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      09-23-2011, 08:20 AM   #1
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Detailer's Domain: Mercedes C280 - White - Paint Correction

Mercedes C280 - Paint Correction
As you will see in the pics this car clearly needed to be polished out. We used Meguiar's Microfiber DA Compound and finished with Menzerna Super Finish for that perfect finish. We used Aquartz Reload as a last step.

What was done -
Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Pre Washed with W99
- Iron Cut
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- 2 Step - Meguiar's M105 and Super Finish
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step – Aquartz Reload
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed

Engine -

- Clean
- Dress

Interior -
- Vac
- Wipe down and protect dash
- Leather cleaned and conditioned

Links to products used -

1Z einszett W99
Iron Cut
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Uber Clay Bar Kit
Meguiar's Microfiber DA Compound D300
Menzerna Super Finish
Aquartz Reload
Adam's Super VRT
Optimum Metal Polish
1Z einszett Windscreen Cleaner

Glass
Uber Glass Cleaner Kit

Engine
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Adam's In and Out

Interior
1Z einszett Cockpit
Sonax Leather Foam
Adam's Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Porter Cable 7424XP
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter

Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Interior After





Before shot


Engine Before




Engine After


Prep, Wash, Clay




Iron Cut in action




Rinse


Clay


Before and After Correction Shots










Before


After Correction Shots




After shots













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