Concours Finish Detailed: Black Mercedez SL600

[rlguy28]

Mercedez Benz SL600



Wheels, Wells & Tires

P21s Wheel Gel Cleaner

Meguiars APC +

Jet Seal 109 to seal wheels

Various Brushes and Foam Tip Swabs

Megs Hyperdressing Tire Shine



Exterior Wash

P21S Total Auto Wash Pre-soak

Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss



Clay

Chemical Guys Blue Clay

ONR used as Clay Lube



Paint Correction

LC Purple Foamed Wool with Menz SIP

LC Orange Pad with Menz SIP

LC White Pad with Menz PO106FF



Trim

Black Wow

303 Aerospace Protectant

Prima Clarity Glass Cleaner

Glass Polishing Cloth

Meguiars NXT All Metal Polish



Interior

Prima Nero

303 Aerospace Protectant

303 Fabric Guard

Prima Nourish Leather Conditioner





LSP

Chemical Guys Jet Seal 109

Chemical Guys 50/50





Equipment

5.5 Hp Rigid Shop Vac

Karcher Electric Pressure Washer

Cam Spray Foam Cannon

Makita 9227c

Porter Cable 7424

LC 6.5" pads & 4" pads





Thought I'd take a photo of most of the products used

Before Photos



Car looks good in the shade from afar......

But in the sun close up you get.....

Foam Tipped Swabs from AutoGeek. Great for calipers, lug nuts, and other small hard to reach areas.

Can't forget behind the wheels...

Prepped for Trunk 50/50

Before

After

I always like taking the car outside under the sun to take 50/50s because the sun shows the defects best......

Up Close

Can you tell I like 50/50s ???

Closer

Fender 50/50

Before

After

 

[rlguy28]

Before

After

50/50

Afters

As Always, Thanks for Looking.

 

[d.manning]

yummy! car looks great

 

[gtpaul]

Very nice! Great 50/50's!

 

[Robb]

Gorgeous

 

[stig-zzz]

looks great sweet job

 

[ozzy]

Well now I know what Jet Seal 109 can really do, very nice 50/50 pics

 

[rlguy28]

Well now I know what Jet Seal 109 can really do, very nice 50/50 pics

Thanks for the compliment. But Remember most detailers would probably agree that 80-90% of the look comes from good polishing and not wax or sealants. Jet seal is a great product, nonetheless....even better when topped with CG 50/50 carnauba wax.

 

[ShineTech]

Great job as always Rick. Is that your Dodge Ram?

 

[Slik560]

Terrific results! Wunderbar! :woot:

 

[Old Pirate]

Great correction on the SL600, looks sweet!:2thumbs:

 

[dsms]

At first I though SIP and the PFW was a little too agressive for the amount of swirls the car had but after seeing the finished result my doubts were gone, you went for 100% correction and did just that. Really nice work here:xyxthumbs

 

[TSC17]

Very nice work on a beautiful car. It now looks the way it was intended to!



How much time did you have invested into it?

 

[Pats300zx]

Beautiful job. It looks like PFW was the way to go...:goodjob

 

[Bradleys]

Great job! Nice setup on the before and after pics to show the swirls.

 

[rlguy28]

Very nice work on a beautiful car. It now looks the way it was intended to!



How much time did you have invested into it?

It took me 12 hrs.

Great job as always Rick. Is that your Dodge Ram?

That's my folks ram that I borrow on the weekends. It definitely helps

 

[Rickrack]

Wow, it doesn't even look like the same car!!



I am amazed at the correction you were able to get considering how hard the paint is.



Unbelievable job!!!

 

[somebody]

Nice job but no pictures of the V12? You did some great correction.



Brandon

 

[DSVWGLI]

Very nice correction work. I love the 50/50 shots.