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Detailer's Domain: Brings this one back to life - 05 Mercedes SL55
Subject: 2005 Mercedes SL55 (was a NYC car)
Requirements - get it back to NEW like condition Exterior - Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes - Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down - Wheel wells were cleaned up - Washed with 1Z einszett W99 - Wolf's Decon Gel - Wash down and rinsed - Door jambs were cleaned up - Nano Scrub AutoScrub - Dried - Tires dressed - Masking - Paint Measurement - Meg's M105 with Surbuf and Griots Orbital - Sonax 5/5 Fine Abrasive Paste - Microfiber DA Cut Pad - Griots Orbital - Sonax 3/6 Nano Polish - Uber Green Pad - Griots Orbital - Aquartz - Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight - Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed - Rubber and Plastics Treated - Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed - Exhaust tips cleaned - Windows were autoscrubed, cleaned, and sealed Products used Links to products used - 1Z einszett W99 Wolf's Decon Gel Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner NanoSkin AutoScrub System Meg's M105 Sonax Compound 5/5 - Coming Soon Sonax Nano Polish 3/6 - Coming Soon Aquartz Adam's Super VRT Optimum Metal Polish Interior 1Z Cockpit 1Z Plastic Deep Cleaner 1Z Leathercare Sonax Upholstery and Carpet Cleaner Griot's 3 inch Random Orbital Polisher Tools used Uber Wool Wash Mitt Uber No Name MF Towels Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher Griot's 3 inch Random Orbital Polisher Uber Buffing Pads Defelsko Paint Meter Fenix TK35 Brinkmann Kranzle Pressure Washer Cam Spray Foam Canon 2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies Uber Firehose Nozzle Metro Air Force Blaster Interior Before ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cleaning up the mats with the Griots 3 inch and brush attachment ![]() Vac ![]() ![]() 50/50 shot of the leather - we cleaned them up with 1Z einszett Plastic Deep Cleaner - take a look at all the dirt and oils removed.. returning the leather to a "like NEW' look and feel ![]() ![]() ![]() Afters ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Exterior Wash/Decon/Autoscrub/Wheels/Tires/Engine ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Engine Before ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After ![]() Nanoskin Autoscrub Lubricant prior to the Autoscrub ![]() ![]() Here is what we had in front of us ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Paint Correction The 50/50 shots will show it all ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After compounding and polishing we ended up with this ![]() ![]() Pulled the wheels off to do a thorough cleaning - wheel wells cleaned and dressed, brake calipers cleaned and protected, wheel cleaned up and protected ![]() Calipers before ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After caliper and wheel wells were taken care of ![]() ![]() ![]() BBS LM's were pretty dirty on the inside ![]() ![]() Sonax Full Effect going to work ![]() ![]() Wheel Woolies for easy cleaning ![]() ![]() Cleaned up and dried - ready for the final touches and sealant ![]() Testing Sonax Polymer Netshield on the BBS LM's ![]() Ready to mount them back on ![]() ![]() Exhaust tips (Optimum Metal Polish and Steel Wool #0000) Before ![]() ![]() After ![]() Exterior Afters ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Very nice... how long do these elaborate washes take?
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23 hours on this one
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I literally shit my pants when I saw you guys had two jacks holding this car up. Just wondering why do that instead of using the jack stands you had right next to it.
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Cost?
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