Detailer's Domain: Brings this one back to life - 05 Mercedes SL55
 

Subject: 2005 Mercedes SL55 (was a NYC car)
Requirements - get it back to NEW like condition

Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Washed with 1Z einszett W99
- Wolf's Decon Gel
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Nano Scrub AutoScrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Meg's M105 with Surbuf and Griots Orbital
- Sonax 5/5 Fine Abrasive Paste - Microfiber DA Cut Pad - Griots Orbital
- Sonax 3/6 Nano Polish - Uber Green Pad - Griots Orbital
- Aquartz
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were autoscrubed, cleaned, and sealed

Products used

Links to products used -

1Z einszett W99
Wolf's Decon Gel
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Meg's M105
Sonax Compound 5/5 - Coming Soon
Sonax Nano Polish 3/6 - Coming Soon
Aquartz
Adam's Super VRT
Optimum Metal Polish

Interior
1Z Cockpit
1Z Plastic Deep Cleaner
1Z Leathercare
Sonax Upholstery and Carpet Cleaner
Griot's 3 inch Random Orbital Polisher

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Griot's 3 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Interior
Before
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6196.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6190.jpg
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6183.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...DSC_6182-1.jpg

Cleaning up the mats with the Griots 3 inch and brush attachment
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6342.jpg

Vac
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6343.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6333.jpg

50/50 shot of the leather - we cleaned them up with 1Z einszett Plastic Deep Cleaner - take a look at all the dirt and oils removed.. returning the leather to a "like NEW' look and feel
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6364.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6363.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6357.jpg

Afters
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6374.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6648.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6664.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6649.jpg

Exterior

Wash/Decon/Autoscrub/Wheels/Tires/Engine
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6225.jpg
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6240.jpg

Engine
Before
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...DSC_6156-1.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...DSC_6160-1.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...DSC_6159-1.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...DSC_6158-1.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...DSC_6157-1.jpg

After
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6252.jpg

Nanoskin Autoscrub
Lubricant prior to the Autoscrub
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6243.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6247.jpg

Here is what we had in front of us
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6262.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6256.jpg
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6313.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...DSC_6170-1.jpg

Paint Correction
The 50/50 shots will show it all
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6302.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6324.jpg
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6319.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6312.jpg

After compounding and polishing we ended up with this
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6331.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6332.jpg

Pulled the wheels off to do a thorough cleaning - wheel wells cleaned and dressed, brake calipers cleaned and protected, wheel cleaned up and protected
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6383.jpg

Calipers before
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6449.jpg
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6398.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6394.jpg

After caliper and wheel wells were taken care of
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6455.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6457.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6456.jpg

BBS LM's were pretty dirty on the inside
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6388.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6387.jpg

Sonax Full Effect going to work
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6454.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6402.jpg

Wheel Woolies for easy cleaning
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6408.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6407.jpg

Cleaned up and dried - ready for the final touches and sealant
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6417.jpg

Testing Sonax Polymer Netshield on the BBS LM's
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6461.jpg

Ready to mount them back on
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6460.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6459.jpg

Exhaust tips (Optimum Metal Polish and Steel Wool #0000)
Before
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6378.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...DSC_6172-1.jpg

After
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6380.jpg

Exterior
Afters
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...n/DSC_6638.jpg
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Great job as usual Phil. Looks like he used 2000 grit sandpaper to wash his car.