Detailing & Automotive Care Use this forum to discuss detailing, cleaning and automotive care to maintain the beauty in your Mercedes-Benz.

PS Detailed: 2007 Black Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG 23 manhours

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Rate Thread
 
Old 12-09-2009, 12:25 AM
  #1  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
gmblack3's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 47
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
'12 BMW 535i GT 07 GMC Denali 1500
PS Detailed: 2007 Black Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG 23 manhours

I had polished this clients S65 and F430 over 18 months ago.

He told me that he had taken the S65 to a local hack shop in town, but as you can see it was a waste of $300.

As soon as I arrived on scene and inspected the paint, I called Bret in on the job. I knew we where in for a full day of fun.















Interior-The clients interiors are always in pretty good condition.
The interior received the following:

Vac-Bret always spends plenty of time making sure every bit of debris is removed from the carpet. He uses brushes and compressed air while vacuuming.



All leather surfaces (a lot of leather in this interior) where cleaned with Z9 and conditioned with Z10. The client is a Z10 junky, he just loves the smell.

All wood surfaces are hand polished with ZAIO.

Glass cleaned to perfection with IG and a quality WW.

The alcantara headliner was wiped down with a damp short nap MF.







QEW wash.
Straight IPA wipedown x3 to remove whatever the little shop of hacks used on the paint.
Clayed with Zaino clay and Z6 as a lube.

Surbuf pad with M105 ready to go:



50/50 after:
M105/surbuf/XPPC6
M205/white LC flat/XPPC6



M105/surbuf/XPPC6 on the trunk:



Followed by M205/white LC flat/XPPC6







Entire car was polished with the above process.

Tight areas around door handles, mirror fronts, front/rear areas and "A" pillars where polished with:
M105/4" orange flat/PC6
M205/4" white flat/PC6

Black trim area between front and rear side windows:
M205/4" orange flat/PC6
M205/4" black flat/PC6

Moved the black beast outside.
Foamed with Z7 and washed with 2BM.
Wheels got Megs WB
Tires and wells Eimann Fabrik Tire Cleaner.



Applied 2x of ZFX'd Z5pro to the paint, followed by Z8.
Tires got Z-16
Tips cleaned with Blue magic metal polish, followed by ZAIO.
Wheels got ZAIO.

Old 12-09-2009, 12:27 AM
  #2  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
gmblack3's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 47
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
'12 BMW 535i GT 07 GMC Denali 1500
Bret and I returned a few weeks later. I did a new car prep on his DBS (coming soon) while Bret cleaned up his V-Rod (coming soon.) Bret then washed the S65, applied Z8 to the paint and Z-16 to the tires.

Finally some sun pics of the S65.















Old 12-15-2009, 04:24 PM
  #3  
Senior Member
 
slik560's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Overland Park, Kansas
Posts: 270
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
SOLD both: 1987 560SL 2003 ML320
Looks super! Great work.
Old 12-28-2009, 10:18 AM
  #4  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
gmblack3's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 47
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
'12 BMW 535i GT 07 GMC Denali 1500
Originally Posted by karburn
Looks super! Great work.
Thank you Karburn!
Old 01-06-2010, 08:07 AM
  #5  
Senior Member
 
Almo's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 286
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
2005 E55 AMG
Very nice, love the DB... what a great combo!
Old 02-02-2010, 10:43 PM
  #6  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
gmblack3's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 47
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
'12 BMW 535i GT 07 GMC Denali 1500
Originally Posted by Almo
Very nice, love the DB... what a great combo!
Thank you!

I like the DBS too!

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 


You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes,  average.

Quick Reply: PS Detailed: 2007 Black Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG 23 manhours



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:19 PM.