Trashed Mercedes / Before & After *PICS*

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imported_Luster1

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As many of you know, I have a part-time car detailing business....... LUSTERSHINE (of course).....



Here are some before/after shots of the Mercedes I did on Sunday....







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1. Complete interior wipedown with MF and warm water.

2. "Snap out" carpets, steam with Hoover SteamVac. (that's a nice little option on the Mercedes!)

3. Treated leather, vinyl and plastic with 303 and Zaino Leather in a Bottle.

4. Clean & detail door jambs/hinges

5. Engine detail - Simple Green Soak, scrub with long handle tire brush, rinse, add a whole can of tire foam, let soak in, wipe off excess...(tire foam doesn't get gummy...it soaks in)...

6. Wash with Z7 / Clay bar

7. 3M SMR by hand.

8. Z2 x 2

9. Z6

10. Dress wheel wells, tires and rubber trim

11. RainX windows.



$200 for 6.5 hours work.



Customer was very pleased.



(almost forgot, I did the trunk too!)...
 
Amazing transformation!



Thanks for the side-by-side before's and afters. That thing looked like it had no hope, but it sure does now :)



Is it me or does the last pic show the clearcoat peeling off the rim?
 
GSRstilez said:


Is it me or does the last pic show the clearcoat peeling off the rim?
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Yes, I called her about that. I told her that the paint was flaking off one of the rims badly. She asked me if I could sand and re-paint it and I have experience in doing that so I sanded and painted it with Duplicolor Silver Wheel Paint. Turned out nice. Actually a very nice match for the other 3.



I also told her not to pressure wash that wheel....
 
Vincent Vega said:
6.5 hours? That's fast!
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I am a very "Results-driven" person and I work fast. Really, I do car detailing as much for the cardio-vascular benefit as I do for the end result and when you work fast it's a great workout!
 
incredible job! looks like a brand new car...



curious: in the engine shots, did you reattach that hose (air intake?) was she driving around without it hooked up?
 
phoenix808 said:
incredible job! looks like a brand new car...



curious: in the engine shots, did you reattach that hose (air intake?) was she driving around without it hooked up?
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Yes! As I was cleaning, something in the dark bowels of the engine bay moved and I stuck in my thumb and pulled out an intake tube.



I cleaned it, re-attached it and it probably runs cooler now!:D
 
Wow. Nice work! Great before and afters.



It will help their resale value considerably if they wanted to sell. $200 well spent.
 
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