2008 ML350 Full Interior Detail and Winter Prep

bretster

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Here's my 200+ picture write-up on a 2008 ML350 full interior detail and exterior 2 step winter prep. Onto the write-up:

What was done:
- Before pictures
- Wheels hit with Sonax full effect and meguiars wheel brightener
- Tires treated with Adams APC and prima nero
- Engine treated with in and out spray
- De-Bugged with 1Z Bug and Tar Remover
- Exterior wash using lusso auto bathe and foam gun w/ CG MSii
- Door, hood and trunk jambs cleaned
- Prima nero on undercarriage
- Aquartz Iron Cut to decontaminate
- Clayed entire exterior including windows
- Taped up
- 2 step - menz sip -> menz super finish -> menz powerlock
- Rubber and vinyl cleaned w/ In and Out, Prima nero
- Exhaust tips cleaned and polished
- Windows clayed again and cleaned with prima clarity
- Wheels waxed with Prima Wheel Armour
- Exterior Wax -> 1Z Glanz Wax

Interior:
- Leather cleaned with Leather Master
- Vacuum
- Trims treated with Prima Nero and 1Z Cockpit Premium
- Interior glass cleaned with clarity

Products used:
Exterior wash:
- Lusso auto bath
- Gilmour Foam gun w/ CG MaxiSuds
- Uber wool wash mitt
- Blue microfiber wash mitt
- Uber super drying microfiber towel
- Prima nero on undercarriage
- Aquartz Iron Cut
- 1Z Bug and Tar Remover

Engine:
- Adam's APC
- Adams In n out spray

Interior:
- Leather Master Super Remover
- Leather Master Vital Leather Conditioner
- Leather Master Protection Cream
- Uber leather cleaning brush
- In n out and Prima Clarity and Nero to clean the trims

Paint correction:
- Porter Cable PC 7424XP
- Flex PE-14
- Uber green and orange 4/5.5 pads
- Surbuf pads 5.5
- Megs 105
- Menz superfinish
- Menz SIP
- Menz Powerlock

Now for the pictures :)

Before
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Sonax
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These wheels were bad :(
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more before pictures
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Love this stuff :-)
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Onto the wash
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Spray down with Iron cut
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done for the day :)
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Clay was very contaminated, Iron cut definitely helped out but the car was still very bad
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37 degrees! too cold :(
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new garage mate :)
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interior before, heavily stained
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50/50
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Misc interior places before
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Nice job Mate!!!

Just out of curiosity how long did this job take you ?
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