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Wash, Wax, Detailing and Cosmetic protection/repairs
Detailer's Domain: Big Clean Up on a Big Classic - Mercedes 600 SEL W100
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| 01-24-2015, 04:11 PM | #1 |
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Detailer's Domain: Big Clean Up on a Big Classic - Mercedes 600 SEL W100
Mercedes-Benz 600 (W100) - this was a big one!
This one was a call that took us off guard. The 600 SEL has been a car I had waited to work on for years. Always loved this one since I first saw it as a kid in the old movies. I knew my customer had this car but had never seen it, finally got a call in for it and I was a bit surprised it was for mold removal......a lot of it. The car was brought in and after taking a look at it, the customer and I decided it was best to go full out on it - mold removal, engine clean up, paint correction, and protection. This car is a special one to the family, we took special measures to take our time and made sure we were able to get it back to it's glory. Products used Interior Products Leather Master Mold Killer Leather Master Strong Cleaner Leather Master Protection Cream 1Z einszett Cockpit Cleaner 1Z einszett Plastic Deep Cleaner 1Z einszett Gummi Pflege Stift Rubber Care Stick Interior Tools Dupray Hill Injection Steam Cleaner Uber All Purpose Microfiber Towels Uber Leather and Carpet Brush Uber Purple Gloves 3M respirator masks Black Light Exterior Products Adam's Car Wash Adam's Metal Polish 1 Adam's Metal Polish 2 Adam's In and Out Adam's Super VRT Adam's Glass Sealant Auto Finesse Citrus Cleaner Auto Finesse Crystal NanoSkin Autoscrub Pad NanoSkin Glide Menzerna FG400 Menzerna SF4000 Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner Swissvax Divine Tools Used Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher Porter Cable 7424XP Uber Green Pad Uber Blue Pad Uber Black Pad Uber All Purpose Microfiber Towels Uber Quick Detailing Towels Uber Super Drying Towel Metro Air Force Master Blaster 2 Grit Guard Bucket Kits Uber Foam Cannon Kranzle K 1122TST Cold Water Electric Pressure Washer Interior Before MOLD, MOLD, MOLD!!! Customer stated that the mold was caused due to humidity from the hot summer months and improper ventilation in the garage.                    Products used for this one  The A team ready to go  Steam - one of the best ways to remove and kill mold     Action shot   Getting it done     We took the mold removal one section at a time.      Carpets getting steamed   Chrome bits getting steamed   Headliner carefully being steamed  Vents steamed  After steaming mats were removed and vacuumed.   After everything was steamed and vacuumed we went ahead and used Leather Master Mold Remover to remove any left over traces of mold.    After the mold remover was applied we waited a day to check on the interior. Using a black light we found no mold left in the interior. Carpets, leather, wood, all free and clear of mold    Leather Master Protection Cream applied   Random shots - interior detailing      Wood polishing    After shots                        Exterior Before photos         Paint imperfections before the wash      Prep - wash/decon/nanoskin auto scrub/wheels cleaned Wash - Decon        Rinse    Nanoskin Autoscrub  Nanoskin Autoscrub pad on glass first  Nanoskin Autoscrub pad on paint   Rinse and Dry  Wheels  Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner  APC used on the white walls   Tires were scrubbed and wipe down   Hub caps pulled off and polished and protected   Back side cleaned as well.  Wheels cleaned   Hubcaps put back on    Wheels and tires looking much better    Engine Before     Steam used to clean the motor  APC and brushes to remove the years of dirt and grime   Not like modern day motors with all the plastics and covers, but a nice improvement    Paint Correction Imperfections                   50/50 shots - after using the Griot's and Uber Green and Uber Blue pads with Menzerna FG400 and Menzerna SF400        Pads used   After correction         Chrome - Bright work Before Years of oxidation            Metal polished out with the Festool and Uber Green Pad  50/50 shot of the bumper    Chrome fender accents          Final touches Adam's Glass Sealant        Applying a carnauba paste wax via the Griot's and Uber Black Finishing Pad     Final shots                                        I hope you enjoyed this one as much as we did. |
| 01-27-2015, 12:46 AM | #2 |
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Wow.
Awesome work! I wish you guys had a shop in Georgia. There isn't a place I can trust with my car...
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| 01-27-2015, 05:01 PM | #3 |
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DetailersDomain - thank you very much for this outstanding demonstration of craftsmanship on a truly exquisite car. I enjoy your posts and am certain that your customers receive amazing service.
Cheers.
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| 03-28-2015, 10:28 PM | #4 |
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Wow, thanks for sharing the step-by-step pics. You took a beautiful, classic 600 and brought back to its original form! Good to see that you are in nearby Norwood! I'll stop-by when it warms up to get a consultation for my '12 535iX M-sport.
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