint Correction

The 50/50 shots will show it all















After compounding and polishing we ended up with this







Pulled the wheels off to do a thorough cleaning - wheel wells cleaned and dressed, brake calipers cleaned and protected, wheel cleaned up and protected





Calipers before











After caliper and wheel wells were taken care of









BBS LM's were pretty dirty on the inside







Sonax Full Effect going to work







Wheel Woolies for easy cleaning







Cleaned up and dried - ready for the final touches and sealant





Testing Sonax Polymer Netshield on the BBS LM's





Ready to mount them back on







Exhaust tips (Optimum Metal Polish and Steel Wool #0000)

Before







After





Exterior

Afters

Stocker

OTECTom

If I ever own a car worthy of detailing, you're my man!!

DetailersDomain

thanks guys!

Maxpow

Awesome work!