Mercedes AMG - XMT360 To Da Rescue!

[Totoland Mach]

Boy oh Boy....hot and humid in KC today. Did a C55 AMG Mercedes (at least I think that was the model number...one of the prettier cars I've seen).

Got an early start on this car because I had a preview of it a week before and knew it was going to be dirty.

First up...those nasty wheels: Used a bottle of Meguiar's Hot Rims and soapy water to neutralize the acid...man, there was a ton of brake dust on those wheels.

Before

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/AMG_C55/AMG_C55_Start.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/AMG_C55/AMG_C55_DirtyWheel.jpg

After

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/AMG_C55/AMG_C55_CleanWheel.jpg

I wanted to try the Menzerna IP and the 106FF. The IP was some kind of dust producer, so I added some 106 to the pad to lessen the dust.

Light swirling everywhere on this car

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/AMG_C55/AMG_C55_QuarterScratches.jpg

After the combo

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/AMG_C55/AMG_C55_Menzerna106.jpg

Next up was my favorite one stepper XMT 360...this stuff works as advertised!

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/AMG_C55/AMG_C55_DriverSideXMT360.jpg

Shameless plug for the AutoGeek crowd: Wash bucket and my products in the freebie mini bottles

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/AMG_C55/AMG_C55_Menzerna106_AGStuff.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/AMG_C55/AMG_C55_Menzerna106_2.jpg

Finally the interior (which I actually did first because of the heat). I used a Boar's Hair brush + APC and dishwash liquid diluted in a spray bottle. I also have a new portable vacuum that is wonderful! Ridgid makes a small 5 gallon portable vac and all attachments and cords store in the unit. It looks like a small portable generator, but is super light, super handy.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/AMG_C55/AMG_C55_InteriorDone.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/Totoland/AMG_C55/AMG_C55_InteriorRearPsngrDone.jpg

The owner is very happy with the results and I'm happy for a well-paid job!

Toto

[pirex]

Very nice Toto :D Thats a sweet mercedes! To bad a detail don`t include a ride :p Nice job!

[Gary Sword]

Good guys detail black cars. Another great job Toto. I don't know how you get so many black cars to detail.

[07ImpalaSS]

Nice work as usual.

[alban61]

Very nice work as always, Toto. XMT360 looks really good.
It seems that the Menzerna ceramiclear polishes (SIP, 106FF) don't dust like their other polishes.

[Tonya]

Great job as always!!

[supercharged]

Superb! Gotta say I really like Mercedes, especially AMG-series.

[cullen2505]

Great job Toto. Love the flake in the picture after the combo. What machine and pad did you use with the 360? Do you just work it into the paint until it almost disappears?

[Totoland Mach]

cullen2505. I used the Festool Rotex mostly on random orbit for the XMT360 and mostly on rotary for the Menzerna polish. I typically don't take a rotary on these jobs because I'm not doing very heavy correction. If I should ever get a job with heavy correction....bring it to the shop where I have the tools and lift to work correctly.

Toto

[HighEndDetail]

Great job on the benz Toto

[Pats300zx]

Awesome work as always Toto...:applause:

[bill walsh]

wow great job toto

[richy]

Very nice indeed. I adore that series of MB. I may replace my FX with one in a few years.

[trhland]

great Job!!! I Have To Pic Up Some Of That Xmt 360

[Nica]

Very nice job there Master Toto, I agree, I think your a magnet for black vehicles Toto :D

Looks really good, love the rims how they turned around. Very nice vehicle too.

Thank you for sharing.