2013 Mercedes Benz ML350 that went to the dogs

[Sean M at ShowShine]

Good evening fellow Autogeeks!

Today I present to you one of the most aggravating and lengthy details I've completed... possibly ever?

I was contacted by this customer after he was referred by a friend whos vehicle I previously detailed. The vehicle in question is a 2013 Mercedes Benz ML350 with a non-metallic black paint job and double black interior (carpet/leather). The owner has two Labrador retrievers that accompany the owner very frequently. Those of us that have had experiences with these lovely dogs know just how much they shed. The primary focus of this detail was to remove as much of the pet hair as possible, reduce or eliminate the associated smell, clean the leather, and wash/wax the car to prepare it for trade in. Without further adieu, lets get into it.

Heres the vehicle before anything

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Doesn't look that bad does it? That's what I thought too. Lets take a look at the interior...

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ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?! Ugh, I knew I was in for a long day. First things first, put on head phones, second... start chipping away at it. I started this detail at 10am and didn't turn my ShopVac off until 5pm.

The first thing I did was grab my compressed air line, crank the regulator up to 120 PSI, and started blowing out as much of the loose hair and dirt as possible. This quickly cleared off the dashboard, center console, and leather. After that it was time to get down and dirty with a Speedy Stone pumice stone and the ShopVac. Seven hours later I finally removed 95% of the hair with the remaining 5% being in impossible to reach areas and deeply imbedded into the carpet.

Seats and doors were cleaned with Megs APC, Super Degreaser, various brushes and my VX5000 steamer. Door jambs were wiped down with Megs last touch and a general purpose microfiber. The exterior of the vehicle got my standard decontamination. Wheels cleaned with Sonar Wheel Cleaner Plus, wheel woolies and a green brush, Tires and wheel wells got Zep 505 and a Tuf Shine brush. Paint was cleaned with two buckets, sheep mitt, Chemical Guys Citrus Wash, and assorted brushes. Protected with Collinite Insulator Wax #845. Tires dressed with Ultima tire and trim guard plus, wheel wells with Optimum Opti-bond tire gel.

Here's the After's, Enjoy! Comments and critiques are always appreciated

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That's all folks! Hope you enjoyed the turn around. Here's a few photos of my loyal mascot Kobi beef, that hung out with me throughout this whole detail.

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[VISITOR]

wow, talk about humongous improvement, my hats off to you!

p.s. is kobe a beagle (mix)?

[trippmann]

Kobi is what we call a woofle border buggle. That isn't a technical term. He is a border collie/beagle mix.

[Sean M at ShowShine]

I keep using my old account because i keep forgetting how to enter my user name properly, haha

[VISITOR]

beautiful dog!

[patman92]

amazing doesnt even look like the same interior

[brettS4]

Nicely done! My car was always known for the spotless interior.... until I got a dog. It's nowhere near as bad as that was, but immaculate upholstery is a thing of the past. I'd have to clean it at least every other day to keep it up.

[Mike Phillips]

Wow...

Incredible work and attention to detail. (no pun intended_


My wife loves these things as far as SUVs go...


Good job! :dblthumb2:

[Sicoupe]

Wow! What a job my friend. Looks great.

[LSNAutoDetailing]

Nice transformation! That benz looked like it was shedding too!
What we do for our dogs.. :)

[Eric@CherryOnTop]

Great turnaround! Call me crazy, but I enjoy a good interior challenge more than a good paint correction, I would have been all over this :-p


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