My Silver 01 ML55 AMG

[ml13]

Heres a few quick after pics. I was in a rush to do this job and hed to do it over hte course of 3 weekends so I didnt snap any before pics or close paint pics but heres the process in ase anyones interested. Most products used were purchased @ Autogeek btw:

DP Xtreme Foam Wash w/ my Schmitt
Meguiars Clay w/ DP 4 in 1 QD as the Lube
Meguirs 105 w/ yellow pad (flex)
Menzerna 85rd w/ Blue Pad (2 separate runs with different pressure & speed) (flex)
Wolfgangs 3.0 Sealant (2 coats) (hand)
Wolfgangs Spray Sealant (1 coat) (hand)
P21S Concours Wax (2 coats) (hand)

P21S Gel Wheel Cleaner/DP Wheel Glaze
Poorboys Natural Look on the Trim
DP Glass Restorer & Wolfgangs Spray Sealant on the Glass
Meguiar's Endurance Gel on the Tires
Meguiars Tire Foam on Wheel Wells

I use all high end Microfibers on my paint at all times (Cobra, Pakshak, Chemical Bros). Truck never sees a commercial carwash, ever. Is washed weekly, without fail, and is QD'd once or twice during the week. Sometimes a wash is replaced by a DP rinseless wash on the coldest Northeast winter days. I use Wolfgangs Sealant only, for my winter LSP, and Wolfgangs Sealant plus a couple layers of wax for the summer months (right now im really stuck on P21S concours on light color paints) but Wolfgangs is my goto Sealant. Sweet Look to it and their Spray Sealant is awesome for touchups or when a quick layer of LSP is required.

 

[HMFIC]

Nice work. I have never seen that model in AMG before. Whats the 0-60 on that?

 

[ml13]

low 6s. 6.0-6.3 Ive seen in literature before. The truck moves tho, 342hp,375 ft/lb torque bone stock, naturally aspirated 5.4L AMG handbuilt motor. Im a serious sport truck guy, and I was dying to find a good deal on one of these with decent mileage and I bought this one pretty cheap when gas was well over 4.00 a gallon. Ive had the truck up to 130 before. It is limited in the 140s supposedly. Heard it can go over 150 if you get the ECU reprogrammed which I will do at some point. Handles great for an SUV too,comes a little under an inch lower then the regular non-AMG ML, with an AMG tuned suspension with front & rear Sway bars, I love the thing. Tranny shifts really smooth and firm too, same engine/tranny thats in the other AMGs which are serious sports cars (SL55, CLK55), and has the autostick to shift manually, which is when the truck really turns into a beast with its high revving motor. My favorite ride ive had so far, this thing was everything I wanted in a sports truck. I changed the grill out to an 02+ ML grill which has silver mesh instead of black and painted the bumper grill to match, and the rims are after market, 20" Axis EXE Crowns 9"/10" wide front/rear with Hankook Ventus ST Tires. Definitely Love it. Thanks for the reply!