Detailed a friend's Mercedes

Vaughanabe13 · 08-05-2011, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z

What's up Brennan... thanks man!

Yeah if you have swirls from previous owner, only a good buffing session with a DA or rotary will get that out. You can do it by hand, but that would take you forever, and your arm would fall off

Once you get the paint completely perfect and swirl-free, you must KEEP it that way. How? Proper washing and drying techniques... and careful use of MF Towels if detail spraying. Lesson is, the less you touch your paint, the better off it is. If you DO have to touch, make sure the material you are using to touch the paint is soft, clean, and free of any contaminants. Wipe in one direction only! Downward for vertical panels, and away from the car on horizontal panels.

Read this thread of mine from autogeek for some more pointers. Do your swirls look like my "before" shots???

2009 Odyssey, spring detail - Auto Geek Online Auto Detailing Forum

It's similar to the before shots but not quite as noticeable unless you're under direct sunlight. I would best describe it as "micro scratches" and depending on the way the light is bouncing they sometimes look circular.

"Exterior:
ONR wash (panel by panel as needed)
Meguiar's clay / ONR lube
Menz SIP via LC orange CCS pad - Flex
Menz PO85RD via LC gray CCS pad - Flex
pads cleaned on the fly via XMT cleaner
CG EZ Creme (love this stuff) via LC blue CCS pad - PC
4Star UPP via LC red CCS pad - PC
Final hand wash via 2 bucket/grit guard/DP extreme foam
Collinite 845 (starting to be my favorite LSP for daily drivers) via red CCS pad - PC
this I applied over the entire car today, not panel by panel
Interior:
DP interior cleaner (mmmm banana scent...)
Aero 303

Oh, and tires and rims cleaned with Amazing rolloff... sealed with OCW."

The problem I have with this is that it is filled with so many acronyms and jargon that I would have to spend hours learning what it even means, let alone doing it.

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