Metallic Black Mercedes S600

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Rickrack

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This car was brought to me for a complete detail. It is a daily driver and has been run through the automatic car wash way too many times, resulting in lots of deep scratches and heavy marring.



This particular Mercedes has a scratch resistant clear, so it was fairly tough get the paint up to my standards. It took me a total of 2 whole days to correct.







Below is what the car looked like when it arrived…



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The total process ended up being the following:



Wash complete exterior



Extensive cleaning of tires, wheels and wheel wells



Claybar treatment



Rewashed



Wiped entire car down with a solvent, then alcohol to remove any wax, oils, etc. that may interfere with the polishing process



Wetsanded deep scratches with 2000 grit sandpaper, followed by 3000 grit and compounded these areas with M105 with a yellow 6-inch Edge wool pad



Buffed complete exterior with M105 using a yellow 6-inch Edge wool pad, going over each panel a total of 3-5 times until all of the deeper scratches/marring was removed



Buffed complete exterior with M105 with just a touch of OP using a yellow Meg’s yellow Solo foam pad



Buffed complete exterior with Ultrafina using a black Meg’s black Solo foam pad



Alcohol wipedown



Danase Wet Glaze by hand



Carnauba Moose Wax by hand



FK-425 wipedown



Polished headlights with M105, 106ff and sealed with Clear-Seal



Zaino Clear-seal on wheels



G-techniq nano glass coating on all exterior glass



Dressed tires and wheel wells with Super Blue dressing



Complete interior detail
 
Rick your work is awesome The correction process look like it was a killer but the end result is stunning! Love those V12's!...........Looks like the one have a few months ago..........:2thumbs:
 
zoomzoom- Thanks Angelo! Gotta love the V12, but I wouldn't want to pay for gas driving it every day.



tdekany- Thanks Thomas!



mr.ikon- Thanks!



itb76- Ha, ha.. no kidding. I can't imagine what it would have looked like if it had a soft clear coat! Thanks!
 
awahl63- Thanks Andrew!



mixxer-Yes, the owner was very pleased. Hopefully I will be detailing his other vehicles sometime soon. He's got a pretty nice collection!



Patc300zx-Thanks Pat!



gmblack3a- Thanks Bryan! It is not just you, the paint has a ton of flake in it :chuckle:



G35stilez- Thanks Sean!



whitejavaS500- Thanks, I appreciate it!



rydawg- Thanks Ryan! I sure do, but It definitely wasn't as bad as the Infiniti !! :)



blackmillenia- Thanks, and yes he was very happy.
 
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