Black S500 Mercedes Benz

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What’s up guys? I arrived on a very foggy morning hoping that it wouldn’t rain. The car was a 2005 Mercedes Benz with about 46,000 miles on the odo. It was in decent shape with the exception of moderate swirling left behind from gas station and dealer car washes. Claying the car was a different story, there were tons of road contaminants (tar, bug guts, etc.) that were bonded to the paint since the car has never really been detailed since it was first purchased. The car went through two polishing stages and two coats of wax to protect the paint from mother nature's elements.



The carpets were foamed and shampood, the leather, vinyl, and plastics were all cleaned, conditioned and protected. You can really appreciate a car of this magnitude, Its size, quality and craftsmanship were all top notch. Doors closed with a deep solid thud, the motor was super quiet, and all sorts of creature comforts were available to the passengers to remind them what German engineering is all about. Enough of the talk and onto the pics!



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Arrived on a foggy Friday morning



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foam bath



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Brake dust covered chrome



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dirty engine bay



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prep work



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swirled and hazed hood



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inspecting the trunk
 
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closer pic of the swirls and scratches



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now using the flash to expose the swirls



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after the first round of polishing



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Passenger fender after 2 stages of polishing (forgot to take before pics)



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Before-passenger door



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More swirls



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why you should'nt go to gas station/dealer car washes



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After-1st polishing stage with some polishing haze left over



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swirl free



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50/50-Uncorrected on the left, 1st stage polish on the right



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Different angle



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stained rear floor mat



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foamed and shampood



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quick clean up



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clean interior



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What products did you use for the paint correction?



I just buffed out the hood of my neighbors benz for him (oddly enough the cars are identical). He had some bird dropping marks and some scratches. I used Menzerna Power gloss on a orange pad and it still could not get out all the marks. Man that is some hard paint.



thanks
 
Optimum Auto said:
Nice turnaround!!!



thanks!



broker99 said:
What products did you use for the paint correction?



I just buffed out the hood of my neighbors benz for him (oddly enough the cars are identical). He had some bird dropping marks and some scratches. I used Menzerna Power gloss on a orange pad and it still could not get out all the marks. Man that is some hard paint.



thanks



SIP on PFW and UFSE on a grey followed by IW845



tdekany said:
Really excellent work. :bow:bow:bow



wow! that sure does mean alot coming from you! Thank you, thank you

DieselMDX said:
nice job that car is a beast!

thanks

SweetJazz said:
Fantastic Results!!!

thanks! it sure did take some work

Exelero said:
Came out very nice black is always work of art when done , foggy pics' kinda cool looking.

I wish I had better camera skills to capture the fog that was rolling in. Whenever I used the flash all the droplets of water would light up and ruin the pic.

White lexus 23 said:
awesome job man.

thanks bud

MuttGrunt said:
nice work! what all did you use on this one?



sip/pfw UFSE/grey/IW845, thanks
 
madwax said:
Fantastic job! Good thing the weather held up. Tell them to please stay away from the gas station car washes now!



I told them, all they needed to know about proper maintenance. Hopefully it pulls through :)



JMV777 said:
Excellent work there Sir.



thanks bud!



GLuXuRy said:
GREAT JOB !!! I bet the customer was extremely happy .. how many hours ?



Thanks bud! I pulled about a 10-11 hour job on this one.
 
Nice work. I'm glad to see that other people put nice even line in the floor mats when you clean them like I do. People say I'm a bit overboard when they see that. Its called "detailing," right?:xyxthumbs
 
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