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Old 08-21-08, 06:29   #1 (permalink)
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2008 Mercedes-Benz S550 4Matic

Morning everyone.

Regular client of mine recently picked up this luxo-box for a bit more comfort for his daily and weekend commutes. This is my first *new* S-class I've detailed and my-oh-my, what a stellar job they did. I absolutely love this car. This particular one had about 4600 miles, general soil levels, and light swirling.

Interior
- Pretreat carpets/mats with BioKleen Bac-Out
- Steam everything clean
- Zaino Z10 on leather
- Zaino Z8 on chrome, wood
- Stoner's Invisible Glass on glass, mirrors, seatbelts, gauges




Exterior
- Dawn Wash with Turtle Wax ICE to foam
- Zaino Z18 Clay with Turtle Wax ICE foam as lube
- TOL Tire Cleaner cut 50/50 on tires
- EFHI cut 6:1 in wells
- P21s Wheel Cleaner on the alloys

- Zaino Z-PC via PC and LC German Green Polishing Pad @ 6
- Zaino Z6 wipedown

- Zaino Z5 Pro (ZFX) on paint, glass, chrome
- Zaino Z-CS on wheels
- Zaino Z16 on tires (x2)
- Zaino Z8 final wipedown


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Old 08-21-08, 07:06   #2 (permalink)
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Re: 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550 4Matic

That car is stunning in certain colors! Great job

Any unexpected issues with that hard clearcoat?
 
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Old 08-21-08, 07:11   #3 (permalink)
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Re: 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550 4Matic

Yeah, they did do a great job with the new S and so did you.
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Old 08-21-08, 07:23   #4 (permalink)
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Re: 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550 4Matic

Did the PC make a dent in that ceramiclear, or were you mainly cleaning the paint with the ZPC?

Great job by the way.
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Re: 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550 4Matic

Top shelf Sean...
 
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Re: 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550 4Matic

Good work Sean.

Love the interior color on that one.
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Old 08-21-08, 08:19   #7 (permalink)
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Re: 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550 4Matic

Man, that's a great job on a beautiful car! (Note to Mercedes: Continentals on the S Class? Pullleeeze!)
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Old 08-21-08, 08:45   #8 (permalink)
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Re: 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550 4Matic

Beautiful work on a beautiful car!
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Re: 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550 4Matic

Great job with the detail Sean. Nice to see one of your posts. Zaino looks great on that color for sure (and your prep certainly helped that!)
 
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Wunderbar!! Ist hervorragende Qualität
 
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Re: 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550 4Matic

Fantastic afters Sean! I love that car.
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Old 08-21-08, 12:15   #12 (permalink)
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Re: 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550 4Matic

Glad to see you back here cleaning cars :-) It looks great now. I am not a big MB fan but the new S-class is pretty nice I must say.
 
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