Envious Detailing: CL500 BLACK

[Envious Eric]

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When I got the call for a CL500, I was pretty excited since the last black car I did the night before was a super soft jet black BMW. While this black was still soft, it was definitely harder than most black cars on the road! Good thing too as this one was hammered.

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After looking over the car with the owner after an initial ONR wash and chrome wheel polishing, I threw out his options: a 6 hour one step, a 10 hour 2 step, or a 15-20 hours full reconditioning…he opted for the 6 hour one step for now in case he ends up selling it. If it goes 6 months without being sold, it’s booked for a full reconditioning and then my maintenance program!



Lots of deep scratches, painted panels and slight oxidation were over taking this car, not to mention the poor abuse from a previous detailer cutting corners and “getting it done;� holograms all over! I knew I had my work cut out for me so I had to come up with a good process to cut down the swirling, remove the oxidation, and remove the holograms in one single step…I ended up using Menzerna 203 on a hydrotec tangerine pad! This was worked in for about 6-8 passes with slow to moderate pressure/speed on the PC, speed 6 of course! Following the 203, I figured I had time to hit the car with DWG in 15-20 minutes, so I did! This step really helped out the condition of the car since it needed so much more work to come out defect free! After that was applied, I used Blackfire Wet Diamond for the sealant. To say all defects were removed would be a lie, I know this, the owner knows this! I informed him that some of the defects are being “concealed by the glaze�. After all, if the polish didn’t remove them, a glaze surely isn’t! I told him it would need about 3 rounds of compounding/polishing to clear up, but he is holding off for now!

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After talking to his brother for about 15 min while wrapping this one up, I ended up booked his blue Z06 for the same process in two days!

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Products used:

ONR

Megs blue clay, last touch

CG tire shine, citrus wheel cleaner

One grand chrome polish

DWG

BFWD

Detailed image towels – WW

Brand new Costco MF

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[snoboarder8232]

Not sure where the after shots are... but how do you think the Costco MFs compare to other microfiber towels? I bought the big 36 pack of them.. are these the same ones you used? I haven`t gotten a chance to use other MFs, so I don`t know if these are considered quality towels. Thanks.

[vtec92civic]

Not sure where the after shots are... but how do you think the Costco MFs compare to other microfiber towels? I bought the big 36 pack of them.. are these the same ones you used? I haven`t gotten a chance to use other MFs, so I don`t know if these are considered quality towels. Thanks.

i learned the hard way when first starting out. The costco towels are good for grunt work. Door Jams, polishing wheels etc . . . . . but not recommended for painted surfaces as they will scratch.



If it`s a must to use those towels stick to light colored vehicles as the dark cars will leave the scratches or marring pretty visible.

[ojtwelve]

Great job. See the difference in the last pic.



What type and brand of towels do you use on a black car when washing/polishing/waxing?

[imported_DJ Mayo]

Eric-



Where the after pics my man?

[Envious Eric]

I think I fell asleep....autopia was taking a while to load for me last night.



And the afters…After the 203, I would say about 50% was removed…the deeper stuff remained, while the glaze hid some of the other stuff.

[Envious Eric]

as for the towels, i forgot they are actually the towels from ADS.com in the 100pk. Brand new, or used once they are softer and wipe up better than any 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 dollar towel I have ever used. After the first use or two, then I dont use them on the paint anymore. Just like the viking towels from target a while back

[Morgan_W]

nice job dude, that thing was trashed!

how did the CG citrus wheel cleaner work compared to diablo?

[MikeyB06]

Looks good!

[kb2ehj]

i learned the hard way when first starting out. The costco towels are good for grunt work. Door Jams, polishing wheels etc . . . . . but not recommended for painted surfaces as they will scratch.



If it`s a must to use those towels stick to light colored vehicles as the dark cars will leave the scratches or marring pretty visible.

Really?? I`ve had no problem with them? Use them on a dark red honda and a silver volvo all the time with no issue`s at all.



Maybe they have switched brands/vender since you tried them last?

[Slik560]

:2thumbs:Wunderbar!

[Toymachine2009]

I use costco brand mf towels as well. I cant tell if its my towels or my washing methods that leave the marring. Also I have a g35 so my paint is VERY soft ANYTHING leaves marks in my paint. So its hard to tell what leaves the marks.

[RaskyR1]

Nice work Eric! Looks like a good amount of correction for a 1-step! :2thumbs: