Latest details v.getting ready for winter

[Scottwax]

1995 Mercedes C280, just over 40,000 actual miles. I`ve been taking car of it since it was nearly new. It had been a few years since any deep polishing, so I went over it with #80 and a polishing pad, topped with #16.



http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/10991995_Mercedes_C280_side.jpg



http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/10991995_Mercedes_C280.jpg



http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/10991995_Mercedes_C280_hood.jpg

[Scottwax]

2000 Mercedes ML430. I detail it about once a year. It apparently goes through a tunnel car wash at a gas station because it had fine straight line surface scratches all down the sides. I think you can see the light hazing that seem especially bad on the tailgate.



http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/1099scratches_ML430.jpg



#80 and a polishing pad and they were gone. Pretty light scratches, I was expecting to need DACP but figured I`d give #80 a try first. Cleaned up real nice. Oh yeah, yes, I did remove the license plate. Much easier to clean that area properly when you do.



http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/1099scratches_ML430_after.jpg



I used #80 on the whole truck but also had to use DACP on the hood. Looked like it had been used as a shelf a few times. Finished off with Poorboy`s EX w/carnauba.



http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/10992000_Mercedes_ML430.jpg



http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/10992000_Mercedes_ML430_hood.jpg

[Kleanride]

dude...sweet...VERY nice!

[Scottwax]

2000 Cadillac DHS. Another one I detail about once a year. Nice older gentleman who really takes good care of his cars. The interior is always a breeze and he washes it once a week so even the exterior wasn`t too bad being a year out of its last detail.



I used #80 with a polishing pad and #16. Notice a trend here? #80 leaves the paint looking real wet and #16 compliments it nicely.



http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/10992000_Cadillac_DHS.jpg



http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/10992000_Cadillac_DHS_hood.jpg



2003 Dodge Ram SLT. Last detailed in late April with Vanilla Moose and EX-P. Truck sits outside 24/7 and as of late August, it was beading nicely, looked good and had decent slickness. It was out in Florida for several weeks and when he got it back here a couple of weeks ago, water laid pretty flat on the horizontal surfaces and very light beading on the sides. I have no idea when EX-P finally died on it. :nixweiss



Anyway, the paint was actually still in good shape so I just did a light polish with PBs Polish w/carnauba and topped it with...you guessed it...#16.



http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/109916_white_hood.jpg



http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/10992003_Dodge_RamSLT.jpg

[Scottwax]

And now for something (half) completely different!



2004 S500 with CeramiClear paint. Very minimal cobwebbing so I used #80 with a polishing pad. Worked very well, although I think to tackle any serious paint correction, at least DACP would be needed and I`m not sure the PC would be up to the task. To be different, I topped it with Wolfgang DGS. Since #80 leaves a light polymer protectant, I wanted to see if WG would bond and have the same durability it has with their precleaner (which is too mild for any real paint correction). I`ll keep y`all posted on how it does.



http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/10992004_Mercedes_S500.jpg



http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/10992004_Mercedes_S500_hood.jpg



Here is a #16 beading shot, just for kicks!



http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/109916_beading.jpg



And last, this would probably be a good "before and after" candidate!



http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/1099filthy_truck.jpg

[andriver]

Nice work Scott.

[1 Clean WS6]

winter = #16 :D



GORGEOUS work Scott!! :xyxthumbs :xyxthumbs

[Nicky Pass]

The Mercedes in the 1st pic looks like it was just sprayed!!!

[AMP01]

Scott,



Those came out Nice! :xyxthumbs



So you like #80 do you?!:D How does it compare say to VM? What speed do you use #80 with the PC and with what pad?



I do agree that #16 is a sweet topper on just about any color, especially lighter colors. Again, I always love to admire your work Scott! :bow :bow



Cheers,

[Anthony O.]

Great stuff Scott! Like the green MB:up



Lucky for you and I we don`t get much of a winter eh?



Anthony

[Scottwax]

I really like #80. Its aggressiveness is between #82 Swirl Free Polish and #83 DACP. Definitely more aggressive than Vanilla Moose but it finishes down real nice, very wet look similar to #81 Hand Polish.



Nicky-that whole car is in exceptional shape but I guess you`d expect that with a 9-year-old car with only 40,000 miles on it!

[Scottwax]

Anthony-not real cold, but with a mild El Nino effect, it may be pretty wet. Not good news for either of us. I`ve been using mostly #16 and Poorboy`s EX w/carnauba since I get good durability results from both. For some reason, the regular EX is more durable for me than EX-P which is a pure sealant. Go figure.

[vdog0531]

great work! how do you like 16 compared to natty`s or P21/S100? again, great work on the details, they are amazing looking!



Vernon

[Scottwax]

Originally posted by vdog0531

great work! how do you like 16 compared to natty`s or P21/S100? again, great work on the details, they are amazing looking!



Vernon



I think #16 and S100 look pretty similar and Nattys is a bit wetter looking. #16 has better durability based on my own use than the others. Can`t go wrong with any of them.

[Thomas Dekany]

I was wondering when I`d see new pictures... Finally!



Beautful as always. All of them!