RPD - 2014 Mercedes GLK350

Discussion in 'Show and Shine' started by SilverGTV8, May 20, 2014.

  1. SilverGTV8

    SilverGTV8 Jedi Nuba

    Back with another nice vehcicle. 2014 Mercedes GLK350 owned by one of our friends, and source of many many details.

    Car was bought new roughly 6k miles ago, so it is just starting it's life. It however still needed a bit of love after dealer prep and more so after a couple of heavy scuffs appeared on the driver side rear flank.

    Roughly 16hrs in all was put into this SUV to get it up to snuff and looking right. Color looks fantastic and the chrome accents really work well with it.

    Enjoy!

    Materials:
    Flex 3401 VRG
    6" Uber Orange
    5" Uber Orange
    5" Uber Black
    Menzerna SF4000
    Menzerna PF2500
    2000 grit sand paper
    50/50 Soap mix
    50/50 Alcohol mix
    Mother's Clay bar
    Optimum No Rinse clay bar solution
    Mequirers Gold Class wash
    Sonax Wheel cleaner
    Westley's Bleach White
    Menerna Powerlock
    Autoglym HD
    Zanio leather in a bottle
    Adam's carpet cleaner
    Mequiers Interior dressing
    Spray Away glass cleaner
    Mequire's NXT
    Chemical Guys Extreme Shine
    Various Applicators and brushes
    MF towels
    Qtips

    Process:
    Exterior: Gold Class wash, dry with absorber, clay bar w/ optimum, Single pass SF4000 on Uber orange, spot work with SF2500, where needed, 50/50 alcohol wipe down, powerlock (12hr set-up), Autoglm HD, extreme shine on trim

    Rims and Tires: Sonax wheel wash, westly's bleach white on tires, various brushes, dried, mequires NXT, Extreme shine for rims

    Engine Bay: Optimum wash down, Extreme shine

    Interior: Vacuum, spot cleaning Adam's carpet cleaner, Mequiers cleaner, Zanio Leather in a bottle (soft touch vinyl, leather), Mequiers interior dressing (hard touch vinyl/wood), Spray away glass

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    Scuff marks:
    Increadibly deep and in extended in to tail light. Corrected heavily with SF2500, damaged paint touched up, wet sanded and corrected. Spot only noticeable up close and pointed out. 2ft out invisible. Quite happy with the results considering the starting damage.

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    Nearing home stretch!
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    Finals!!!
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    Thanks for viewing!
     
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  2. rwisejr

    rwisejr DB Forum Supporter

    Nice work there. Looks great .
     
  3. GDAL

    GDAL Super Moderator

    Great work!
     

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