samedi 24 janvier 2015

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.




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