Couple weeks ago, we worked on a S500. It had a huge amount of swirls and scratches. Considering the condition of the paint, I decided to try my new Purple Foamed Wool pad with SIP and follow up with Menz 106FF with a white pad. The results we acheived were quite rewarding.

The interior was in good shape and just required a nice coat of protection. We focused mainly on the exterior.

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Last weekend, we had the opportunity to detail a 2 month old IS250.

It belonged to my brothers good friend. He pretty much wanted us to determine what was best for his new car. After taking a look at it, we decided it only needed a one-step polish to jewel up the paint and to make the pearls pop. The interior was extremely clean, but the leather and panels had a dry-look to them. I suspected it sat in the sun alot and was in need of some protection.

Here's what we did:

Exterior

• Washed
• Clayed
• Polished with Menz 85rd on white LC pad
• Waxed with NXT 2.0
• Rims and tires cleaned and dressed
• Fender-liners treated with Trim Shine
• Windows cleaned with Invisible Glass (inside and out)

Interior

• Vacuumed
• Panels treated with Megs Natural Shine Protectant
• Leather treated with Megs Gold Class Rich Leather Cleaner/Conditioner

Sorry we didn't take any before pictures, but here are some pictures of the completed product.

When the owner came to pick up the car, he loved the way the exterior looked, and noticed how the interior wasn't so dry anymore. He also liked how silky smooth the paint was.

On 8/1/09, we detailed a Toyota Sienna. The owner kept it in perfect condition. The interior was spotless and seemed like it still had "new-car-smell". The exterior was in good condition as well. It had very minor swirling, but that wasn't much of his concern. He just really wanted it cleaned up and protected.

We talked it over, and determined he only needed a one-step detail. He didn't want the interior cleaned considering the added cost. But since he was referred to us by my father, we decided to vacuum and protect all the interior panels free-of-charge. He was thrilled.

Here are the steps and equipment used.

Interior

• Vacuumed
• Dash/panels protected with Megs Natural Shine Protectant

Exterior

• Washed
• Clayed
• Polished with Menz 203 w/ white pad on rotary and PC
• Protected with NXT 2.0 wax
• Windows cleaned with Invisible Glass
• Wheels cleaned and tires greased
• Plastic trims shined with Trim Shine

Before pictures. As you can see, it came to us pretty much clean as can be. Sorry we didn't take any detailed shots.

A week or so ago we detailed a E320. It had a decent amount of swirls, but overall nothing unusual. Mercedes clear is really hard, so we had to polish the horizontal portions of the car with Megs M105 to get rid of the heavier swirls. Then followed with Menz SIP and 85rd.

The interior was kept in pretty good condition for a 9 year old car. It got our usual interior treatment.

Here were the steps taken for this detail.

Interior

• Vacuumed
• Cleaned leather + carpets with APC+
• Conditioned leather w/ Megs Aloe Conditioner
• Dash/interior trim protected with Megs Natural Shine

Exterior

• Washed
• Clayed
• Polished horizontal portions of the car with Megs M105 w/ orange lc pad
• Then, polished entire car with Menz SIP w/ orange lc pad
• Finally, polished with Menz 85RD w/ white lc pad
• Waxed with Megs NXT 2.0
• Chrome trim polished with Plasitc X
• Wheels cleaned and tires shined
• Windows cleaned with Invisible Glass

Now on to the pictures. Sorry, we didn't have time to take before pictures of the interior or any detailed shots of the car, but here's what we did take.

Before

Been pretty busy with school this week, so I haven't had to the time to update our blog.

So here it is. Last week we detailed a Toyota Sequoia that belonged to a recent customer of ours. This is his daily driver, so he just wanted something to bring out the shine of the paint, and have his interior cleaned. The interior needed some work.

When the car arrived, the paint looked dull and boring. It also had minor swirls.

After completing the detail, we were surprised as to how well the paint popped. It had a really nice shine to it. It looked brand new.

Here's what we did.

Interior

• Vacuum
• Clean stains with APC+
• Deep cleaned floormats
• Deep cleaned and protected all panels

Exterior

• Washed
• Clayed
• Polished with Men. 203s using rotary and PC
• Applied NXT 2.0 wax
• Wheels cleaned and protected
• Tires washed and shined/protected
• Windows cleaned and protected
• Polished all chrome pieces
• Applied trim shine to all exterior plastic pieces

Totally forgot to take pics of the cleaned floormats....

Here are some reflection shots.

That's all folks! Hope you enjoyed this update.