Palladium Silver Mercedes C300 - Detailed by Lawrence

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Palladium Silver Mercedes C300 - Detailed by Lawrence

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First off.... apologies for not having posted much lately... life has been busy and I am a bit (ok a lot) behind on these sort of write ups etc...

This car was detailed at the end of June, and desperately needed it, as you can see from these pictures.

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So as always the dirtiest part of the detail was tackled first - in this case it was the undercarriage. The fender well area, tyres, wheels and brake calipers were rinsed with a pressure washer and then sprayed with Carchem APC @1:5 through a Gloria Foammaster Hand Foamer, left to dwell, agitated and pressure rinsed again. This process was repeated on the fender well liners and tyres a 2nd time, and for the 2nd clean of the wheels, Valet Pro Billberry @1:6 was used. The wheels were then decontaminated using Carchem Revolt (x2) and Carpro Tar-x. The whole area was given a final clean when foaming the car itself during the wash. The fender well liners and tyres were dressed with Carpro PERL neat, and the wheels protected using Carpro Hydro II.

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After (notice the lack of beading)

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After applying Carpro Hydro II

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The door and boot shuts, inside the fuel flap area, and in and around all emblems, badges and seams were then cleaned using Carchem APC @1:5 for and various wash mitts/brushes, and then rinsed using a low pressure spray through the hosepipe. The entire car was then pressure rinsed, then Carpro Iron-x Paste was then applied, left to dwell and pressure rinsed off. Carpro Tar-x was used to remove any tar spots from the the lower portion of the car The car was then sprayed down again, this time with Carpro Iron-x Snowfoam which was then left to dwell before being pressure rinsed off. Shied Heavy Duty Clay was then used to clay off any remaining contaminants.

Paint measurements were taken and sensitive areas taped off before paint correction began. There was a very varied approach to this one.

Bonnet: Menzerna SHC300 / Lake Country Blue Hybrid Foamed Wool + spot repair some areas again with this same combo, followed by Menzerna PF2300 / Lake Country Orange Hybrid, followed by Carpro Essence / Lake Country White Hybrid

The paint was then sealed using Gyeon Cure.

Roof/Bootlid: Menzerna PF2300 / Lake Country Orange Hybrid (x2), followed by Carpro Essence / Lake Country White Hybrid

B-Pillars: Menzerna SHC400 / Lake Country Orange Hybrid, followed by Carpro Essence / Lake Country White Black

Everything else: Menzerna PF2300 / Lake Country Orange Hybrid, followed by Carpro Essence / Lake Country White Hybrid

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All the other details were then taken care of - the glass was cleaned using Meguiars Crystal glass cleaner, the rubbers and exterior plastics with Shield heavy Duty Vinyl and Rubber Cleaner then dressed with Carpro PERL and the exhaust tips polished with Mothers Aluminium Polish.

Here are a few after pics.

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Total time taken = 30 hours

Thanks for looking and as always any questions or comments are welcome

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Nice work as always, Mr E
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Nice work Lawrence :troll: :troll: :troll: :troll:

I see your products are changing as well(or is it just me :geek: )

I was actually missing these thread and glad to have my read :grin:
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Awesome work bud, Merc wheels are always so gross!
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Awesome work as always. Looking forward to more of your write ups
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Belix wrote:Nice work as always, Mr E
Thanks bud
Rsi huntered wrote:Nice work Lawrence :troll: :troll: :troll: :troll:

I see your products are changing as well(or is it just me :geek: )

I was actually missing these thread and glad to have my read :grin:
Thanks - in terms of products, I am constantly trying out new products, some of which land up finding a permanent home on my detailing shelf, whilst others get used till the bottle is done and not replaced.
Kyle wrote:Awesome work bud, Merc wheels are always so gross!
Thanks bud - yip they are, along with BMW wheels - suspect its something to do with the OEM brake pads used
Polo Playa 1.8 wrote:Awesome work as always. Looking forward to more of your write ups
Thank you - hope to try get a few more out soon so I can get back on top of things
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wow
Brilliant as always L !!!!
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Outstanding work Lawrence
Car looks so new.

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DINODENASH wrote:wow
Brilliant as always L !!!!
Thanks Dino
Unobeat wrote:Outstanding work Lawrence
Car looks so new.

I have missed these posts.
Thanks bud :thumbup:
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