Hey everyone, sorry if it seemed like i dropped off the face of the planet! i just got back from a two week stay in Israel, and let me just say, it is a beautiful place, and i had a lot of fun! except for the long plane ride! so now im back at the detailing .


this car has had very little usage. The paint was not in bad condition at all, just showed some signs o washing with improper media, and some spot-buffing which was not finished down correctly. And what a pain the ceramic clear is on this car, it took 3-4 passes with SIP and an Orange Uber pad to remove the imperfections. There was one deep RID that i could not remove from the hood, roof, and trunklid, however it was barely noticeable after i was finished with the whole process.


Exterior
-Wash
-1Z Anti Insekt
-CG CWC
-Meg's mitt
-P21s TAW

-Wheels
-CG CWC
-P21s Gel
-EZ detail brush
-Swissvax wheel brush
-OXO tire scrubber
-ARO (tires)

-Wheel Wells
-Meg's APC+
-DD wheel well brush


Clay
-Special yellow poly clay
-ONR lube


Polishing
-Exterior paint
-Menzerna SIP via Orange Uber pad @ 1000-2000RPM (2-3 passes)
-Menzerna PO85RD via blue Uber pad @ 1000-2000RPM
-Makita 9227C
-3M Yellow Foam Backing Plate
-1000w halogen lights
-ISA 50/50 wipedown
-DD Uber MF towels

LSP
-Paint
-Swissvax Cleaner Fluid
-Swissvax Mystery (x2)
-FK1# 425
-CG 530XL MF towels

-Wheels
-Swissvax Cleaner Fluid
-Swissvax Autobahn
-FK1# 425
-CG Barebones (wheel wells)
-Swissvax Pneu


Glass
-Sprayaway glass cleaner

Interior
-Leather Master Trio
-1Z Cockpit
-Swissvax Mystery (Carbon parts)


The car had been sitting for a while, hence the film of dust all over it.
























The owner wanted me to remove the clear bra from the hood, he didn't like how it distorted the reflection. so i started by warming it with the halogens; it was pretty cold outside, around 50F.





and slowly removing the film







after about 10 minutes, i was only halfway





i thought the shape looked like a lizard or something






now onto the wash, then clay, and prep for polish. here's the car all taped up.





the imperfections







a 50/50







more before pictures

 

look at how hazy the carbon fiber front lip was!




me polishing it with SIP





a few shots after polishing

 

Finished! sorry for not taking any final pics with the halogens. they both shorted out! i have gone through about 5 sets of halogen lights! i tried as best i could to get the metal halide shots






































then about a week later i came back to take pictures outside. However, the car had been driven a few miles, hence the light dust.

 

thanks for looking!

Dom

 

Tony's car looks incredible, Dom! Nice work! Definitely one of the meanest looking CLK63 BS's out there!

 

Great work! And beautiful CLK63 BS!

 

Great post - the car really needed it. I am surprised just how bad it was tbh.

 

wow very nice work. when can you do mine

 

That car is bad! MA Carbon needs to make a Carbon Fiber front benz logo

 

thanks for the comments everyone!