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Most of you may remember this car from 4.5 months. I did an extensive interior/exterior detail on it. I get a call a few days back to "come out and do it again". I thought that this was going to be a breeze.......WRONG! It was in the same condition as before. Well, the interior was. The exterior was still in "ok" shape mainly do to only be washed with an automatic touchless car wash.
He we go again...........
Wheels, tires, and wells:
Yep. They were dirty. I used Meguiar's Wheel Brightener at 6:1 on the alloys. ZEP Industrial Purple at 10:1 on the tires and wells. Lower panels and door jams received some as well. I used several brushes to get into the back wheels. They are so wide!
Wash Cycle:
The paint wash first foamed with a Meguiar's Hyper Wash and ZEP Citrus Degreaser mix. I then rinsed and washed by hand with Hyper Wash. This was is really amazing me. I thought of it as just a bulk wash but it's really good. High sudsing, good cleaning, and high dilution. I'll be getting a gallon soon.
Paint Compounding:
(Meg's #105 via LC Foamed Purple Wool Pad and rotary)
After more inspection, I did see some new dog nail scratches.......they have Great Danes! 105 worked fast. I worked it fast. I was not trying to get it to come out LSP ready. I just wanted to get this out of the way fast. I then rinsed the vehicle and dried using Meguiar's Last Touch as a drying aid.
Paint Polishing:
(Meg's #80 via LC Red Finishing Pad and G110)
#80 is simply a polish everyone should have in their armament. Very easy to use and cleans up compounding haze very well. The gloss it leaves is deep and wet. After this stage, I wiped the paint down with an IPA mix.
Paint Protection:
(Meg's Medallion Paint Protection via LC Red Finishing Pad and G110)
Yep you read right. Meguiar's Medallion Premium Paint Protection. I have a full bottle that I bought from a friend. I just wanted to try something new. This stuff is awesome! Amazing gloss and depth. Sorry that we can't get it anymore. I bet it's not VOC compliant........and I bet it protects forever!
Interior:
Dear Lord. I was here for about 2 hours......again. There were no signs that I had even been here before. I used blue Latex gloves to gather the dog hair into piles before vacuuming. The leather was cleaned with Meg's APC 20:1 as was the vinyl and carpet. The vinyl was protected with Pinnacle's Vinyl and Plastic Protectant. The leather with Wolfgang's Leather Conditioner. Whew! I needed a bath myself after this!!!!
Befores........
I have no idea what happened to my exterior befores!
Here's the interior.....
Afters.......
He we go again...........
Wheels, tires, and wells:
Yep. They were dirty. I used Meguiar's Wheel Brightener at 6:1 on the alloys. ZEP Industrial Purple at 10:1 on the tires and wells. Lower panels and door jams received some as well. I used several brushes to get into the back wheels. They are so wide!
Wash Cycle:
The paint wash first foamed with a Meguiar's Hyper Wash and ZEP Citrus Degreaser mix. I then rinsed and washed by hand with Hyper Wash. This was is really amazing me. I thought of it as just a bulk wash but it's really good. High sudsing, good cleaning, and high dilution. I'll be getting a gallon soon.
Paint Compounding:
(Meg's #105 via LC Foamed Purple Wool Pad and rotary)
After more inspection, I did see some new dog nail scratches.......they have Great Danes! 105 worked fast. I worked it fast. I was not trying to get it to come out LSP ready. I just wanted to get this out of the way fast. I then rinsed the vehicle and dried using Meguiar's Last Touch as a drying aid.
Paint Polishing:
(Meg's #80 via LC Red Finishing Pad and G110)
#80 is simply a polish everyone should have in their armament. Very easy to use and cleans up compounding haze very well. The gloss it leaves is deep and wet. After this stage, I wiped the paint down with an IPA mix.
Paint Protection:
(Meg's Medallion Paint Protection via LC Red Finishing Pad and G110)
Yep you read right. Meguiar's Medallion Premium Paint Protection. I have a full bottle that I bought from a friend. I just wanted to try something new. This stuff is awesome! Amazing gloss and depth. Sorry that we can't get it anymore. I bet it's not VOC compliant........and I bet it protects forever!
Interior:
Dear Lord. I was here for about 2 hours......again. There were no signs that I had even been here before. I used blue Latex gloves to gather the dog hair into piles before vacuuming. The leather was cleaned with Meg's APC 20:1 as was the vinyl and carpet. The vinyl was protected with Pinnacle's Vinyl and Plastic Protectant. The leather with Wolfgang's Leather Conditioner. Whew! I needed a bath myself after this!!!!
Befores........
I have no idea what happened to my exterior befores!
Here's the interior.....
Afters.......
A Merc E55 being a beater car - must be really loaded. 
Great job once again.
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