2007 E63 AMG Jet Black--Take Two

Discussion in 'Show and Shine' started by d00t, Jun 10, 2010.

  1. d00t

    d00t Welcome to Detailing

    I did this car with Denzil back in late December and instructed the owner he can no longer take it to his regular "down the street car wash" after we had spent 23 man hours on the car.

    Well, sure enough I got a phone call saying he took it to one, and "for some reason the swirls came back." So I explained what had happened--and he wanted it fixed again. This time around, though, while I was washing it, I let him help out and learn how to do the 2 bucket method. Then I set him up with his own washing supplies before I left!

    Anyways, on with the write-up!

    Car was dirty from recent off-and-on raining

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    Foamed the car with CG Citrus Wash/Clear

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    Here is what I was up against:

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    After testing a few different combo's, I ended up with: 3M Fast Cut Plus and/or M105 + Detailers Domain Uber Yellow pad, followed by 3M Extra Fine Compound and 3M UK Yellow pad, and jeweled it down with 3M Ultrafina and 3M UK Blue Pad.

    50/50's:

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    Some after shots:

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    Door before:

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    After:

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    Right by the gas cap to show no camera "trickery":

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    After:

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    It was quite windy over the weekend so I needed to get creative with the EZ-Up:

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    Trunk area before:

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    After:

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    After compounding:

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    Applying Blackfire AFPP:

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    Final afters:

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    The amount of pollen that weekend was insane...!

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    Thanks for looking!

    As always, C/C welcome!

    :peace:

    Aaron
     
  2. slanguage

    slanguage OD On Detailing

    nice work Aaron !!
     
  3. agpatel

    agpatel OD On Detailing

    Great work! Sucks he didnt listen to you guys but hopefully now that he has seen the proper way he will do the right thing!
     
  4. 02blackout

    02blackout DB Forum Supporter

    Nice job man!! Hard paint??
     
  5. matrix_808

    matrix_808 DB Supporter

    Great work Aaron, car looks great.
     
  6. daveinsweethome

    daveinsweethome DB Forum Supporter

    my exact car in black. soo nice. nice work hope he got the importance of a safe wash.
     
  7. Nightrider4531

    Nightrider4531 Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    Very Nice Man....Glad to hear he learned something....
     
  8. Marc08EX

    Marc08EX Jedi Nuba

    Great job!@
     
  9. kei169

    kei169 Wax on..Wax off

    good job aaron!
     
  10. nothelle

    nothelle Birth of a Detailer

    Excellent work
     
  11. P1et

    P1et Official DB Moderator

    That is some very nice work, we all know how lovely Mercedes paint is...
     
  12. detailjohn

    detailjohn Detailers Advertising Scheme

    Great work.
     
  13. 911Fanatic

    911Fanatic DB Pro Supporter

    Nice work Aaron. That turned out really nice.
     
  14. svpro

    svpro Birth of a Detailer

    Is the E63 leased or owned? Lot of people not going to care if they leased

    But...keep in mind...you ar driving a mobile 100,000 around town
     
  15. mrgolfrider

    mrgolfrider DB Forum Supporter

    Lookin good!

    When did you do this? Is that a flannel shirt you have on?? Is it not hot where you live??
     
  16. supercharged

    supercharged DB Forum Supporter

    great work, Aaron!
     
  17. d00t

    d00t Welcome to Detailing

    Thanks, Roger!

    Thanks! He's definitely doing the right thing now!

    Interestingly enough--not entirely hard. but the car was he took it to uses brushes on the paint, so the defects were quite deep. The paint is on the softer side, though

    Thanks, Brent!

    Thanks! I think he knows the different now!

    Thanks!

    Thank you!

    Thanks, Kei

    Thanks!

    Thanks!

    Thank you

    Thanks, Ken

    He owns the car. Why would it matter if it's leased or not? Point is he cares about how his paint looks!

    I did this a couple weeks back. And it's an under armor pullover. With the crazy amount of wind, it was low-60's.

    Thanks!
     

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