2004 Mercedes Benz ML350 Inspiration Edition


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This car had been largely neglected for just under a decade - the interior and paint were in need of some serious love. It was decided in advance that since the car is not garaged, Opti-Coat would be the right way to go to keep the paint healthy and the car looking good.


WASH & DECONTAMINATION

Adam's Car Wash Shampoo

Optimum No-Rinse

Optimum Power Clean

Auto Finesse Iron Out

Nanoskin AutoScrub w/Nanoskin Glide


PAINT CORRECTION

Rupes LHR15ES

Griot's Garage 3"

Scholl Concepts S3 Gold

Scholl Concepts S40

Uber Green Pads

Uber Black Pads

CarPro Eraser


TRIM & SEALS

1Z Plastic Deep Cleaner

1Z Gummi Pfledge

Auto Finesse Revive


INTERIOR

1Z Cockpit

1Z Leather Care

1Z Plastic Deep Cleaner w/ 3" Griot's polisher & Uber Ultra Interior Brush for seating surfaces

1Z Blitz

CG Fabric Proector

Sonax Car Breeze


GLASS & BRITEWORK

Lusso Glass Polish

Autosol Metal Polish


WHEELS & TIRES

1Z ColourTec Wheel Cleaner

1", 2", & 3" Wheel Woolies

Auto Finesse Satin

Zep 505

Optimum Power Clean

CG Bare Bones


HEADLIGHT RESTORATION

800 Grit

1500 Grit

Scholl Concepts S3 Gold

Scholl Concepts S40


PAINT PROTECTION & LSP

Opti-Coat Pro


Kicked everything off with headlight restorations:

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After polishing out sanding marks. Finished product:

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Then moved on to some pretty nasty wheels. 10 years of baked on German brake dust ended up being quite a workout...

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1Z ColourTec...um...ColourTec-ing:

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I prefer 1Z over Sonax Full Effect because it will foam up when agitated and is much less runny. They look to be equals when it comes to cleaning :

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Exhaust tip cleaned up with Autosol and 0000 Steel Wool:

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Engine bay cleaned up:

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On to the interior! I started by removing plastic leftover from a lazy dealer prep:

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Door sills cleaned and polished:

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Rest of interior:



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Spider eggs over easy:

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Beehive in fuel filler area:

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Last of the pre-wash tasks - cleaning up the trim and tight spots:

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Onto the wash:

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Mummified frog rinsed from undercarriage:

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Auto Finesse Iron Out at work:

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Post wash eval - not pretty:

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50/50 after one pass with S3:

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Continuing correction work around the car:

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Final Rinse to remove dust and polishing oils:

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Time for Opti-Coating:

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Some final shots:

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Thanks for looking!

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