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Detailer's Domain: Brings this one back to life - 05 Mercedes SL55
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| 09-01-2012, 11:04 AM | #1 |
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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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| 09-01-2012, 11:17 AM | #2 |
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Daily Driven!
Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Peoria IL
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much better!
Those brakes were gross but much better now!
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