Concours Finish Detailed: Black SL600

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Oct 13, 2008 | 11:35 PM
  #1  
Mercedez Benz SL600

Wheels, Wells & Tires
P21s Wheel Gel Cleaner
Meguiars APC +
Jet Seal 109 to seal wheels
Various Brushes and Foam Tip Swabs
Megs Hyperdressing Tire Shine

Exterior Wash
P21S Total Auto Wash Pre-soak
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss

Clay
Chemical Guys Blue Clay
ONR used as Clay Lube

Paint Correction
LC Purple Foamed Wool with Menz SIP
LC Orange Pad with Menz SIP
LC White Pad with Menz PO106FF

Trim
Black Wow
303 Aerospace Protectant
Prima Clarity Glass Cleaner
Glass Polishing Cloth
Meguiars NXT All Metal Polish

Interior
Prima Nero
303 Aerospace Protectant
303 Fabric Guard
Prima Nourish Leather Conditioner

LSP
Chemical Guys Jet Seal 109
Chemical Guys 50/50


Equipment

5.5 Hp Rigid Shop Vac
Karcher Electric Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Cannon
Makita 9227c
Porter Cable 7424
LC 6.5" pads & 4" pads


Thought I'd take a photo of most of the products used




Before Photos


Car looks good in the shade from afar......


But in the sun close up you get.....




















Foam Tipped Swabs from AutoGeek. Great for calipers, lug nuts, and other small hard to reach areas.







Can't forget behind the wheels...






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Oct 13, 2008 | 11:36 PM
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Prepped for Trunk 50/50


Before


After


I always like taking the car outside under the sun to take 50/50s because the sun shows the defects best......





Up Close





Can you tell I like 50/50s ???




Closer


Fender 50/50




Before


After


Before


After


50/50


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Oct 13, 2008 | 11:36 PM
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Afters





















As Always, Thanks for Looking.
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Oct 14, 2008 | 12:43 AM
  #4  
Holy cow!

That's some serious $**** right there!

Thanks for taking the time to post and enligten us.

Just wondering - how did you get the P21S gel to spray evenly on the wheels? I've had a whale of a time trying to get it to spray - to thick to atomize - only squirts out in strainght lines..
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Oct 14, 2008 | 04:02 PM
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Great detail work. The paint looks significantly better. Thank you for documenting your process and sharing those photos!

Greg @ Detailed Image
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