Mercedes-Benz 600 (W100) - this was a big one!

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  1. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

    Mercedes-Benz 600 (W100) - this was a big one!

    This one was a call that took us off guard. The 600 SEL has been a car I had waited to work on for years. Always loved this one since I first saw it as a kid in the old movies. I knew my customer had this car but had never seen it, finally got a call in for it and I was a bit surprised it was for mold removal......a lot of it. The car was brought in and after taking a look at it, the customer and I decided it was best to go full out on it - mold removal, engine clean up, paint correction, and protection.

    This car is a special one to the family, we took special measures to take our time and made sure we were able to get it back to it's glory.

    Products used

    Interior Products
    Leather Master Mold Killer
    Leather Master Strong Cleaner
    Leather Master Protection Cream
    1Z einszett Cockpit Cleaner
    1Z einszett Plastic Deep Cleaner
    1Z einszett Gummi Pflege Stift Rubber Care Stick

    Interior Tools
    Dupray Hill Injection Steam Cleaner
    Uber All Purpose Microfiber Towels
    Uber Leather and Carpet Brush
    Uber Purple Gloves
    3M respirator masks
    Black Light

    Exterior Products
    Adam's Car Wash
    Adam's Metal Polish 1
    Adam's Metal Polish 2
    Adam's In and Out
    Adam's Super VRT
    Adam's Glass Sealant
    Auto Finesse Citrus Cleaner
    Auto Finesse Crystal
    NanoSkin Autoscrub Pad
    NanoSkin Glide
    Menzerna FG400
    Menzerna SF4000
    Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
    Swissvax Divine

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    Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
    Porter Cable 7424XP
    Uber Green Pad
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    Uber Black Pad
    Uber All Purpose Microfiber Towels
    Uber Quick Detailing Towels
    Uber Super Drying Towel
    Metro Air Force Master Blaster
    2 Grit Guard Bucket Kits
    Uber Foam Cannon
    Kranzle K 1122TST Cold Water Electric Pressure Washer

    Interior
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    The A team ready to go
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    Steam - one of the best ways to remove and kill mold
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    Getting it done
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    We took the mold removal one section at a time.

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    Headliner carefully being steamed
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    After steaming mats were removed and vacuumed.
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    After everything was steamed and vacuumed we went ahead and used Leather Master Mold Remover to remove any left over traces of mold.
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    After the mold remover was applied we waited a day to check on the interior. Using a black light we found no mold left in the interior. Carpets, leather, wood, all free and clear of mold
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    Leather Master Protection Cream applied
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    Wood polishing
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  2. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

    Exterior
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    Paint imperfections before the wash
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    Prep - wash/decon/nanoskin auto scrub/wheels cleaned

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    Rinse
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    Nanoskin Autoscrub
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    Rinse and Dry
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    Wheels
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    APC used on the white walls
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    Tires were scrubbed and wipe down
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    Hub caps pulled off and polished and protected
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    Back side cleaned as well.
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    Wheels cleaned
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    Hubcaps put back on
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    Wheels and tires looking much better
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    APC and brushes to remove the years of dirt and grime
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  3. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

    Paint Correction
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    50/50 shots - after using the Griot's and Uber Green and Uber Blue pads with Menzerna FG400 and Menzerna SF400
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    After correction
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    Chrome - Bright work
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    Metal polished out with the Festool and Uber Green Pad
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  4. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

    Final touches
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    Applying a carnauba paste wax via the Griot's and Uber Black Finishing Pad
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    I hope you enjoyed this one as much as we did.
     
  5. JordanL

    JordanL Virgin Detailer

    Awesome work and write up, Phil!
     
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  6. AndyThomason

    AndyThomason Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    What an amazing car. Phenomenal job as always.
     
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  7. iwebmo

    iwebmo Virgin Detailer

    Job well done Phil (& Crew). The owner must have been overwhelmed at the change!
    Excellent post on a "detailers" detail.
     
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  8. okay65829

    okay65829 Active Member

    Wow what an incredible job!!! This has been my favorite write up for sure! I'm just amazed at the results on such an old classic car. How many cars would you say you've done with a mold problem? Seems like such a daunting task when you see the interior for the first time.
     
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  9. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

    this was the one we did, we typically don't take these jobs, this was for a great customer of mine.
     
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  10. Meticulous-Detail

    Meticulous-Detail DB Forum Supporter

    Superb job!
     
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  11. Michael @ einszett

    Michael @ einszett DB Certified Manufacturer

    Fantastic work DD crew! Love these kind of details where the products are really put to the test!
     
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  12. 911Fanatic

    911Fanatic DB Pro Supporter

    Great job Phil, on a cool car!
     
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  13. stingray23

    stingray23 Jedi Nuba

    Awesome job Phil and crew. The 600 Pullman was the pinnacle of luxury and coach building for Mercedes. Beautiful.
     
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  14. BigAl3

    BigAl3 Birth of a Detailer

    wow, what a beauty, the first word that comes to mind when seeing this vehicle is 'royalty'... looks like you and your crew took care of business and gave it the love it needed... I know you end up usually using the rupes DA's, but it's nice to see you bust out the GG6 every once in a while. great capable machine and one of the best bang for the bucks ain't it?
     
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  15. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

    Andrew thank you, this was an older write up wayyy before the Rupes came out ; )
     
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  16. GoFast908Z

    GoFast908Z DB Pro Supporter

    tremendous work
     
  17. bentley147

    bentley147 Jedi Nuba

    woooooowwwww this was an amazing detail on
    this classic car
     
  18. boredstudent3

    boredstudent3 Wax on..Wax off

    Nice one on an oldie. I see Daniel and your un-leveled entrance ramp haha.

    Even then, you've already moved into the new shop =D
     
  19. GDAL

    GDAL Super Moderator

    AMAZING work on a classic MBZ. They don't make them like that anymore. Standard of luxury back in the day.
     
  20. karburn

    karburn Two Bucket System Washer

    Outstanding as always. A huge car and a huge job! A guy in our local Benz club section has a '61 Adenauer that needs this treatment. No mold, though....thank goodness. ;)
     

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