MERC E240 AVANTGARDE - Metallic Purple

The car was dirty inside out due to no available time to send it for a good wash (busy with work)

Job took me around 26hours to complete all the things. (Still learning how to speed things up)

Anyhow, on the with the writeup.

Here are some picts on arrival 7pm-ish DAY 1.

EXTERIOR










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Express Detail on Proton Wira - Solid White - Diesel Powered

Overview

The car is owned by my friend's parents. They didnt really took care of it (cosmetic wise) so I voluntered to help them to clean it up (Christmas gift )

The car is White (clearcoat). Showed signs of repaint on front hood, front fender and driver's door. But strangely, film build was consistent throughout the car even on the painted panels. maybe they replaced the affected panels and painted it back.
Paint was quite oxidized. Tons of mud stuck under the wheel wells.

Interior was quite dirty. I found few baby cockroaches inside also Seats were stained badly and smells nasty.

Judging from the owner's expectation and the time given to me (very short considering the condition of the car), a simple cleanup is the way to go.


Here are some pictures of the before:

Exterior



Front Passanger Door had a brighter white then the passager's door.


Stains on hood


Dirt and grime








Yellow tint on the car - oxidization






Owner tried doing some paint touchup.




Sorry not focused but bumper had yellow tint on it







Looks like wax residue..



Diesel powered - 2.0 dont see these often around here




Interior






Stains


Closeup of stains









Rear speaker console



Centre console



Flash on



Front Seats





There were dust and dirt stucked allover the dash.




Airvents dusty



So, summary of the clean up

Interior
Full interior Vacuum
APC on all interior vinyl
Steam cleaned on all vinyl surface
Seats, carpets scrubed with APC and extracted out
Door jambs - APC and APC+ scrubed & hosed off.
Hyper Dressing on all vinyl
Plastic mats on H. Dressing
M23 on all fabric seats and carpet
Door jambs - D151



Some picts


50/50 shot on the front passager seat


A closeup





Rushing so only took few picts



Exterior

Clayed body panel & front and rear windscreen (blue bar+LT)
D151 on marron and yellow pad. (RIDS still remains)
Final wipe - M135
Tires on ASD
Wheel wells on H. Dressing
Headlights and rear lights console - PlastX on yellow app. - hand rubbed
Front and rear windscreen sealed with RainX


Some picts of the exterior


50/50 shot of front hood



closeup





closeup




Reflections After - way better than before
Black spots are stone chips








Front Hood





By the way, engine- didnt touch. Owner told me not to mess with it. The metal rims were also just cleaned up with APC.



Delivered back to the owner and they were very pleased. Nice to see them smilling. Kept touching the hood and driver's door with the back of the palm saying it was smooth as glass

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