2016 Mercedes S550 - 🌴 A Miracle Detailing - CQuartz Finest Reserve

[Merlin]

2016 Mercedes S550 - A Miracle Detailing - CQuartz Finest Reserve​

Inspection:
DeFelsko PosiTest DFT Paint Thickness Gauge for ferrous/non-ferrous metals
DeFelsko 200C3-G PosiTector 200 C3 Advanced Ultrasonic Coating Thickness Gauge

Lighting:
ScanGrip MultiMatch 8 and MultiMatch 3 color from 2500k to 6500k. ScanGrip Sunmatch 3

Machines:
RUPES Bigfoot iBrid Nano Long Neck
RUPES BigFoot LHR 75E Mini
Rupes 21 with a Rupes 5" Backing Plate

Correction:
Rupes DA Blue Coarse Cutting Foam Pad
Lake Country HDO Blue Cutting Pad - 5 1/2"

Rupes DA Fine Polishing Compound (Yellow)
Lake Country HDO Orange Polishing Pad - 5 1/2"

Polishing:
CARPRO Reflect High Gloss Finishing Polish
CARPRO Gloss Pad 5"

Tools:
MTM Hydro PF22.2 Professional Snow Foam Cannon
Metro Air Force Master Blaster

Products:
CarPro IronX Snow Soap / Poorboys Super Slick & Foam Pre Wash Snow Foam
TUGA Devil Special Wheel Cleaner

Last Step Products:
CQuartz Finest Reserve ceramic coating on paint, and wheels
CQuartz Dlux Wheel and Trim Coating on plastic trim
Sonus Trim and Motor Kote (Engine Bay)
OBSSSSD Tire Dressing - Matte

Please watch the 360 walk-around video - Click bottom right YT Gear to set 1080p HD w/audio

Wheels Decontamination - Tuga

Wheels Cleaned

Getting a bath followed by paint decontamination

Front Passenger Door - BEFORE

Front Passenger Door - AFTER

Rear Passenger Door - BEFORE - Swirls and Hologram City!

Rear Passenger Door - AFTER - Scangrip Multimatch light flares

Finished Pics

Merlin Shot

Drivers Side

Passenger Side

Another Merlin Shot

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[RPPM]

Just a spectacular finished product. I am so jealous of your abilities. I can take a car and make it look good, you can make one look better than the day it rolled off the factory floor.

 

[Sizzle Chest]

Wow, great before/after shots! Thing was pretty hammered! Looks superb now! Clear on the hard side?

 

[GearHead_1]

I`m sure you probably get tired of my ever-so-similar responses to your show-n-tells but there are only so many ways one can say this is really excellent work. Very nice.

 

[RTexasF]

The most striking change to me was the front door before & after. I didn`t think it possible for that to come out flawless. This was indeed a "Miracle Detail."

 

[Merlin]

Just a spectacular finished product. I am so jealous of your abilities. I can take a car and make it look good, you can make one look better than the day it rolled off the factory floor.

Thank you for you kind words. Ii is truly appreciated.
I like to think they look "better than brand new" (Humble GRIN)
Making the world a nicer place...one car at a time.

 

[Merlin]

Wow, great before/after shots! Thing was pretty hammered! Looks superb now! Clear on the hard side?

Yepper, I normally don`t do before/after shots. This one had a few issues.
Thank you! That is very kind.

Clear was a bit hard but not too bad.

 

[Merlin]

I`m sure you probably get tired of my ever-so-similar responses to your show-n-tells but there are only so many ways one can say this is really excellent work. Very nice.

Yes, but it never get old!
Thank you! That is very kind.

 

[Merlin]

The most striking change to me was the front door before & after. I didn`t think it possible for that to come out flawless. This was indeed a "Miracle Detail."

Sadly, the whole car looked like that. Those were the only "before" pics that stood out.
I really haven`t figured out to take the "before" pics and get any good lighting.

Most folks don`t realize how much work it is to go from "before" to "after".

Yes, Our motto is: "If it`s a good job...It`s A Miracle!"
(BIG GRIN) You can`t take yourself to serious.

 

[Lonnie]

Merlin:
Late to this thread, but here are my Captain Obvious questions (what else is new!):
I noticed in the correction process that three different pads were used, but only one compound. Does this mean you did the correction two or three times with different pads OR that these were the pads you tried and some type worked better on certain areas with the one compound?

Is CQuartz Finest Reserve available ONLY to manufacturer authorized/trained select installers/detailers with limited area distribution, such as yourself?
( Excuse me if I have asked this question before. I am old(er) and tend to forget!)

Do you use the Rupe`s I-brid mini for correction and/or polishing on the rims and if so, are you using the smaller 1" or 2" Rupe`s pads with the I-brid?? (I`ve always wondered about what areas of a vehicle you use the I-brid on and what pads you use with it, hence this question)

I agree with the above accolades and praise about this Mercedes; it is a Miracle Detail.

 

[Merlin]

Merlin:
Late to this thread, but here are my Captain Obvious questions (what else is new!):
I noticed in the correction process that three different pads were used, but only one compound. Does this mean you did the correction two or three times with different pads OR that these were the pads you tried and some type worked better on certain areas with the one compound?

Is CQuartz Finest Reserve available ONLY to manufacturer authorized/trained select installers/detailers with limited area distribution, such as yourself?
( Excuse me if I have asked this question before. I am old(er) and tend to forget!)

Do you use the Rupe`s I-brid mini for correction and/or polishing on the rims and if so, are you using the smaller 1" or 2" Rupes pads with the I-brid?? (I`ve always wondered about what areas of a vehicle you use the I the I-brid on and what pads you use with it, hence this question)

I agree with the above accolades and praise about this Mercedes; it is A Miracle Detail.

I`ll keep it short...

1) This was a three step correction/polish process with three different pads/compounds
Lake Country HDO Blue Cutting Pad - 5 1/2"
Lake Country HDO Orange Polishing Pad - 5 1/2"
CARPRO Gloss Pad 5"

Rupes DA Coarse High Performance Cutting Compound (blue coarse)
Rupes DA Fine High Performance Polishing Compound (yellow medium)
CARPRO Reflect High Gloss Finishing Polish (white fine)

2) CQuartz Finest Reserve available ONLY to manufacturer authorized/trained select installers/detailers

3) No, I did not use the Rupes Bigfoot iBrid Nano on the wheels.

4) Thank you! Your kind words are truly appreciated.