2005 Mercedes ML500. Hadn't heard from this customer in a while, found out why when I got there this morning. Early last summer he was at a gun store purchasing some targets at the same time an employee was in the back room cleaning a .40 caliber handgun he hadn't properly checked. Yes, you guessed it, a round in the chamber. Gun went off, the bullet went through the wall and right to left through his abdomen, breaking a couple ribs and passing through his esophagus, liver and stomach and stopping in his spleen. He was in a coma for 16 days, followed by several more weeks in the hospital. Twice early on after the shooting, his heart stopped twice but they were able to revive him. Seems to be fully recovered, I wouldn't have known if he hadn't said anything. He was left with a really long abdominal scar and a bullet hole scar. Gun shop was under-insured, of course. My customer has pretty good insurance but he's still obviously going after the gun store.
Anyway, as usual, the ML500, which I've been taking care of since new, was in really good condition overall. Just needed a bit of extra polishing since it has been going to the car wash instead of being hand washed at home.
ONR wash, Opti-Raser mild to clay
Meguiars #105 cut 50/50 with Optimum Hyper Polish using an Optimum microfiber cutting pad and my PC 7424 XP
Optimum G-P-S using an Optimum microfiber polishing pad and PC
G-P-S buffed off with Optimum Car Wax
Optimum Metal Polish on the exhaust tips
3D Trim Protectant for the exterior trim
ONR wash and wax cut 32:1 to clean glass
Armor All on tires/fenderwells
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2012 BMW X5 5.0. Owner just purchased this certified BMW but wanted it properly cleaned up. It didn't look horrible, no rotary swirls or anything like that but the paint looked flat, no real depth to it. Couple areas that looked like scratches but were transfers of some sort that came out pretty easily, did have some bird bomb etching in a couple areas that are too deep to remove.
ONR wash, Opti-Raser mild to clay
Optimum Hyper Polish using an Optimum microfiber cutting pad and my PC
Optimum Opti-Seal
Optimum Metal Polish on the tips
3D Trim Protectant on the exterior trim
ONR wash and wax cut 32:1 to clean glass
Armor All on tires/fenderwells
Anyway, as usual, the ML500, which I've been taking care of since new, was in really good condition overall. Just needed a bit of extra polishing since it has been going to the car wash instead of being hand washed at home.
ONR wash, Opti-Raser mild to clay
Meguiars #105 cut 50/50 with Optimum Hyper Polish using an Optimum microfiber cutting pad and my PC 7424 XP
Optimum G-P-S using an Optimum microfiber polishing pad and PC
G-P-S buffed off with Optimum Car Wax
Optimum Metal Polish on the exhaust tips
3D Trim Protectant for the exterior trim
ONR wash and wax cut 32:1 to clean glass
Armor All on tires/fenderwells
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2012 BMW X5 5.0. Owner just purchased this certified BMW but wanted it properly cleaned up. It didn't look horrible, no rotary swirls or anything like that but the paint looked flat, no real depth to it. Couple areas that looked like scratches but were transfers of some sort that came out pretty easily, did have some bird bomb etching in a couple areas that are too deep to remove.
ONR wash, Opti-Raser mild to clay
Optimum Hyper Polish using an Optimum microfiber cutting pad and my PC
Optimum Opti-Seal
Optimum Metal Polish on the tips
3D Trim Protectant on the exterior trim
ONR wash and wax cut 32:1 to clean glass
Armor All on tires/fenderwells