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2004 Mercedes Benz E320, daily driven car with 70,000 miles on the clock.
The owner wanted everything cleaned and protected and wanted some of the swirls removed as well, not a full correction since its just a daily driver. The interior and engine were also given a deep cleaning as well.
I have been working on the car for a few hours everyday since last Saturday, the owner went out of town and is coming back tomorrow to pick the car up.
Befores:
Cleaned the engine, wheels, tires, and wheelwells with a combination of Deep Crystal Car Wash, Super Degreaser, All Purpose Cleaner, and various brushes.
Washed the car with Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo & Conditioner.
After the car was washed and dried, I then finished cleaning and dressing the engine bay. The dressign that was used was Hyper-Dressing at 2:1. Areas that were hard to reach by hand were cleaned and dressed with a toothbrush.
After the engine was complete, I then cleaned the trunk with All Purpose Cleaner and the trunk jambs were waxed with #20 - Polymer Sealant.
There were some stains on the frame in the roof of the trunk:
Cleaned with All Purpose Cleaner and a toothbrush:
Rest of the trunk cleaned and vaccumed:
I then started cleaning the interior of the car.
All leather was scrubbed with a toothbrush and All Purpose Cleaner, then conditoned with Gold Class Leather Cleaner & Conditioner and an old sock.
All interior surfaces were cleaned with All Purpose Cleaner, then dressed with Quik Interior Detailer. All wood surfaces were waxed with Cleaner Wax and a cut off piece of a foam applicator.
Carpets and floormats were dry brushed, vacummed, cleaned with APC Plus, then rinsed with a wet microfiber and extracted with a shop vac and dry cotton towels.
Vents brushed out, didnt have any compressed air available.
Ashtray cleaned out with a damp cloth:
Pedals cleaned with All Purpose Cleaner and two different brushes:
Now moving on to the exterior,
here are a few before pictures after washing and drying:
After claying, I did a test spot with Ultimate Compound and a W8207 pad via G110 v1.
Whole car polished with Ultimate Compound and #66 - Quick Detailer (Cleaner/Wax). I decided to wash the car again with Ultimate Wash and Waxto remove all of the polishing dust from the UC.
Final after shots:
The car was waxed by hand with #20 - Polymer Sealant, the wheelwells were dressed with All Season Dressing, the tires were dressed with Hot Shine High Gloss Tire Gel and the wheels were waxed with #20 - Polymer Sealant and then wiped down later with #135 - Synthetic Spray Detailer. All glass was cleaned with Glass Cleaner Concentrate at 10:1.
Let me know what you think.
The owner wanted everything cleaned and protected and wanted some of the swirls removed as well, not a full correction since its just a daily driver. The interior and engine were also given a deep cleaning as well.
I have been working on the car for a few hours everyday since last Saturday, the owner went out of town and is coming back tomorrow to pick the car up.
Befores:
Cleaned the engine, wheels, tires, and wheelwells with a combination of Deep Crystal Car Wash, Super Degreaser, All Purpose Cleaner, and various brushes.
Washed the car with Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo & Conditioner.
After the car was washed and dried, I then finished cleaning and dressing the engine bay. The dressign that was used was Hyper-Dressing at 2:1. Areas that were hard to reach by hand were cleaned and dressed with a toothbrush.
After the engine was complete, I then cleaned the trunk with All Purpose Cleaner and the trunk jambs were waxed with #20 - Polymer Sealant.
There were some stains on the frame in the roof of the trunk:
Cleaned with All Purpose Cleaner and a toothbrush:
Rest of the trunk cleaned and vaccumed:
I then started cleaning the interior of the car.
All leather was scrubbed with a toothbrush and All Purpose Cleaner, then conditoned with Gold Class Leather Cleaner & Conditioner and an old sock.
All interior surfaces were cleaned with All Purpose Cleaner, then dressed with Quik Interior Detailer. All wood surfaces were waxed with Cleaner Wax and a cut off piece of a foam applicator.
Carpets and floormats were dry brushed, vacummed, cleaned with APC Plus, then rinsed with a wet microfiber and extracted with a shop vac and dry cotton towels.
Vents brushed out, didnt have any compressed air available.
Ashtray cleaned out with a damp cloth:
Pedals cleaned with All Purpose Cleaner and two different brushes:
Now moving on to the exterior,
here are a few before pictures after washing and drying:
After claying, I did a test spot with Ultimate Compound and a W8207 pad via G110 v1.
Whole car polished with Ultimate Compound and #66 - Quick Detailer (Cleaner/Wax). I decided to wash the car again with Ultimate Wash and Waxto remove all of the polishing dust from the UC.
Final after shots:
The car was waxed by hand with #20 - Polymer Sealant, the wheelwells were dressed with All Season Dressing, the tires were dressed with Hot Shine High Gloss Tire Gel and the wheels were waxed with #20 - Polymer Sealant and then wiped down later with #135 - Synthetic Spray Detailer. All glass was cleaned with Glass Cleaner Concentrate at 10:1.
Let me know what you think.
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