Vanity Detailing - 2002 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG

[VanityDetailing]

Process:

Wash with Meguiar`s NXT Wash Soap

Simple Green diluted 2:1 for engine bay and wheel wells

WD-40 to dress engine bay and wheel wells

Meguiar`s Hot Rims All-Wheel Cleaner

Meguiar`s Mirror Glaze Aggressive Claybar

Meguiar`s Mirror Glaze Mild Claybar

Meguiar`s M85 Diamond Cut Compound 2.0, Meguiar`s W4000 wool cutting pad, Makita 9227C rotary @ 2000rpms

Meguiar`s Ultimate Compound, Meguiar`s W7006 foam cutting pad, Meguiar`s G110 D/A @ speed 6

Meguiar`s SwirlX, Meguiar`s W8006 foam polishing pad, Meguiar`s G110 D/A @ speed 5

Meguiar`s NXT Tech Wax 2.0, Meguiar`s W9006 foam finishing pad, Meguiar`s G110 D/A @ speed 3

Meguiar`s Ultimate Quick Detailer

Meguiar`s Ultimate Quick Wax

Meguiar`s NXT Insane Shine Tire Spray

Meguiar`s Natural Shine Low-Gloss Interior Protectant

Meguiar`s Gold Class Leather Cleaner and Conditioner

Meguiar`s NXT Streak Free Glass Cleaner







Full album is here... (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=32904&id=1535958037)





Before pics, notice severe spiderwebbing and swirls, and minor holograms...



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And 11 hours of paint correction later...



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And some driveway shots... I lost a lot of daylight, since I didn`t get done until almost 9pm... but here`s what I could get before the sun went completely down.





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And the client decided to take pics on his own...



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[mini1]

Do you not do interiors?

[MrCLRider]

Meguiars 105/205 would do you wonders! You have no idea how nice that combo is.

[MrCLRider]

You did do a dramatic improvement to that car though, good job!

[imported_JoshVette]

Looks better then it did before that`s for sure.



Why do you degrease the engine bay just to spray it down with WD40 again??? kind of counter productive don`t you think?



Josh

[alloutdetailing]

WD40 is a good dresser/cleaner

[VanityDetailing]

Do you not do interiors?

It was done right before I got the car. The majority of the work was paint correction.




Meguiars 105/205 would do you wonders! You have no idea how nice that combo is.

I`ve tried M105/M205, and honestly, I prefer the diminishing abrasives in the M85/UC combo.




You did do a dramatic improvement to that car though, good job!



Thanks!




Looks better then it did before that`s for sure.



Why do you degrease the engine bay just to spray it down with WD40 again??? kind of counter productive don`t you think?



Josh



I`ve defended my position on this several times on here... it`s an old detailer`s trick. It wicks out water from sensors, after pressure washing.



See VVV


WD40 is a good dresser/cleaner

[Rtom]

Looks a ton better than before. Good job!



Suits that beautiful E55 *drool*



WD-40 = Water Displacement 40: It serves as a solvent, dressing, grease, etc.