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Detailer's Domain: MB CLK63 Black Series Spring Clean Up

Detailer's Domain: MB CLK63 Black Series - Spring Clean Up.

I love it when we get cars in that are in great shape!

What was done -
Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Wheels were spray waxed and lips were polished with Optimum Metal Polish
- Tires were spritzed down with Optimum Power Clean, brushed and rinsed
- Tires were dressed with 1Z einszett Vinyl Rubber Care
- Wheel wells cleaned up with Optimum Power Clean
- Pre Washed with W99
- Iron X was used to remove any iron deposits if any no much
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- 1 Step - Menzerna Super Finish to brighten up the paint, and remove light scratches
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step – Einszett Glanz
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed
- Jambs steam cleaned

Interior
- Leather Cleaned
- Leather Conditioned
-Dash and plastics steamed and dressed
-Carpets Vacuumed and Steamed

Engine
- Steamed cleaned
- Dressed with Adam's In and Out

Products used -
1Z W99 (pre wash)
Car Pro Iron X
Uber Blue Clay Bar Kit
Optimum Power Clean
Adam's Glass Cleaner
1Z einszett Vinyl Rubber Care
Menzerna Super Finish
1Z einszett Glanz
Adam's In and Out Spray

Interior
Leather Soft Cleaner
Leather Vital Conditioner
1Z einszett Cockpit

Tools:
Flex PE 14 2 150
Porter Cable 7424XP
Uber Blue, Green, Black Pads
Metro Vac
Brushes
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann LED
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name Towels
Kranzle K1120T
Cam Spray Foam Attachment
Defelsko 6000

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After shots






Before shots





Wheel Before
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Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner


Optimum Metal Polish on the lips


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Pre Wash - Iron X


Clay


Engine before






Engine after


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