2002 Mercedes S600. Absolutely a huge POS. Driven by one of my customer's wives. She regularly drives it across a field (instead of her F350) to feed her horses.
Horrendous spotting on the roof and passenger side and the interior reeks of stale cigarettes and beer, although it wasn't as filled with debris as the last time I cleaned it. No way to treat a $130,000 car!
Anyway, the husband wanted it cleaned up enough to trade in. The car constantly needs repair (gee, wonder why) so he is getting her a Lexus GS430 to replace it.
Before interior shots:
After cleaning with Woolite/water and dressing with Optimum Protectant Plus. We took the pics at 4:50 pm and their office closed at 5:00 so yes, we did revacuum the front driver's side after we took the pics but didn't have time to pull it back out again. Those spots to the left of the steering wheel are gouges in the vinyl. The leather looks a bit washed out too because we had to use flash to compensate for the shadows the sun was casting compared to the befores which we took when it was overcast. Just another reason taking before and afters doesn't always turn out perfect.
Took a quick before shot of the exterior after washing:
I have no idea exactly what the spots were all over the roof and passenger side. I tried everything to get them off. Claying, Compounding, Optimum Water Spot Remover and razor blades, Mr. Clean Sap Remover and razor blades, Dentured alcohol and razor blades....the best I could do was shave them all to the same level as the paint with razor blades and even then, I couldn't remove them completely even with heavy compounding. I offered to wetsand them out and he said he didn't want to spend the money, he'd just drive through some puddles on the way to the dealer.
Anyway, I did all the above steps plus Optimum Hyper Compound using yellow Cyclo cutting pads, Optimum Compound using orange Cyclo cutting pads, Optimum Polish with white Cyclo finishing pads and topped with Optimum Car Wax. Like with the interior, due to time I was very limited on picture taking, so I just got this one shot.
They were basically waiting on my son and I to finish so I had to pull it right back into the warehouse so they could set the building alarm. I was out there later in the week but the PDR guy he used left hand prints all over the car, plus the main boss had the keys so I couldn't have backed it out anyway.
BTW, took my son and I a full 7 hour to detail this car.
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at the "drive through some puddles on the way to the dealer" comment.
Have you ever had a problem with pinstripes? Take any extra precautions so they don't chip off?
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