Black Mercedes GL450 - I didn't know it was gonna be a big vehicle

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So, the owner of the black Aston Martin Vantage came to the shop and said he has a Mercedes for me to do. Heck, I thought it was just another car! And, he said a previous detailer made a mess out of the finish. So, I find this Lincoln Navigator sized Merc in the shop with a finish that is pretty bad.

Can we say rotary swirls boys and girls?....

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So, washed this SUV and used 2 bottles of Meg's Hot Rims on the wheels....they were pitch black on the inner rims.

I decided to test the worst panel that I took a pic of. Tried Meg's 83 (which is my go-to product) and didn't do the job. So I broke out a bottle of SSR 2.5 that I haven't used in several months and it worked. Followed that with Menzerna 106 (which the Mercedes crave anyway) and the finish bounced back.

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I ended up working on this big boy for 10 long hours, but the owner is super happy....and I'll have his Boxster and Ferrari in the next lineup.

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Got a big car for tomorrow: Bentley Flying Spur that "must" be done in 1 day....I sure hope it's not black.

Toto
 
MAN.... UR THE MAN!!!!! I'm not worthy... I'm not worthy!!!! I know someone that has one of those in white and her wheels are black! she's too cheap for me to detail it.... so she waits only till she needs to take it to the mercedes dealership for them to do their crap job on it.
 
Toto your work always blows me away! Thanks for sharing!
 
Toto..absolutely great work on that big pig. Talk about a challenge, but you rose to it big time! This shot rocks!
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I'm with you Richy, that pic is amazing! Phenomenal as always Toto. Sounds like you are going to be busy with some nice rides. Good for you, you deserve it! :cheers:
 
Awesome job Toto...can't wait to see the upcoming details...Im the MAN
 
Your talent is amazing. That reflection shot just blew me away. Imagine that a black Mercedes! Are the Boxster and Ferrari black too. We should just call you Johnny Cash.:)
 
Very nice Toto! What is your final topper going to be on this?
 
It looks like the word is out who the man is for Black !!! Your are the man and it looks like your locked into the black cars that someone else has screwed up. Great work as always.
 
That is some fantastic work Toto! I'm happy to see that you broke out the Poorboys SSR2.5 as I'm a big fan of that polish.

Is that your detailing bay where the Mercedes was parked?

PS: love the plate!
 
Looks great as always Toto. I finally have a black car to detail. It's been a while for me.
 
P1et said:
That is some fantastic work Toto! I'm happy to see that you broke out the Poorboys SSR2.5 as I'm a big fan of that polish.

Is that your detailing bay where the Mercedes was parked?

PS: love the plate!
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Yep..that's the detailing bay. The owner is going to set it up like the BMW shop with extra lighting. That's what is lacking right now.

Toto
 
Looks amazing! Meguiar's #83 is always my go to to start any vehicle. Those rotary marks were terrible.
 
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