Andr3wilson
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So I was debating on posting this, but because this Mercedes S class has the hardest version of the Ceramiclear Ceramic Clear Coat I ever have and will come across, I decided to post it, hoping this may help someone in the future!
So the car is a 2010 S550 4Matic. The owner had taken it to a local speedy franchise detail shop about 50-100 times before I got my hands on her... So you can guess the condition!
Because the car was being sold, he wanted the paint restored (about 80-90%) on a one step and the interior fully detailed.
Interior was really clean, but needed some attention
For most of the interior carpet I used CG Fabric Clean and 1:2 CG Lightening Fast. No extractor!
Leather Cleaned with Conolly and Conditioned with SV Leather Milk
Used P21S Total Auto Wash and W99
CG Citrus Wash & Gloss
Followed by IronX, TarX, and Claying. Car was then dried with a Master Blaster
So I did a test spot on the car to see what I was getting myself into.
Upon estimation, there was a coat of glaze on the car, I did not see what was really there!
I am no stranger to Ceramiclear at all. I have polished out quite a few different years and versions of the stuff no problem.
Typically I would reach for FG400 and an MF pad on my Rupes and bang the car out no problem. Only thing was, that combo was making nothing more than a slight dent.
Looks great on camera, but under intense light, there were still plenty of swirls
This stuff though, was on a new level of hard. Upon a call to a good friend at a trusted body shop, he explained the year and the version of the Ceramiclear was in fact some of the hardest CC ever put on a car, let alone an MB. This stuff is were you hear horror stories!
So I stopped over to Autoobessed and picked up a bunch of compounds and pads to try and find something that worked.
I picked up Fixer, Gtechniq P1, and something amazing from an unexpected place, CG 1.0 Cut.
I also picked up a bunch of Surfbuff pads to see if they would help.
After picking and choosing, CG 1.0 Cut with a Surfbuff was going to be my one step!
CG 1.0 Cut is extreme stuff! I had always blown it off until I read the bottle. Made to polish out 700 grit sanding marks!!. It is extremely gritty and has an insane cut, PERFECT FOR THIS CAR!
Sometimes I forget to take after pics... Sorry!
My one saving grace with this car is that it had a full glass roof! a lot less to polish!
Had a quick glimpse of sun to check my work with!
Cleaning Glass
For this colour I went with SV Onyx. I tested a bunch of LSPs and preferred this one the most. It is a very yellow carnuba and adds a warm glow to the car without really muting the metallic too much!
So I was debating on posting this, but because this Mercedes S class has the hardest version of the Ceramiclear Ceramic Clear Coat I ever have and will come across, I decided to post it, hoping this may help someone in the future!
So the car is a 2010 S550 4Matic. The owner had taken it to a local speedy franchise detail shop about 50-100 times before I got my hands on her... So you can guess the condition!
Because the car was being sold, he wanted the paint restored (about 80-90%) on a one step and the interior fully detailed.
Interior was really clean, but needed some attention
For most of the interior carpet I used CG Fabric Clean and 1:2 CG Lightening Fast. No extractor!
Leather Cleaned with Conolly and Conditioned with SV Leather Milk
Used P21S Total Auto Wash and W99
CG Citrus Wash & Gloss
Followed by IronX, TarX, and Claying. Car was then dried with a Master Blaster
So I did a test spot on the car to see what I was getting myself into.
Upon estimation, there was a coat of glaze on the car, I did not see what was really there!
I am no stranger to Ceramiclear at all. I have polished out quite a few different years and versions of the stuff no problem.
Typically I would reach for FG400 and an MF pad on my Rupes and bang the car out no problem. Only thing was, that combo was making nothing more than a slight dent.
Looks great on camera, but under intense light, there were still plenty of swirls
This stuff though, was on a new level of hard. Upon a call to a good friend at a trusted body shop, he explained the year and the version of the Ceramiclear was in fact some of the hardest CC ever put on a car, let alone an MB. This stuff is were you hear horror stories!
So I stopped over to Autoobessed and picked up a bunch of compounds and pads to try and find something that worked.
I picked up Fixer, Gtechniq P1, and something amazing from an unexpected place, CG 1.0 Cut.
I also picked up a bunch of Surfbuff pads to see if they would help.
After picking and choosing, CG 1.0 Cut with a Surfbuff was going to be my one step!
CG 1.0 Cut is extreme stuff! I had always blown it off until I read the bottle. Made to polish out 700 grit sanding marks!!. It is extremely gritty and has an insane cut, PERFECT FOR THIS CAR!
Sometimes I forget to take after pics... Sorry!
My one saving grace with this car is that it had a full glass roof! a lot less to polish!
Had a quick glimpse of sun to check my work with!
Cleaning Glass
For this colour I went with SV Onyx. I tested a bunch of LSPs and preferred this one the most. It is a very yellow carnuba and adds a warm glow to the car without really muting the metallic too much!
