ScheerSpeed: 24 hours STRAIGHT on a Benz GL550

ScheerSpeed · 09-03-2010, 09:47 AM

This car belongs to my customer's wife. they have two kids, and thsi car serves as the "family car". Meaning kids go to soccer and baseball practice, school, etc in this car, so you can just imagine how out of control filthy the interior was. The exterior needed a two stage polish to get about 95% of the swirl marks out. However a few RIDS here and there remained, but would have needed to be sanded to completely remove, and the owner did not want to go that far. We worked for 24 hours STRAIGHT... 8am-8am because the owner needed the car the next day. The interior alone took 10 hours!

Products:

Wash
-Chemical Guys Citrus Wash
-1Z Industrial cleaner
-P21s TAW

Wheels
-P21s Green wheel gel
-Ace Powerstick
-EZ Detail Brush
-SV brushes

Clay
-Special yellow poly clay
-ONR lube

Polishing
-Exterior paint
-Menzerna SIP / Orange Uber pad
-Menzerna PO85RD / Blue Uber pad
-Makita 9227C
-3M Yellow Foam Backing Plate
-Brinkmann Dual Xenon
-Menzerna Top Inspection
-DD über MF towels
-Racatac

LSP

-Paint
-Collinite #845 Insulator Wax

-Wheels
-Poorboy's wheel sealant
-Adam's VRT (new formula)

Glass
-Adam's Glass Cleaner

Interior
-1Z Cockpit
-Chemical Guy's Lightning fast
-Chemical Guy's Leather cleaner
-Leather Masters Vital / Protection cream
-Adam's Glass Cleaner

metal
-Optimum Metal Polish
-#0000 steel wool

Here's the engine before

And the Interior

A CHICKEN BONE!

We also removed the plastic and rubber inserts to clean them thoroughly

Ready for polishing!

Finished Interior!

Nasty water that was extracted from the carpets!

Finished!

That's all for that one. Thanks for looking!

Dom

Krozi · 09-03-2010, 10:02 AM

Damn....people need to respect their cars more....

Great work!

Buschy · 09-03-2010, 10:11 AM

you said, so you can imagine how dirty it was, NO I couldnt.. My cars would never look like that nor my wifes, and we have three kids, My truck doesnt look like that and I have three kids and three dogs that come with us out on the boat and camping, and guess what, mine would never look like that.. jeez, thats discusting... thats why I buy new cars and not used ones too.. haha.

but props on the cleaning job, im sure it will fool the people when they trade it in.. imagine now if the inside is that bad, how do you think they treated the rest of it, probalby never had any maintenance done.. anyway off the soap box,.. oh yeah these are the people that put dings in other peoples cars too cause they dont care about their stuff or others..

sorry about that

good job on bringing it back from the dead.

Jean-Claude · 09-03-2010, 06:37 PM

I'm not trying to be a jerk but...I wish I could say working 24 hours straight on anything is a good idea, but it's not. Something is bound to suffer.

Glad the owners got what they needed given the circumstances though.

哇靠M3 · 09-03-2010, 06:49 PM

jesus... some people need to take care of their property... that is one dirttyyyy car.

PIMP "E" · 09-04-2010, 06:17 AM

the own should get black interior with the next car.

Greeney · 09-11-2010, 02:02 PM

Dom, I know we do this every year, but PM me your prices.

mdosu · 09-13-2010, 01:22 PM

at least owner bought a seat cover for the kid

1cleanm6 · 10-02-2010, 08:31 PM

the interior took 10 hours? u guys didnt even shampoo the carpets.

My best friend owns a detail shop, and ive seen WAY WAY WAY worse being done in 3 hours max and it ended up looking brand new. What do you do take a 30 min break every hour?

The outside took 14 hours? lol

Seriously not trying to hate, but you must work really really slow.

Not impressed at all.

Poppin Fresh · 10-02-2010, 08:49 PM

This was an entertaining thread. Finding a chicken bone and a fry was hilarious. Definitely a car serving it's purpose as a family hauler although I would never let my car get to that point.

My wife would get some serious spankings if it ever did! LoL!

TTG · 10-06-2010, 12:42 AM

I hope they paid you well. Make sure to divide it by 24 to make sure that you are making over the min wage

You always do seem to do good work on your cars but the int of this one did not impress me as much.....

The area underneath the e-brake / dead pedal can still require more attention....

But very good job overall!

Timothy J · 10-14-2010, 12:56 AM

Tough crowd. To say you're not impressed is pretty steep. Job well done, while I don't know the world about detailing, you did a sufficient job!

bunnn · 10-14-2010, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1cleanm3

the interior took 10 hours? u guys didnt even shampoo the carpets.

My best friend owns a detail shop, and ive seen WAY WAY WAY worse being done in 3 hours max and it ended up looking brand new. What do you do take a 30 min break every hour?

The outside took 14 hours? lol

Seriously not trying to hate, but you must work really really slow.

Not impressed at all.

How can you be not impressed? While not all detailers work at the same pace..most good detailers already take several hours on a multi stage polish(and this is on your regular size sedans). A car of this size will probably take twice as long. I'm not a detailer, but I've dealt with more than enough good and bad detailer to know this job was completed in a good time frame. Not to mention taking pics a long the way definitely cuts down on your finishing time.

Tio///M · 10-14-2010, 05:53 AM

Can you imagine how dirty their cookoos are!! lol!! Nice Job Dom!!

ScheerSpeed · 10-15-2010, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1cleanm3

the interior took 10 hours? u guys didnt even shampoo the carpets.

My best friend owns a detail shop, and ive seen WAY WAY WAY worse being done in 3 hours max and it ended up looking brand new. What do you do take a 30 min break every hour?

The outside took 14 hours? lol

Seriously not trying to hate, but you must work really really slow.

Not impressed at all.

Time=a more perfect result. when you are working with menzerna polishes, they can take some time to break down.

ScheerSpeed · 10-15-2010, 08:03 PM

thanks for the replies everyone

09-03-2010, 09:47 AM	#1
ScheerSpeed Major General 415 Rep 5,767 Posts Drives: '13 F30 Estoril M-Sport 335i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (14)	ScheerSpeed: 24 hours STRAIGHT on a Benz GL550 This car belongs to my customer's wife. they have two kids, and thsi car serves as the "family car". Meaning kids go to soccer and baseball practice, school, etc in this car, so you can just imagine how out of control filthy the interior was. The exterior needed a two stage polish to get about 95% of the swirl marks out. However a few RIDS here and there remained, but would have needed to be sanded to completely remove, and the owner did not want to go that far. We worked for 24 hours STRAIGHT... 8am-8am because the owner needed the car the next day. The interior alone took 10 hours! Products: Wash -Chemical Guys Citrus Wash -1Z Industrial cleaner -P21s TAW Wheels -P21s Green wheel gel -Ace Powerstick -EZ Detail Brush -SV brushes Clay -Special yellow poly clay -ONR lube Polishing -Exterior paint -Menzerna SIP / Orange Uber pad -Menzerna PO85RD / Blue Uber pad -Makita 9227C -3M Yellow Foam Backing Plate -Brinkmann Dual Xenon -Menzerna Top Inspection -DD über MF towels -Racatac LSP -Paint -Collinite #845 Insulator Wax -Wheels -Poorboy's wheel sealant -Adam's VRT (new formula) Glass -Adam's Glass Cleaner Interior -1Z Cockpit -Chemical Guy's Lightning fast -Chemical Guy's Leather cleaner -Leather Masters Vital / Protection cream -Adam's Glass Cleaner metal -Optimum Metal Polish -#0000 steel wool Here's the engine before And the Interior A CHICKEN BONE! We also removed the plastic and rubber inserts to clean them thoroughly Ready for polishing! Finished Interior! Nasty water that was extracted from the carpets! Finished! That's all for that one. Thanks for looking! Dom
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Krozi Colonel 167 Rep 2,736 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 ///M3 Alpine White Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SoFla - Bonita Springs iTrader: (24)	Damn....people need to respect their cars more.... Great work! __________________ 2008 E92 ///M3 Alpine White//Fox Red//6MT// Florida Bimmer - Join us on FaceBook!
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09-03-2010, 10:11 AM	#3
Buschy Colonel 289 Rep 2,496 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dallas/Fort Worth iTrader: (7)	you said, so you can imagine how dirty it was, NO I couldnt.. My cars would never look like that nor my wifes, and we have three kids, My truck doesnt look like that and I have three kids and three dogs that come with us out on the boat and camping, and guess what, mine would never look like that.. jeez, thats discusting... thats why I buy new cars and not used ones too.. haha. but props on the cleaning job, im sure it will fool the people when they trade it in.. imagine now if the inside is that bad, how do you think they treated the rest of it, probalby never had any maintenance done.. anyway off the soap box,.. oh yeah these are the people that put dings in other peoples cars too cause they dont care about their stuff or others.. sorry about that good job on bringing it back from the dead. __________________
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09-03-2010, 06:37 PM	#4
Jean-Claude Banned 1 Rep 168 Posts Drives: m3 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (1)	I'm not trying to be a jerk but...I wish I could say working 24 hours straight on anything is a good idea, but it's not. Something is bound to suffer. Glad the owners got what they needed given the circumstances though.
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09-03-2010, 06:49 PM	#5
哇靠M3 Captain 85 Rep 781 Posts Drives: e92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: 加州到台北 iTrader: (5) Garage List 2009 E92 M3 [9.00]	jesus... some people need to take care of their property... that is one dirttyyyy car.
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09-04-2010, 06:17 AM	#6
PIMP "E" Colonel 59 Rep 2,500 Posts Drives: AW 2011 M3 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CentCal iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 M3 [0.00]	the own should get black interior with the next car. __________________ MONEY IS THE SAIL TO MY BOAT
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09-11-2010, 02:02 PM	#7
Greeney Brigadier General 213 Rep 3,835 Posts Drives: Jerez E90 M3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Westchester, NY / Fort Lauderdale, FL iTrader: (4)	Dom, I know we do this every year, but PM me your prices. __________________ 11' E90 M3 6MT \| Jerez Black \| Black Ext./Carbon \| ZCP \| ZCW \| ZPP \| ZTP \| 302 \| 403 \| 507 \| 5AC \| 655 \| 6FL \| 752 \| 15' F80 M3 6MT \| Black Saphire \| Black Full \| ZEC \| ZLP \| 2VF \| 2VZ \| 5DL \| 688 \|
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09-13-2010, 01:22 PM	#8
mdosu Banned 314 Rep 8,496 Posts Drives: Double Vanos'd Civic-M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (6)	at least owner bought a seat cover for the kid
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10-02-2010, 08:31 PM	#9
1cleanm6 Brigadier General 441 Rep 3,668 Posts Drives: M5 comp/Range/i3S Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Earth iTrader: (7)	the interior took 10 hours? u guys didnt even shampoo the carpets. My best friend owns a detail shop, and ive seen WAY WAY WAY worse being done in 3 hours max and it ended up looking brand new. What do you do take a 30 min break every hour? The outside took 14 hours? lol Seriously not trying to hate, but you must work really really slow. Not impressed at all.
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10-02-2010, 08:49 PM	#10
Poppin Fresh Colonel 86 Rep 2,148 Posts Drives: With a sunroof and front plate Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bergen County NJ iTrader: (0)	This was an entertaining thread. Finding a chicken bone and a fry was hilarious. Definitely a car serving it's purpose as a family hauler although I would never let my car get to that point. My wife would get some serious spankings if it ever did! LoL! __________________ Last edited by Poppin Fresh; 10-02-2010 at 10:11 PM..
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10-06-2010, 12:42 AM	#11
TTG ... 936 Rep 4,326 Posts Drives: M340 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (3) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [7.84] 2007 335 Coupe (ret ... [9.00]	I hope they paid you well. Make sure to divide it by 24 to make sure that you are making over the min wage You always do seem to do good work on your cars but the int of this one did not impress me as much..... The area underneath the e-brake / dead pedal can still require more attention.... But very good job overall! __________________ 2020 G20 M340 xDrive - Portimao Blue - ZDA\|ZPP\|ZPX\|1CR\|1PE\|6NW\|6WD 2016 F10 535i xDrive - AW - Retired 2011 E92 M3 - AW……………....ED April 29th, 2010 - Retired 2007 E92 335i -Space Gray.....ED Oct 19th, 2006 - Retired
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10-14-2010, 12:56 AM	#12
Timothy J Captain 49 Rep 752 Posts Drives: Too much Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hudson Valley, NY iTrader: (1)	Tough crowd. To say you're not impressed is pretty steep. Job well done, while I don't know the world about detailing, you did a sufficient job!
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10-14-2010, 05:53 AM	#14
Tio///M ///M South Lead 46 Rep 863 Posts Drives: Jerez Blk / Fox Red Ext Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In Miami Serving all of SoFLA iTrader: (2)	Can you imagine how dirty their cookoos are!! lol!! Nice Job Dom!! __________________ ///AA ///Challenge ///MS ///EAS ///OEM ///H&R /// MFlight!! .......NOW ///M SOUTH on Facebook!! FOR SALE!!
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10-15-2010, 08:03 PM	#16
ScheerSpeed Major General 415 Rep 5,767 Posts Drives: '13 F30 Estoril M-Sport 335i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (14)	thanks for the replies everyone
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