Here is what a full 10 hour detail does to an SL55
05-12-2003, 01:22 AM
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Here is what a full 10 hour detail does to an SL55
I met the owner of this vehicle, a black SL55. He had it delivered from the dealership swirled and scratched up from their prep guys. He searched all over new england for a quality detailer, but could not find one. So he found me and I was very willing to help him out. What I did was wash his car, dry it, Go over it with the porter cable buffer and a yellow pad with meguiars DACP to get out all the deep swirls and scratches (left by the dealer prep and the other inexperienced "detailers" that touched the car), Meguiars #9 2.0 swirl remover with a white pad to leave a smooth finish and get out the fine scratches DACP leaves behind, and then i finished off with S100 Shine enhancing polish with another white pad to really bring out the gloss and completely remove any haze left over. After that I topped it with a coat of pinnacle souveran wax. Here is a before shot of the vehicle under a bright shop light(the ones you find at gas stations, sodium halide or something?).
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05-18-2003, 01:33 PM
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Originally posted by AlBoston
i dunno bmms8. your tires look pretty brown. Lets see some pics under some halogen lights or direct sunlight
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i dunno bmms8. your tires look pretty brown. Lets see some pics under some halogen lights or direct sunlight
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05-18-2003, 01:37 PM
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i dunno bmms8. your tires look pretty brown. Lets see some pics under some halogen lights or direct sunlight .
i dunno bmms8. your tires look pretty brown. Lets see some pics under some halogen lights or direct sunlight
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05-18-2003, 05:54 PM
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Originally posted by bmms8
i know, i know, swirl city, but it doesnt matter, they are replacing our car, so i have stopped washing it:p
i know, i know, swirl city, but it doesnt matter, they are replacing our car, so i have stopped washing it:p
....umm...it clearly stats that he did it by himself in the first post
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Thumbs up on the deatail!
AlBoston, great job! I am looking forward to using some of the tips provided in this forum to detail my Benz. It's silver so it hides a lot of imperfections but I still want to make it look like glass like you did on the SL. Thanks for the pics, beautiful car! 
06-09-2003, 03:13 PM
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Re: Thumbs up on the deatail!
Originally posted by jimmydagreek
AlBoston, great job! I am looking forward to using some of the tips provided in this forum to detail my Benz. It's silver so it hides a lot of imperfections but I still want to make it look like glass like you did on the SL. Thanks for the pics, beautiful car!
AlBoston, great job! I am looking forward to using some of the tips provided in this forum to detail my Benz. It's silver so it hides a lot of imperfections but I still want to make it look like glass like you did on the SL. Thanks for the pics, beautiful car!
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Re: Re: Thumbs up on the deatail!
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you are welcome guys! Post pics when you finish your car jimmy.
you are welcome guys! Post pics when you finish your car jimmy.
