Vanity Detailing - 1987 Mercedes-Benz 190E Cosworth 2.3-16

[VanityDetailing]

Process:

Wash with ONR

Remove all of the black vinyl pinstriping

Meguiar`s Mirror Glaze Aggressive Claybar, ONR clay lubricant

Meguiar`s Unigrit 1500grit wetsand paper

Meguiar`s Unigrit 2500grit wetsand paper

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

Meguiar`s Ultimate Compound, Meguiar`s W7000 foam cutting pad, Makita 9227C @ 1750rpms

Meguiar`s SwirlX, Meguiar`s W8006 foam polishing pad, Meguiar`s G110 D/A @ speed 6

Meguiar`s M7 Show Car Glaze, Meguiar`s W9006 foam finishing 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 M26 Yellow Carnauba Wax, Meguiar`s W9006 foam finishing pad, Meguiar`s G110 D/A @ speed 3

ONR quick detailer

Meguiar`s Ultimate Quick Wax

Meguiar`s Ultimate Protectant (exterior trim, bumpers)

Meguiar`s Gold Class Leather Cleaner and Conditioner

Meguiar`s Natural Shine Interior Protectant

Meguiar`s NXT Car Wash Shampoo diluted 1:384 for use in carpet extractor

Meguiar`s Hot Rims All-Wheel Cleaner

Meguiar`s NXT Insane Shine Tire Spray

Simple Green diluted 1:1 for engine bay and wheelwells

WD-40 to dress wheelwells

RainX 2-in-1 Glass Cleaner/Rain Repellant



Full album is here... (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=60652&id=1535958037)



Before:



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50/50 (before on left, after on right):



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After ~85-90% correction:



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After wetsanding the sides where the pinstriping was...



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And the finished project, in the driveway...



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Just realized I forgot to take pics of the engine bay.

[evoandy]

one of the coolest cars EVER

[jtford95]

Great job. Looks great!. Is that a stick shift? What year is the Granada?

[VanityDetailing]

Yes, it`s a 5-spd.





As for the car in the background, that`s my personal car, a 1977 Mercury Monarch.