RaysWay
Autopia Specialist
New client brought over a Mercedes CLK350 for a much needed one-step detail. She admitted to me that it was likely over a year since this Mercedes has been washed or waxed! :vomit:
We went over the car and decided a one-step coating detail would be best. Here's the car on arrival.
Standard dirt and dust all over the vehicle.
Swirls everywhere you looked.
The notorious german brake dust would have to be dealt with.
For wheels this bad, I knew I had to bring out the big guns - Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus.
Lots of agitation with a Speed Master Wheel Brush.
Short Handle Wheel Brush for the face of the wheels.
Can't forget about the lug nuts.
Considering how these wheels looked before, a single application did an amazing job.
But after closer inspection it looks like I missed a few spots. So a second light application was needed.
This time I applied Tuf Shine Tire Cleaner too.
I don't think I've ever seen more iron come off a set of wheels before.
This Mercedes already looks 100x better with a clean set of wheels!
Time to wash the exterior. Since this Benz was pretty dirty, I started with a foam presoak with CarPro Reset before a 2 bucket wash.
Next, I clayed the car with a Fine Grade Nanoskin Autoscrub Towel.
This was a brand new towel, so I broke it in on the glass before using it on the paint.
Already looks much better.
I pulled the CLK350 into the garage and the new garage lights do a great job of showing every defect.
The entire car looked like this.
I asked everyone here what you'd like me to use on this car and the majority of you voted for the new RUPES UHS System. So I brought my LHR 15ES and a few UHS pads/polish.
Test spot was performed on the left side. 4 section passes on speed 5.
Wipes off super easy.
The UHS System did a great job.
Although I was very satisfied with the results from the UHS System, I wanted to compare the UHS system with a polish I was more familiar with. So I grabbed a Blue Rupes pad and their Zephir Gloss Coarse Gel Compound for a comparison test.
Right side: Blue pad/Blue compound. Left side: UHS System.
One of the UHS System's biggest advantages became clearly evident after a few section passes. The UHS system does not dust.
Comparing the two results on this Capri Blue Metallic, the UHS system removed slightly less of the imperfections but finished down much nicer. You can see how the left side looked "clearer" in this picture. In person, the difference was even more dramatic.
We went over the car and decided a one-step coating detail would be best. Here's the car on arrival.
Standard dirt and dust all over the vehicle.
Swirls everywhere you looked.
The notorious german brake dust would have to be dealt with.
For wheels this bad, I knew I had to bring out the big guns - Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus.
Lots of agitation with a Speed Master Wheel Brush.
Short Handle Wheel Brush for the face of the wheels.
Can't forget about the lug nuts.
Considering how these wheels looked before, a single application did an amazing job.
But after closer inspection it looks like I missed a few spots. So a second light application was needed.
This time I applied Tuf Shine Tire Cleaner too.
I don't think I've ever seen more iron come off a set of wheels before.
This Mercedes already looks 100x better with a clean set of wheels!
Time to wash the exterior. Since this Benz was pretty dirty, I started with a foam presoak with CarPro Reset before a 2 bucket wash.
Next, I clayed the car with a Fine Grade Nanoskin Autoscrub Towel.
This was a brand new towel, so I broke it in on the glass before using it on the paint.
Already looks much better.
I pulled the CLK350 into the garage and the new garage lights do a great job of showing every defect.
The entire car looked like this.
I asked everyone here what you'd like me to use on this car and the majority of you voted for the new RUPES UHS System. So I brought my LHR 15ES and a few UHS pads/polish.
Test spot was performed on the left side. 4 section passes on speed 5.
Wipes off super easy.
The UHS System did a great job.
Although I was very satisfied with the results from the UHS System, I wanted to compare the UHS system with a polish I was more familiar with. So I grabbed a Blue Rupes pad and their Zephir Gloss Coarse Gel Compound for a comparison test.
Right side: Blue pad/Blue compound. Left side: UHS System.
One of the UHS System's biggest advantages became clearly evident after a few section passes. The UHS system does not dust.
Comparing the two results on this Capri Blue Metallic, the UHS system removed slightly less of the imperfections but finished down much nicer. You can see how the left side looked "clearer" in this picture. In person, the difference was even more dramatic.
