Vanity Detailing - 1987 Mercedes-Benz 190E Cosworth 2.3-16

[VanityDetailing]

Process:

Wash with ONR

Remove all of the black vinyl pinstriping

Meguiar's Mirror Glaze Aggressive Claybar, ONR clay lubricant

Meguiar's Unigrit 1500grit wetsand paper

Meguiar's Unigrit 2500grit wetsand paper

Meguiar's M85 Diamond Cut Compound 2.0, Meguiar's W4000 wool cutting pad, Makita 9227C @ 2000rpms

Meguiar's Ultimate Compound, Meguiar's W7000 foam cutting pad, Makita 9227C @ 1750rpms

Meguiar's SwirlX, Meguiar's W8006 foam polishing pad, Meguiar's G110 D/A @ speed 6

Meguiar's M7 Show Car Glaze, Meguiar's W9006 foam finishing pad, Meguiar's G110 D/A @ speed 5

Meguiar's NXT Tech Wax 2.0, Meguiar's W9006 foam finishing pad, Meguiar's G110 D/A @ speed 3

Meguiar's M26 Yellow Carnauba Wax, Meguiar's W9006 foam finishing pad, Meguiar's G110 D/A @ speed 3

ONR quick detailer

Meguiar's Ultimate Quick Wax

Meguiar's Ultimate Protectant (exterior trim, bumpers)

Meguiar's Gold Class Leather Cleaner and Conditioner

Meguiar's Natural Shine Interior Protectant

Meguiar's NXT Car Wash Shampoo diluted 1:384 for use in carpet extractor

Meguiar's Hot Rims All-Wheel Cleaner

Meguiar's NXT Insane Shine Tire Spray

Simple Green diluted 1:1 for engine bay and wheelwells

WD-40 to dress wheelwells

RainX 2-in-1 Glass Cleaner/Rain Repellant



Full album is here...



Before:

50/50 (before on left, after on right):

After ~85-90% correction:

After wetsanding the sides where the pinstriping was...

And the finished project, in the driveway...

Just realized I forgot to take pics of the engine bay.

 

[evoandy]

one of the coolest cars EVER

 

[jtford95]

Great job. Looks great!. Is that a stick shift? What year is the Granada?

 

[VanityDetailing]

Yes, it's a 5-spd.





As for the car in the background, that's my personal car, a 1977 Mercury Monarch.