bretster
12-12-2011, 11:44 PM
Here's my 200+ picture write-up on a 2008 ML350 full interior detail and exterior 2 step winter prep. Onto the write-up:
What was done:
- Before pictures
- Wheels hit with Sonax full effect and meguiars wheel brightener
- Tires treated with Adams APC and prima nero
- Engine treated with in and out spray
- De-Bugged with 1Z Bug and Tar Remover
- Exterior wash using lusso auto bathe and foam gun w/ CG MSii
- Door, hood and trunk jambs cleaned
- Prima nero on undercarriage
- Aquartz Iron Cut to decontaminate
- Clayed entire exterior including windows
- Taped up
- 2 step - menz sip -> menz super finish -> menz powerlock
- Rubber and vinyl cleaned w/ In and Out, Prima nero
- Exhaust tips cleaned and polished
- Windows clayed again and cleaned with prima clarity
- Wheels waxed with Prima Wheel Armour
- Exterior Wax -> 1Z Glanz Wax
Interior:
- Leather cleaned with Leather Master
- Vacuum
- Trims treated with Prima Nero and 1Z Cockpit Premium
- Interior glass cleaned with clarity
Products used:
Exterior wash:
- Lusso auto bath
- Gilmour Foam gun w/ CG MaxiSuds
- Uber wool wash mitt
- Blue microfiber wash mitt
- Uber super drying microfiber towel
- Prima nero on undercarriage
- Aquartz Iron Cut
- 1Z Bug and Tar Remover
Engine:
- Adam's APC
- Adams In n out spray
Interior:
- Leather Master Super Remover
- Leather Master Vital Leather Conditioner
- Leather Master Protection Cream
- Uber leather cleaning brush
- In n out and Prima Clarity and Nero to clean the trims
Paint correction:
- Porter Cable PC 7424XP
- Flex PE-14
- Uber green and orange 4/5.5 pads
- Surbuf pads 5.5
- Megs 105
- Menz superfinish
- Menz SIP
- Menz Powerlock
Now for the pictures :)
Before
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1839.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1840.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1841.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1843.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1844.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1845.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1846.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1848.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1849.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1861.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1862.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1870.jpg
Sonax
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1850.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1855.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1860.jpg
These wheels were bad :(
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1863.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1864.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1868.jpg
What was done:
- Before pictures
- Wheels hit with Sonax full effect and meguiars wheel brightener
- Tires treated with Adams APC and prima nero
- Engine treated with in and out spray
- De-Bugged with 1Z Bug and Tar Remover
- Exterior wash using lusso auto bathe and foam gun w/ CG MSii
- Door, hood and trunk jambs cleaned
- Prima nero on undercarriage
- Aquartz Iron Cut to decontaminate
- Clayed entire exterior including windows
- Taped up
- 2 step - menz sip -> menz super finish -> menz powerlock
- Rubber and vinyl cleaned w/ In and Out, Prima nero
- Exhaust tips cleaned and polished
- Windows clayed again and cleaned with prima clarity
- Wheels waxed with Prima Wheel Armour
- Exterior Wax -> 1Z Glanz Wax
Interior:
- Leather cleaned with Leather Master
- Vacuum
- Trims treated with Prima Nero and 1Z Cockpit Premium
- Interior glass cleaned with clarity
Products used:
Exterior wash:
- Lusso auto bath
- Gilmour Foam gun w/ CG MaxiSuds
- Uber wool wash mitt
- Blue microfiber wash mitt
- Uber super drying microfiber towel
- Prima nero on undercarriage
- Aquartz Iron Cut
- 1Z Bug and Tar Remover
Engine:
- Adam's APC
- Adams In n out spray
Interior:
- Leather Master Super Remover
- Leather Master Vital Leather Conditioner
- Leather Master Protection Cream
- Uber leather cleaning brush
- In n out and Prima Clarity and Nero to clean the trims
Paint correction:
- Porter Cable PC 7424XP
- Flex PE-14
- Uber green and orange 4/5.5 pads
- Surbuf pads 5.5
- Megs 105
- Menz superfinish
- Menz SIP
- Menz Powerlock
Now for the pictures :)
Before
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1839.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1840.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1841.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1843.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1844.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1845.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1846.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1848.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1849.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1861.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1862.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1870.jpg
Sonax
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1850.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1855.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1860.jpg
These wheels were bad :(
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1863.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1864.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n235/Elmo7heBest/IMG_1868.jpg