2009 S550 Revitalization (Pics+ Vid)

Well, got this car from a referral from the other Mercedes I just did. Actually did this last week, and just had time to write it-up, I have like 5 other write-ups coming too, I've been slacking :sorry:

Anywhoo, car wash tunnel regular, which scratches even Mercedes Ceramic Clear Coat. Lucky for me, the scratches weren't too deep, but still plenty and required a lot of work. HUGE PITA: I did this mobile, it was only about a mile away from my house. The water at my house is soft as a baby's bottom. This water etched if it sat there for 30 seconds. Such a PITA to polish out all of the small spots where I missed, couple spots on the grill, instantly set in pretty much, not fun to deal with.

Mixed some polished for this one, couldn't have turned out better :mounty: Was going for about 85% correction, got 95% instead :thumb:


Wash:
Meguiars Gold Class
2BM w/ Grit Guard
Sheepskin mitt
Uber red and blue WW drying towels

Clay:
Adam's Gray Clay
ONR Clay lube
Uber red towels

Paint:
Makita 9227C/3M Perfect-It backing plate
Step 1: Uber Green/M105
Step 2: Uber Blue Polishing Pad/40% PO203S, 60% PO85RD
CG's Monster towels
Uber Original MF Towels
M105 inside handles

LSP:
Gloss-it Concourso Gloss, liked this a lot!
Uber Red notched applicator
Uber No Name Super Plush towel

Misc:
303 Aerospace
Various Brushes and MF towels
Meg's Wheel Brightener
Folex
Meguiars Hyper Dressing
Meguiars APC +
Meg's Endurance Tire Shine
Leather Master's Vital Reconditioning Cream
Leather Master's Strong Cleaner
UQW in door jambs
Surf City Grime Destroyer
Stoner's Tarminator
Meguiars All Metal Polish
0000 Steel Wool
Poorboy's Wheel Sealant


Rims, cleaned up the face with a Proline Grout Sponge, Wheel Brightener in barrels and stubborn spots, then PB Wheel Sealant x2. Tire dressed with Meg's Endurance Tire Shine, GREAT PRODUCT. Let it soak in for about an hour, then buff off with a crappy MF, nice satin shine, looks new but slightly better :mounty:


before:

after:





Emblem Clean-up:







Paint, Beat up from all of the car washes, holograms from the dealer, not pretty and definitely needed some work for a car with less than 9,000 miles! The Green/M105 combo was amazing, almost good enough to one-step it. Holograms were extremely light and only visible after IPA and very acute angles. Followed up with 40% PO203S to cut the holograms, then 60% PO85RD to really gloss the paint up. Worked extremely well :applause2:


WATER HARDNESS: UGH.


Dirt:



Clay after 1/3 of the hood:



MUCH WORSE IN PERSON:




Testing different combos, took about 10 tries to find the right one.






50/50



Finished:
















VIDEO:
YouTube - Mercedes S550 - Horizon Detailing

Please rate and comment!

And questions, comments, or critique, let me have it

 

Wow that thing was beat to hellll, really nice save, enjoyed your write up!

 

Nice save sir!

 

Great work, and I know where you're coming from in regards to the hard water: have had a mobile detail or two like that as well and it's a downright doozie!

 

Awesome job!!! just hate to see such a nice car taken to a car wash and destroyed

 

Great job man! I like the finish on those tires.

 

The Tahoe I did put me in the same place... you could SMELL the iron in the water when I was doing it....

What an awesome turn around, looks great!!

 

Great job! Tell me more about Gloss It Concourso Gloss, sounds like you like it...

 

:shead: Wonder why ppl who DON'T mantain there cars properly always get Black cars, while those who do get White/Silver & Gold :duh:

Great Write-Up & Awesome Detail :applause:

Say you got 4-5 more to write-up......:waiting2:

 

Bravo, nice turn around.

 

Awesome save that thing was hammered !!!!!!!

 

Great detail. You sure had your work cut out for you and it came out beautiful...:thumb:

 

Ha thanks guys, I'm down at the beach now but next week I'll finish all the writeups, including a beat up trailblazer, sick g35, and the most hammered Acura tsx you'll ever see, 10x worse than this car. I'm expecting it to win the monthly competition haha

 

Did you detail it outside?

 

Nice work! Hope you charged out the A for it.

 

nice work man. very nice turnaround. we should meet up sometime. im not too far from bethlehem and im always in quakertown, which is where my girl lives. i promise im not a toucher. :cig:

 

Yep I detailed it outside. I did this one mobile, I do most at my house but I don't have a big enough garage so almost all of my details are outside.


Supercharged - I love the look of concourso gloss, I still have to figure out the application. You buff it in like sunscreen on your skin, and if you use too much you come back after an hour with water and a mf. It darkens slightly but also makes the brighter things brighter if that makes sense. One of my favorite lsps.

Reflect - I only charged 250 I know I need to raise my prices.

Billy- a meet up sounds great, maybe we could work on a car together. I might not be able to this summer tho, I go back to school soon. Did you get a chance to see giannis auroa when he picked up the highlander?

Sorry guys I'm down at the beach and there's no internet besides my iPhone. Thanks for all the compliments everyone :afro:

 

mmmm..you've got to love black color vehicles when they are detailed properly :thumb:

Well done, vehicle was in rough shape...boy that is harsh water :what:

 

Great work the car looks awesome

 

nice save. some really nasty waterspots for sure. love that clock on the console in there.