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Old 02-20-2008, 06:21 PM   #1
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Default Smoke detailed- Mercedes SL55 AMG

2006 SL55 AMG, a few swirls on the hood and a bird bomb on the windshield followed by lots of roat grime on the lower half and a few light scratches.
ONR 2 bucket
Waffle weave dry and crevice blowout
Sonus green clay
Flex SIP w/ orange low pro pad X2 on hood
106ff w/ white
PB S&W wipedown
Z-AIO w/ white
First coat Z2pro by hand (ZFX'd w/ a shot of Z8)
Second coat Z2pro by hand (ZFX'd w/ a shot of Z8)
Z-CS cured 3 hours
Z8 final wipedown
P21S gel on wheels topped with Z-AIO
Z-AIO windows
Z9/Z10 leather
303 cleaner on carpets
Vaccum
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Old 02-20-2008, 06:26 PM   #2
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Nice job man! Car looks new again.
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Old 02-20-2008, 06:50 PM   #3
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sick detail job on a nice ride, im gonna PM you a question.... kinda out the blue, but worth a shot.
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Old 02-20-2008, 07:00 PM   #4
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Nice Detail Job bro!! Awesome. Can you list what each product you used exactly is and where you got them. I need to rejuvenate my STi!! Thanks.
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Old 02-20-2008, 07:07 PM   #5
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Great job! Car looks amazing, even for an AMG
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Old 02-20-2008, 07:13 PM   #6
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Looks very solid, can you say what you did on the floormats/ carpet. Thats the only thing Im missing in my detailing collection, also what products where used on the carpets.
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Old 02-20-2008, 07:24 PM   #7
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I don't know why I'm so shocked.......but I'm really shocked to see the parking brake on the floor! Am I missing something? I haven't seen that in years. Oh.....and great detail job!

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Old 02-20-2008, 07:47 PM   #8
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Nicely done. Just shows that claybar makes all the difference in the world.
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Old 02-20-2008, 08:08 PM   #9
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Nicely done. Just shows that claybar makes all the difference in the world.
Its amazing how clean you think the paint is before you clay it. That shot of the sonus green was after the hood only, I didnt even get to the lower body panels and you see how much contamination there is.
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Old 02-20-2008, 08:19 PM   #10
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Its amazing how clean you think the paint is before you clay it. That shot of the sonus green was after the hood only, I didnt even get to the lower body panels and you see how much contamination there is.
+1000.

claybar is the most important step in paint prep.
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Old 02-20-2008, 08:30 PM   #11
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Sorry to thread jack, does anyone know of a reputable detailer in colorado? Boulder area preferrably


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