Anbuzero Detailed: 2010 C300 Sport

[anbuzero]

It's been a while since i posted up a job, this time its my cousin's brand new 2010 Mercedes Benz C300 Sport. I actually went with her to pickup the car and the paint didnt look bad at all. So i told her to swing by one morning and i would baptize the new car with a proper wash and wax.



So everything started well. I foamed up the car with some maxi suds to lift some dirt and the usual. I then hand washed the car with CG CWC to get rid of any sealant or wax the dealership could have used. This is where my whole day was just crushed. WARNING the defects seen below are almost unacceptable on a benz. I took pictures of only some parts of the car.



Also sorry for the lack of pictures my camera's card got messed up somehow and some pictures were corrupted, these are the ones i managed to save.





Wash:

Gilmour Foam Gun

CG Maxi Suds

Megs #62

CG CWC

Sheepskin Wash Mitt

Two Bucket Method

WW MF Drying Towel

Larger MF Drying Towel





Clayed:

Clay Magic Fine Grade Clay Bar

CG Synthetic Quick Detailer



Paint Correction:

PC 7424 XP

LC Orange Pad

SIP

IPA



Trim:

P21S Finish Restorer

Black Wow



Glass:

CG Window Clean



Wheels:

P21S Gel Wheel Cleaner

Wheel Brush

EZ Detail Brush

CG Silk and Shine



LSP:

Dodo Juice Rainforest Rub



Tools:

Costco MF towels

DD Uber MF Towels

CG MF towels

Sony Cyber Shot 7.2mp

Goggles/Protective Eyewear

Nitrile Gloves



Before Wash:

This picture was almost not saved :/

Wheels had a bit of brakedust on thm

road grime

now for the defects in the paint and the dealerships sad attempt to correct it

heavy water marks

and some more of my favorite defects, did they try to sand it???

similar ones on the roof of the car

under the halogens

nice RID

corrected

scratches around the defective area corrected

 

[anbuzero]

More horrible scratches on the trunk of the car and under the tailights

All these were improved but some deep scratches remained to be corrected at a later date

exhausts polished with P21S Finish Restorer

the following pictures are after Dodo Juice Rainforest Rub was applied:



this was a nice shot but the lighting ruined it and I had taken another one with better lighting but it was one of the few corrupted files :sorry:

Only some parts of the trunk and back bumper had paint correction done as my cousin had to be somewhere. We agreed I would have to work on the car at a later date with more time to correct all the damage. I suspect the dealership used some type of glaze on the car as I didnt see the scratches or defects on the day of delivery (also it was rainy) After pulling the car out and taking pictures I realized the hood had buffer trails and swirl marks :hairpull

I was so upset when i saw this. I think seeing that ruined the whole detail for me. :wall

but anyways life goes on ill fix all of that some other day. for now enjoy the sleekness and wet look from the Rainforest Rub :up

 

[buddyb]

how many miles did it have when it was purchased?

 

[Megalomaniac]

Better question would be, did she like the results!

 

[dickwitham]

If your cousin purchased this car BRAND new then I cannot believe the defects in the paint when coming straight from Mercedes Benz, sad. But the car looks great in other respects! I love the C-Class. Nice work!

 

[anbuzero]

how many miles did it have when it was purchased?

long story short she got a nicely priced deal because one of the salesmen had been using it as his personal car for a while. at first they had told her it had 700 miles on it. 2 days later it magically had 800 :hm sketchy dealership if u ask me. either way they did a hack job on the paint and im going to have to wetsand the defective areas and correct all the swirls and RIDs another day.

Better question would be, did she like the results!

she loved it! she texted me later saying she had seen another black c300 driving next to her and it looked so dull and old compared to hers

If your cousin purchased this car BRAND new then I cannot believe the defects in the paint when coming straight from Mercedes Benz, sad. But the car looks great in other respects! I love the C-Class. Nice work!

yeh i should rephrase it wasnt BRAND new it was new with 800 miles lol

 

[Cashezo]

After seeing those defects, I would have immediately went to the dealership and demand another car.



You did a great job BTW.