aes08
24 11 2012, 22:16
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0159.jpg
[size="3"]Long time since last detail, but here's a one I did a couple of months ago.
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0156-1.jpg
This car biggest problem is that the previous owners have been smoking in it for several years:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0144.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0162.jpg
Autosmart Tardis used as degreaser:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0175.jpg
Foam with Maxi Suds II:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0185.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0187-1.jpg
P-21S for the rims:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0194.jpg
Too cold to be claying outside at this time of year:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0212.jpg
Found some dried out alcantara here:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0280.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0225.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0320.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0226.jpg
Swissvax Alcantara cleaner and brush:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0292.jpg
Drying the residue with a soft and lint-free microfiber cloth:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0294.jpg
According to SV manual for the alcantara cleaner you should be careful with rubbing the cleaner too hard in to the fabric. This was anyway done in this case due to bad condition the interior was in. Also worked on larger areas at the time, not as displayed here:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0303.jpg
A quick look up on the roof line made me Tourettes in the same way as the bartender from “Buldocks saints.”
Miles of alcantara exposed it selves and I could see several hours pass by in a flash:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0316.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0315.jpg
Did some vacuuming for a change:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0386.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0340.jpg
Then back to the lovely alcantara:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0351.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0344.jpg
Here are the results after the dash and two doors: http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0348.jpg
Getting rather fed up from so did a couple of door mats. In A-C-T-I-O-N shot:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0394.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0396.jpg
Then some more alalalalalcantara:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0367.jpg
Used Chemical guys cleaner on all leather, since this is a bit stronger than the one from SV:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0426.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0441.jpg
In the search for perfection new solutions are often found. The seats on the S-class have both air heating and cooling within the seats. Some of pores were clogged up with dirt that had to be removed. Found a small tool from the cleaning kit for my paint gun:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0408.jpg
It seemed to do the trick:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0409.jpg
Then it was time to remove some parts:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0445.jpg
This car has two active coal filters + two normal cabin air filters that had to be removed before all of the cigarette smell could be removed:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0447.jpg
Never changed obv:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0457.jpg
With cabin air filters removed I began a 20 minutes process cleaning up the air condition:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0473.jpg
While the”Evapomat” from Wurth was doing the work inside of the car, I had time to clean some floor mats:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0519.jpg
“Evapomat clean" all done. This left a light fragrance of lemon, but still some cigarette smell from the air vents. Had one more Nanolotus (alcohol based cleaner) A/C cleaner left and decided to see if that could work better: http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0521.jpg
Nanolotus removed the last bad smell from the air vents... Time for some fresh air in the rest of the car:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0580.jpg
All of the ashtrays was taken back home and put in the dishwasher. Good as new after that:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0557.jpg
Brand new filters were put back:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0023.jpg
The paint was also in the need of some TLC:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0622.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0595.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0591.jpg
Could just as well start out with a small 50/50:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0651.jpg
Scholl S03Gold on gul scholl pad:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0663.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0713.jpg
If my memory serves my correct this was a couple of rounds with 5-6 hard passes:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0699.jpg
Here too, but used something different:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0729.jpg
Mirka wool pad and S03Gold heavy cut compound:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0757.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0759.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0768.jpg
After one heavy cutting round the car was in desperate need of a wash down. Splashed away with all of leftovers of Scholl CF02 wipe down prior to rinsing with hot water:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0813.jpg
After the rinse down the car was taken back inside and dried, gloss polishing was done first with 3M Extra Fine and finishing with 3M Ultra Fine SE: http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0827.jpg
Meguiars synthetic sealer # 21 applied with large MG soft buff pad and Flex DA:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0844.jpg
Let the sealer flash on the paint for about one hour prior to buffing it off: http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0929.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0889.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0992.jpg
A couple of days later it took the car out to take some pictures for the cars sales add:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0044copy.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0062.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0071.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0084.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0076.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0056.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0058.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0107.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0233.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0213.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0214.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0182.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0207.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0199.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0198.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0196.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0187.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0128.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0155.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0205.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0173.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0156.jpg
"Alıntıdır."
[size="3"]Long time since last detail, but here's a one I did a couple of months ago.
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0156-1.jpg
This car biggest problem is that the previous owners have been smoking in it for several years:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0144.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0162.jpg
Autosmart Tardis used as degreaser:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0175.jpg
Foam with Maxi Suds II:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0185.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0187-1.jpg
P-21S for the rims:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0194.jpg
Too cold to be claying outside at this time of year:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0212.jpg
Found some dried out alcantara here:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0280.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0225.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0320.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0226.jpg
Swissvax Alcantara cleaner and brush:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0292.jpg
Drying the residue with a soft and lint-free microfiber cloth:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0294.jpg
According to SV manual for the alcantara cleaner you should be careful with rubbing the cleaner too hard in to the fabric. This was anyway done in this case due to bad condition the interior was in. Also worked on larger areas at the time, not as displayed here:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0303.jpg
A quick look up on the roof line made me Tourettes in the same way as the bartender from “Buldocks saints.”
Miles of alcantara exposed it selves and I could see several hours pass by in a flash:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0316.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0315.jpg
Did some vacuuming for a change:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0386.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0340.jpg
Then back to the lovely alcantara:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0351.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0344.jpg
Here are the results after the dash and two doors: http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0348.jpg
Getting rather fed up from so did a couple of door mats. In A-C-T-I-O-N shot:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0394.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0396.jpg
Then some more alalalalalcantara:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0367.jpg
Used Chemical guys cleaner on all leather, since this is a bit stronger than the one from SV:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0426.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0441.jpg
In the search for perfection new solutions are often found. The seats on the S-class have both air heating and cooling within the seats. Some of pores were clogged up with dirt that had to be removed. Found a small tool from the cleaning kit for my paint gun:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0408.jpg
It seemed to do the trick:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0409.jpg
Then it was time to remove some parts:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0445.jpg
This car has two active coal filters + two normal cabin air filters that had to be removed before all of the cigarette smell could be removed:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0447.jpg
Never changed obv:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0457.jpg
With cabin air filters removed I began a 20 minutes process cleaning up the air condition:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0473.jpg
While the”Evapomat” from Wurth was doing the work inside of the car, I had time to clean some floor mats:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0519.jpg
“Evapomat clean" all done. This left a light fragrance of lemon, but still some cigarette smell from the air vents. Had one more Nanolotus (alcohol based cleaner) A/C cleaner left and decided to see if that could work better: http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0521.jpg
Nanolotus removed the last bad smell from the air vents... Time for some fresh air in the rest of the car:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0580.jpg
All of the ashtrays was taken back home and put in the dishwasher. Good as new after that:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0557.jpg
Brand new filters were put back:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0023.jpg
The paint was also in the need of some TLC:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0622.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0595.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0591.jpg
Could just as well start out with a small 50/50:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0651.jpg
Scholl S03Gold on gul scholl pad:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0663.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0713.jpg
If my memory serves my correct this was a couple of rounds with 5-6 hard passes:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0699.jpg
Here too, but used something different:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0729.jpg
Mirka wool pad and S03Gold heavy cut compound:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0757.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0759.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0768.jpg
After one heavy cutting round the car was in desperate need of a wash down. Splashed away with all of leftovers of Scholl CF02 wipe down prior to rinsing with hot water:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0813.jpg
After the rinse down the car was taken back inside and dried, gloss polishing was done first with 3M Extra Fine and finishing with 3M Ultra Fine SE: http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0827.jpg
Meguiars synthetic sealer # 21 applied with large MG soft buff pad and Flex DA:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0844.jpg
Let the sealer flash on the paint for about one hour prior to buffing it off: http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0929.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0889.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0992.jpg
A couple of days later it took the car out to take some pictures for the cars sales add:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0044copy.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0062.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0071.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0084.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0076.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0056.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0058.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0107.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0233.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0213.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0214.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0182.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0207.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0199.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0198.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0196.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0187.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0128.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0155.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0205.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0173.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/Brynjark/Mercedes%20S350/DSC_0156.jpg
"Alıntıdır."