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1995 Mercedes-Benz S500 - The Full Monte!
The owner of this car informed us that it's probably never been waxed.
This was confirmed when brushing one's hand across the paint - it felt like sandpaper. The paint was a single stage off-white when we started and progressed to a bright-white by the time we finished! The swirls were deep and there were a ton of RIDS.
Our Process
Interior:
- Shop vac'd
- Spots pre-treated wtih APC+
- extracted by LGM
- Meg's rubber and vinyl protectant
- Meg's Leather Conditioner
Paint:
- Gold Class car wash via foam cannon
- Clayed with Meg's smooth clay kit (the sound was like fingernails on chalkboard)
- M83 on LC yellow pad via Flex @ 5.5
- D151 on LC green pad @ 1000
Wheels:
- Meg's cleaner wax
- Meg's Tire Gel
Glass:
- RainX
Engine:
- Meg's APC+ 10:1
- No Touch Tire Care
Exterior Trim:
- Meg's Trim Detailer
Headlights:
- M105, 4" LC yellow pad via PC @6, 2 passes
- PlastX, 4" LC white pad via PC @5, 1 pass
This was after the hood only!
Extracted gunk form the carpet
If you look closely, you can actually see the line where I stopped buffing with M83 and the flex...there was that much below surface contamination. When we were done we had 2 yellow pads gunked up with black stuff.
Befores/Afters
Headlight before
Headlight after:
Hood Before - not alot of gloss or shine here
Hood After:
Cockpit before:
Cockpit after:
back seat before:
backseat after:
Wheels before:
Wheels after:
Engine before:
Engine after:
Front Before:
Front After:
...And last but not least, the apprentices!
Thanks for looking
The owner of this car informed us that it's probably never been waxed.
This was confirmed when brushing one's hand across the paint - it felt like sandpaper. The paint was a single stage off-white when we started and progressed to a bright-white by the time we finished! The swirls were deep and there were a ton of RIDS.
Our Process
Interior:
- Shop vac'd
- Spots pre-treated wtih APC+
- extracted by LGM
- Meg's rubber and vinyl protectant
- Meg's Leather Conditioner
Paint:
- Gold Class car wash via foam cannon
- Clayed with Meg's smooth clay kit (the sound was like fingernails on chalkboard)
- M83 on LC yellow pad via Flex @ 5.5
- D151 on LC green pad @ 1000
Wheels:
- Meg's cleaner wax
- Meg's Tire Gel
Glass:
- RainX
Engine:
- Meg's APC+ 10:1
- No Touch Tire Care
Exterior Trim:
- Meg's Trim Detailer
Headlights:
- M105, 4" LC yellow pad via PC @6, 2 passes
- PlastX, 4" LC white pad via PC @5, 1 pass
This was after the hood only!
Extracted gunk form the carpet
If you look closely, you can actually see the line where I stopped buffing with M83 and the flex...there was that much below surface contamination. When we were done we had 2 yellow pads gunked up with black stuff.
Befores/Afters
Headlight before
Headlight after:
Hood Before - not alot of gloss or shine here
Hood After:
Cockpit before:
Cockpit after:
back seat before:
backseat after:
Wheels before:
Wheels after:
Engine before:
Engine after:
Front Before:
Front After:
...And last but not least, the apprentices!
Thanks for looking
The apprentices did a very nice job on the headlights, wheels and windows.
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