Gleaming Kleen - MB Silver Arrow

Here we have a 2001 Mercedes Sl500 Limited Edition "Silver Arrow" that was booked in for our top detail:thumb:

Few pics of the car before the wash and decontamination stages


















Vehicle was given a foam with AG Powermax 3 and a drop of Snow Foam which was left for a few minutes and pressure rinsed off, I then worked round the car with R222 and a Envy detailing brush to clean all the exterior trim including door jams and other harder to reach area's and sometimes over-looked areas.
















I then turned my attention to the engine bay






Sprayed with Megs SD and then agaitaged with a brush and then rinsed off






Vehicle was then given another foam with AG Powermax 3, rinsed and then washed with Duragloss 912 and a Zymol Sponge


Once the car was washed, it was treated to Tardis to remove some of the tar spots which was then followed by a application of iron Cut, this was then rinsed off and then the vehicle was clayed using Sonus Green and Megs Last Touch as lube before giving a final rinse and then dryed.




Vehicle was then brought inside and put onto axle stands so I could remove the wheels for refurbing as the insides were severely corroded




With the wheels off I then proceeded to clean the arches, calipers,etc with Bilt Hamber Surfex












Arches were then sealed with Bilt Hamber Dynax S50 and all plastic dressed with Megs ASD




Hubs repainted and copper slip applied and calipers sealed with Swissvax Autobahn




Some exterior trim on the lower part of the car was removed and cleaned


















The front grill was removed to allow me to machine polish around it a bit easier, whilst off it was given a clean with Werkstat Strong




Lights were removed to clean away the build of dirt.




Exhausts were polished with Auto sol and 0000 wirewool




Once all this was complete I then went around the car with a DFT combo and Positest 200 and took some paint readings and then gave the paint a IPA wipedown before finding a suitable combo to correct the paint.

I settled on using GTechniq P1 and Festool wool pad at 1200 rpm's to remove the defects.












































After all correction was complete paint was then refined with Megs 205 and a LC Hydro Finishing Pad
















The refurbed wheels were protected with Nanolex Pro and tyres dressed with Swissvax Pneu before being refitted on to car




The Panoramic Roof was removed which revealed some dirt around the seals, this was cleaned with APC and then the seals were feed with Swissvax Seal Feed




The soft top was then put up to be cleaned and protected, the plastic screen was restored using Swissvax Vinyl set


50/50 -


Before...


and after






The compartment which stores the soft top was given a good clean and vacummed before lowering the soft top into postion to refit the hard top


Once all work on the exterior was complete the vehicle was given a good wipedown with IPA and then Nanolex Pro was applied to all paintwork including door shuts. Exterior glass sealed with Nanolex Urban


The interior was started by dusting and vacuuming the loose dust and dirt from all surfaces and crevices. Next, all carpets and mats were scrubbed with a brush and APC and once dry 303 Fabric Guard was applied.

All hard surfaces/plastics were wiped down with Einzett Cockpit Premuim and then Swissvax Leather Cleaner was applied to the leather which was then agitated with a soft brush to help remove the ingrained dirt and then wiped clean with a microfiber. Once all the leather was cleaned it was then conditioned with Swissvax Leather Milk, this was applied evenly and left to dry naturally. The trim was cleaned with Swissvax Cleaner Fluid and then topped with a coat of Swissvax Best of Show. The sills were cleaned with Wekstat Prime, interior windows cleaned with 3m glass cleaner and lastly all seals were cleaned with APC and then feed with Swissvax Seal Feed.
























Engine bay dressed with 303 Aerospace




Few finished shots - some were taken first thing in the morning before the sun showed up












































Thanks for looking:thumb:

 

Wow, great work, that car was in horrific shape. Great save!

-Kody-

 

Great work! I've never seen plants and moss actually growing on a car like that! Was this car sitting for a long period of time or just neglected?

 

Still one of my all-time favorite vehicles, Ketil is now taking good care of the one that used to belong to my mother!

 

Speechless. Great job!

 

Holy Shit! Great job. Attention to detail....incredible.

 

Amazing work, Jayplay! So, how do you like Nanolex Proffessional Sealant so far? Is it much different then G|techniq C1 and CQuartz? I kinda sucks that no retailer will ship it to USA...

 

Unbelieveable job Jay! Can't believe they would let that car get to that point. How many hours?

 

Just amazing.... hard to believe the paint really wasn't in that bad of shape.

You are definitely worth what you get paid if not more.... just stunning

 

Fantastic Jay!

 

this was an amazing transformation! Chia Pet to Show Car!

 

Top notch work, Jay :applause:

Love the color and the wheels look sharp on that car.

If you don't mind me asking, what's your technique when you dressed that engine bay? I use 303 as well, and can never get it to look THAT good.

 

Incredible work there. I also agree on the Chia Pet comment ... LOL.

I was surprised that the paint was in good condition considering how dirty it was.

 

That is one great turn around. The G Tec P1 looks like it packs a punch and finishes down nicely

 

Amazing and detailed work.

 

Great work!

With all the green you would almost think it was water damage that wasn't fully cleaned up before..

 

wow. this was a great turn around. this is one example of the term "you get for what you pay for".

 

amazing work and write up to go with it

 

One of the best detail jobs i have ever seen.

 

Wow. That car was literally in horrible shape. Looks like it sat some place moist for a while as it takes a lot of moisture to allow a car to have mildew or moss growing on the exterior of the vehicle.

Rims were in horrible shape as was many other things. The paint and everything just looks phenomenal. You sub contract the rim refinishing out or do you also have a business doing that and detailing?

Photos are great as usual