ntwillie1
03-12-2020, 10:41 PM
So I got rid of my beloved 2014 CLS550. I had the car for 3 years and I loved it. I recently tuned it and it was a beast but I had an incident w it where it lost power on me during a high speed acceleration and I lost confidence in it. I took the tune off and all was back to normal but I decided maybe I would try something new. The tuning company was useless w support and I would never recommend them. The car still ran great w over 400 hp from factory. In terms of tech it was missing a few things I wanted so figured now was a good time to try something else.
I picked up a 2020 AMG C43. It’s a smaller car, less luxury, and less power but it has newer tech and is actually faster. Going from a twin turbo v8 to a twin turbo v6 is quite noticeable to me. But this car is supposed to be quicker so once my break in period is over I will push it a little and see. I didn’t load this car up. It’s pretty standard w mb-Tex leather which I like a lot. It’s black w red stitching. The exterior is Polar white which I also like. I also got the AMG black package, pano roof, digital cluster, AMG dynamica steering wheel, and the sports exhaust. The exhaust is glorious. The cockpit is really nice too, especially at night w the ambient color options. It has a lot of standard features that are considered upgrades in a non AMG model. I considered the c63 but w only rear wheel drive this made more sense.
Anyway, I detailed the car a few days after I got it. The usual stuff including foam wash, 2 bucket wash, iron x, clay, and then wash again. Next I went w Boss correcting cream followed by Boss perfecting cream. It managed to get most of the dealer installed swirls out and being a white car you really have to hunt for them. I used my rupes big foot 21 and mf and foam pads. Also used the GG 3” random orbital polisher. Followed that up w eraser x 2.
Next, 2 coats of CQuartz UK 3.0 and 1 coat of Gliss 2.0. All good in terms of looks but.....
I’ve noticed it attracts a lot of lint and dust. The car lives in my garage. Garage is fairly clean and my other car coated in
Polish Angel and unwashed for months now is not having that same problem. Anyone else experience this?
I have my wife’s car on order and I was going to follow the same process but if UK/gliss proves to be finicky maybe I’ll try something else. I don’t recall having this issue on the 550 so not sure why this time. I used good MF towels (cobra). Anyway, any ideas are appreciated.
I’ll post pics of car soon. Camera is somewhere in garage.
I picked up a 2020 AMG C43. It’s a smaller car, less luxury, and less power but it has newer tech and is actually faster. Going from a twin turbo v8 to a twin turbo v6 is quite noticeable to me. But this car is supposed to be quicker so once my break in period is over I will push it a little and see. I didn’t load this car up. It’s pretty standard w mb-Tex leather which I like a lot. It’s black w red stitching. The exterior is Polar white which I also like. I also got the AMG black package, pano roof, digital cluster, AMG dynamica steering wheel, and the sports exhaust. The exhaust is glorious. The cockpit is really nice too, especially at night w the ambient color options. It has a lot of standard features that are considered upgrades in a non AMG model. I considered the c63 but w only rear wheel drive this made more sense.
Anyway, I detailed the car a few days after I got it. The usual stuff including foam wash, 2 bucket wash, iron x, clay, and then wash again. Next I went w Boss correcting cream followed by Boss perfecting cream. It managed to get most of the dealer installed swirls out and being a white car you really have to hunt for them. I used my rupes big foot 21 and mf and foam pads. Also used the GG 3” random orbital polisher. Followed that up w eraser x 2.
Next, 2 coats of CQuartz UK 3.0 and 1 coat of Gliss 2.0. All good in terms of looks but.....
I’ve noticed it attracts a lot of lint and dust. The car lives in my garage. Garage is fairly clean and my other car coated in
Polish Angel and unwashed for months now is not having that same problem. Anyone else experience this?
I have my wife’s car on order and I was going to follow the same process but if UK/gliss proves to be finicky maybe I’ll try something else. I don’t recall having this issue on the 550 so not sure why this time. I used good MF towels (cobra). Anyway, any ideas are appreciated.
I’ll post pics of car soon. Camera is somewhere in garage.