Question for the pros... I used to detail professionaly half a lifetime ago, so never got to use ceramic. Do you have to compound the entire car the next time it comes in to remove the ceramic and reapply? / how long till you have to reapply?
Kuria Kinyanjui right? For me I don’t think it would need to be re apply for at least 4-5 years depending on how the car is kept and maintained. At this point I would just garage the Benz and cover it.
Kuria Kinyanjui It would depend on how the coating is performing. If the coating is still hydrophobic and looks good there is no reason to reapply. Some coatings can last up to 10 years. If you had to remove an old coating off of your vehicle you would have to buff it off completely before reapplying. Sometimes all a ceramic coating requires to look good and perform well again is decontamination and a light polish. Every car is different!
I gotta say I know $3000 sure might sound a lot for a detail but its good u made this video it really shows all the steps needed and the amount of labor ,the hours and products needed to do a proper detail so people can see why a detail can get so expensive
I've had a black Mercedes polished like this before and sadly we only see about half of how good it really looks in real life on this video. It literally amazed me when I saw it done to my car....like some kind of alien liquid that is completely smooth, perfectly black and wet looking... it's beautiful in real life! If you own a black car, you HAVE to have this done at least once!
To be honest I never thought your car looked that good in the videos, but now it definitely does. Nice of those guys to do the job and hopefully it will help their business.
I keep seeing a lot of Comments saying your advertising, hey advertise all you want, if you can make a car look that good without repainting it then my God you need to be seen. I for one didn’t know such thing existed so I’m so glad I got to see this video. The car looks Amazing and looks like these guys are very very good at what they do. I’m just speechless about the car after they did that. Just WOW. Great job Chicago Auto Pros I wish I lived near you so I could come get my car done.
I've been detailing for 21 years and there is nothing you guys did that I can't do but I can say every single employer I have worked for don't know shit compared to you guys! They would never charge or do the amount of work and time taken here. Shows you get what you paid for and I wish we had a professional detailing shop here that I could say I'm proud to work for. I guess if you want the job done right you have to do it yourself. Shout out from crappy old Buffalo N.Y. You boys are on top of your game, incredible job 👍
Luis Heredia I did have my own shop from 07-09 but it was during our really bad recession when everything was getting bailouts and gas was like 5 a gallon, no one cared about their cars. But since then I've been thinking about doing it again. I still do it on the side from time to time. Thanks for the advice 👍
As a backyard detailer I can surely appreciate all the work it really took to bring back that "granite hard"clearcoat, looks incredible and pics do it NO justice I'm sure, you just can't see the clarity unless your there in person, great job guys!! Quality doesn't cost...it pays!
@@eaautodetailing5303 Well they charge way too much. 2 step polish with Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light coating 3-5 year durability was 600 euros. The products itself is cheap as bread.. 50ML bottle of coating is like 60 bucks So they are only charging for work.. 3k to polish a car is robbery.
It's called being a host. I let everyone finish their sentence and I keep the video moving along. When you make a video like this you have to think about the pace. This wasn't a step by step instructional video but more of an overview of this kind of work. None of these guys thought I cut them off and were super happy with the video. YOUR CAPS IS STUCK ON!! Haha, jk. You are yelling at me, got it. P.S. I've watched some of your videos. I actually like them so good job. Alex
LegitStreetCars I understand what you are doing, but when you are the only person mic’d or the closest person to the mic your volume becomes dominant and it’s very hard to hear someone explain with loud “umm hmmm and okays” over them talking. You might not notice as much because you were there and know what they are saying. Just a tip, you can chose to ignore it or take the criticism. Either way doesn’t bother me. At the end of the day it's your channel you can do what you want, but for a topic you don't really know much about it's nice to hear it from the horses mouth rather than 3rd party.
Yeah, I appreciate the effort put in to make this but also, if the video is about polishing and ceramic coating of the car then why would the viewers want to see someone do it for their first time? Why didn't you show how the professionals did it first at least? Not a hater but just frustrated.
As an amature detatailer i find the video very inspirational you guys did some very good work.i cant even imagine having a client willing to pay 3000 dollars! for paint correction..
Which is why it's not a good business plan... Most people lease, finance, or own. You can't do this to the first 2 and considering used cars cost less then this makes it already a bad investment
I had no idea what ceramic coating was to be honest. My friend mentioned that I should consider trying it out for my Audi. I found this video very interesting. I really love designer cars. this is so cool. I found a great service in Milwaukee, Wisconsin called Detail Doctors. They did an absolutely phenomenal job on my car. I am so glad I went with getting it ceramic coated, especially because this winter was the first for my ceramic coated car, and it hasn't been in better condition! THIS IS A VERY IMPRESSIVE VIDEO WOW
This paint correction is really amazing, no doubt. But AMMO has a video of his Porsche 911 being repainted so professionally that it would have cost a walk-in customer around $30k to recreate. It's a real fun/educational watch.
Paint correction is an enjoyable hobby. It becomes a money pit of pads, compounds, microfibers cloth, lights, backing plates, and time. What you accomplish and the transformation to paint, especially old paint, is amazing. It's a great feeling once you're done and the paint looks better than when it left the dealership. I've never tried the ceramic coating and don't want to. New hobby is MTB and performance mods.
find it a bit interesting how they wipe the car at 2:40. You wash from the top down. You don't wipe the front door, all the way to the bottom, and then come back to the top with the rear door. You wash a car with horizontal sections.....not vertical. 1) Roof (I include all glass as well, and the top of my trunk.) 2) The top half of the sides of the car. (starting with the doors, leave the front fender alone) 3) Hood, and I include the fenders here as well.....they're so small it takes two seconds. 4) The top half of the rear 5) The front NOW I HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. That's were a lot of the "hard stuff" is. I even have a different mitt for these two parts. 6) Bottom half of the sides 7) the bottom half of the rear
I agree washing top down is definitely the best way to clean anything that's in our realm of gravity... I think they didn't follow that technique since they're going to further clay, polish and detail the paint further. Still not a great excuse.
That's all well and good for a normal wash, but it just doesn't apply here. What'ever tiny fractional imperfections they make due to "poor" washing, they will polish away regardless. For a normal maintenance wash where there is no treatment after, then yes. That would probably be fine, ish... Regular washing with 2 layers of coating will leave little dirt anywhere on the car, so a simple degreaser (if I'm translating correctly) or/and foam on the car will take away literally 90%, leaving your method close to obsolete. These guys clearly know what they're doing, so stop the nitpicking, seriously. So tired of everyone trying to one-up EVERYONE on EVERYTHING when it comes to detailing. Did the car look fucking awesome leaving that shop? Yes! Did they do a good job? Yes!
Finalize it with some tire dressing. That looks pretty amazing bro. I detailed for about 13 years and you're right about the OCD. What I loved the most is the outcome. I really enjoy making things look better. Especially Mercedes. I love Mercedes.
I'm so happy for you, Alex! The E55 looks absolutely amazing with that detailing work! Great pride definitely shows in their work. Definitely professionals. I really enjoyed watching and learning about the process to do that type of work. Keep up the good work with your channel!
What a fantastic video and the enthusiasm and professionality shows. I know how OCD some of these people must be, but the result.... man... unreal!! This car is 15 years old, but looks like it just came out of the show room. Big thumbs up, thanks for your effort to make these guys look great and all the hours of filming that went in this.
Excellent video and narration. I can’t help but laugh when people talk about it being a waste of money to put more money in a car than it’s “worth”. A paid off car is worth more to the owner and you want to keep it looking great as well as running great. A paid off car in great condition is always worth more than a new car. Well done man, looks great!
i have a black car i just cleaned and it already has a fine layer of dust only 1 hour later from the wind i think black cars need a special clearcoat that's hydrophobic but for dust? like an anti-static clearcoat
Pro: we typically work in a grid making 5 passes You: oh 5 passes? ok yeah 5 passes, got it i'll make 5 passes Pro: Ok go ahead... You: *makes 9 passes*
I did something sort of similar to my Mustang several years ago, except I did all the work myself. I spent a couple of days, washed it twice with two different "high end" car wash compounds, then clayed it really well, then polished it with a "high end" cleaner wax, then a second polish with a final hard shell wax. I had just had a full set of BF Goodrich T/A tires on it. I polished the rims with Mother's Mag polish until they looked like mirrors. I ArmorAll'ed all the plastic inside and out. I cleaned the full interior, the seats and carpets, with upholstery cleaner, I even cleaned inside the trunk. It was a lot of work, but oh man, my car looked better than when it was new. The next day I was driving it through town and an old lady ran through a stop sign and totaled it.
Well that's a real bummer and sorry to hear that happened to you. They say when you wash your car, it will rain right afterwards. Don't ask. You know who "they" are!
I'm a classic restoration painter and my show cars get 5 coats of clear. I start with 800 grit and i work my way up to 3000. Then buff and polish. It takes 2 weeks especially for black cars. That's 80 hours at $100 an hour and I hate every second of it.
Great question! I like restoring cars but I hate to cut & buff. It's just part of the job and it's gotta get done that's life I guess. I'd rather fabricate and assemble most of the time.
80 hours sounds like a long time. I guess it depends on the vehicle though. I usually figure 30-40 and of course that depends on what I start with. Some are only worth of 1500 on da followed by 3000 on da.
They did not sow 1/2 of what they did. Glass, underbody, engine, paint chips--15-yrs old-- but they're dozens, however slight. Did they comp some of the 3K for your enthusiastic promotion?
Incredible If your getting all the Dents, scratches out, etc, especially on a Black Car, the Price is well worth it. The Car comes out better than the Showroom. Great Job.
"When you bring your car to a mechanic you don't want to bring your own parts..." THANK YOU. Someone gets it! You don't know how many people insist on bringing their own parts to my shop. If it's a performance part that I do not have access to I am all for it but please for the love of god, don't bring your own parts for maintenance or repair work... It's how we keep the lights on, people!
Considering that car has 15yrs of wear on it, I think Chicago Auto Pros did a remarkable job. The _after_ footage make the car look like a computer generated image.
Getting my Obsidian Black BMW F31 LCI paint corrected and ceramic coated in about a week, seeing how you car turned out makes me really excited! Funfact, i thought my BMW was just regular gloss black, untill i showed it to guy who's going to detail it. That shows just how much a dull/hazy clear coat can hide (gonna add to the fact it's been bad weather and a lot dirty roads since i bought the car) :D
Alec I’m lucky if I get 45 minutes after I’m done, and it’s usually just a 10 minute downpour. Then I’m out there with a microfiber drying towel to dry it again. Usually the next morning it’s wet again from overnight rain🤦🏻♂️😢
I paid $1000 Australian for a professional detailer for correction & ceramic coating on a very chalky white Ford Falcon that was 17 years old. The detailer uses CarPro & I also maintain my cars with CarPro products which I find easy to use with consistently excellent results. The results from the ceramic coating were exceptional and most surprising is that over a year later, the car still looks very good and is easy to maintain. On the use of ceramic coating in the automotive industry, I recently had a dual exhaust system made for one of my V8 Falcons and had the extractors ceramic coated. The engine bay temperature is 30% less than the factory which makes everything work easier and last longer, especially these days with the amount of plastic in engine bays, hoses with turbo chargers etc.
As always im sure the camera doesn't do the paint justice, whenever I do my own paint correction. Its so hard to document the difference. you have to see it with you own eyes. Car is looking awesome man!!!!
Nick you do such a great job explaining every detail. I have been so busy working i didnt know you had this channel. You should be proud and i am now subscribed. All these years that we have been friends you have been so awesome at helping everyone. Keep up the great work Nick! Your friendship and guidance is always greatly appreciated!
Long hair with spinning machinery don't mix. I was holding my breathe in some of those scenes. But wow, that car looks brand new, better than brand new. Great job guys!!!
mrn4s its a massive rip off. $3000 for paint correction 😱😱🤣🤣🤣? That’s the most expensive paint correction I’ve ever witnessed and I’ve been involved in detailing classic cars in the UK for 15 years. It’s expensive even by UK standards.
Here is the breakdown: Level 4 paint correction/coating prep $1,100 (16 -20 hours of labor) Paintless dent removal $375 Modesta Full Exterior package - $1995 Includes- Ceramic coating on all painted surface including door jambs BC06 high-temperature coating on wheels (removal if necessary) Glassparnecy 3 year windshield coating An exterior plastic trim coating on all plastics A Ceramic coating is not for everyone, this coating package is our top of the line coating package, It’s for people who want the thickest, most durable, glossiest coating on the market. With that being said we have a coating for every budget. I made a 5 video series explaining everything you need to know about coatings, Go check them out on our channel.
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Patrick94GSR idk man that paint job alone looked like a million bucks. Was a great job by the painters. And if I’m not mistaken it was a custom shade too? The amount of detail taken when they polished it was nutz too. Concourse level shine! But maybe easy 30k job
Patrick94GSR look up AMMO NYC, He's a car detalier youtuber that got an older 911 that he completely restored and got a $70,000 paint job that's completely flawless.
Yea this is a rip-off I do the same exact job for a $100 bucks. I Clay bar and buff the entire car and do a full detail. I use Greots garage chemicals and Eagle one detailer on the inside.
A 3k paint job means they just tape around lights and door jams and slap on a few cheap coats of paint. A proper professional paint job will cost more than 3k
I was quoted $5k for our mini van... before the hate comes out, this van went from a Virginia, New Jersey, Texas, Seoul Korea and now Alaska. It needs the love.
It doesn’t really matter because at this point he increased the value of his car and if it’s well taken care of mechanically he can sell it for a good price or make the car last longer and be a lot more pleasing to drive. Instead of buying a new car now he has something that looks and feels like a new car. Having a makeover like that on any car can be difference from you being in debt 60k OR just spend 3k.
Yes, but an AMG holds it’s value and may start going up. My friend spent $50,000 over 20 years maintaining his1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL, only $2500/year. That included major work such as re-engining and a remanufactured transmission. Now he has a collectible which looks new. A high-quality car is always worth putting money into if you hang onto it, ESPECIALLY true for AMG versions.
That is the work that many people do not see, customers think that one wants to take the money out of their pocket but it is not like that, we car detailing know why we charge and we know what work we are going to do
I'm from West Europe , i own audi A4 avant , I have it painted for 2800 euro , this included stripping down the old paint remove all the dents, repaire the rust and applying a new color, the result was amazing beautiful excellent !!!!. They also offer paint correction for 600 euro, which is too expensive, normally cost around 150 to 300 euro.
Cars are so simple to detail compared to my job detailing Yachts its a whole other ballgame, plus the cheapest boat I've ever detailed was 75k but most are $500,000 and up.
Just did my 2006 gxp min restoration . Did some minor body work and touch up and blend rubbed out and hand compounded polished and applied coating 👍looks new . As a young teen I worked at a gm dealership doing all the used cars as well as body and paint touch ups and paint restoration . I worked at the dealership 10 years till a graduated in electronics,but still kept up on both body ,paint welding and mechanical and obd2
Worth it for the right car! But I think on my 2011 Kia Rio it’d be kinda nuts😂! So how do you take care of this after the fact? Do you take it back to them or can you wash and wax it normally? Thanks for a great video!
Chuck Iringtwice there are some special measures which must be taken with a ceramic coated video. Basically you don’t want to mix ceramic coated cars with traditional waxes and sealants and the like. By using products specifically designed to work with ceramics you get the best results, best longevity and the most gloss out of your coating. A really simple way to maintain the coating would be to wash the vehicle with a two bucket method using Fireball Hydrophobic Shampoo which fills in the ceramic coating and adds extra gloss and hydrophobicity getting the coating like new again. This also means you will never have to wax post wash again. If you use it once a fortnite you could have your coating last much longer than just 10 years since you’re adding another sacrificial layer. There are of course many other products that do the same thing but I like the fireball shampoo since it’s easy to get locally and has great value for money since it’s super concentrated. It’s also good for non coated vehicles as an alternative to a wash and wax. You also have spray silicone sealants like silex which would only need applying every 3-4 months if you’d prefer.
For all the people who question why not just go for a new paint job. First, if he plans on keeping this as the appreciation curve heads upwards, a factory paint will be worth more. To me, more importantly, the factory applied paint on this car is far superior to any paint job you could get for the paint correction price he paid. The coating price is the same whether you put it on old or new paint so take that out of the equation. No where in the US are you going to get a $1,200 paint job that is better than what's already on this E55 AMG.
Ahhh HAA! I’m not the only Detailer who loses his sh#t when youtubers swing their heads around saying how “good” the paint looks when you see it swirled out in the sun!!
Still funny to me that UK spells tires "tyres." It just looks offputting. Theres a few other words spelled differently, that I cant think of right now, but tyres always gives me a chuckle. Cheers (:
3000 for this is a joke, I did my own restore on 2010 camaro2ss, I spent maybe 150 bucks on equipment formula, clay bar soap microfibers, came out amazing took 20 hours did in sections, now way was that justified to charge 3000 grand
I agree. I only started using the decon stage in the past year. It is amazing how much cleaner the clay bar looks when this decon stage is performed immediately prior to claying, and how it seems to dramatically reduce the time/effort of the claying process. I was also surprised to learn how some new cars are absolutely covered in fallout.
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Your e55 looks amazing
Sir I have a question
In Mexico is $ 90,000 pesos M.N ok
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Best Merc ever made classic looks awesome
Alex, thank you for letting us work on your E55! We had an awesome time making the video with you.
Chicago Auto Pros Of course! Had a blast and learned a ton!
Question for the pros... I used to detail professionaly half a lifetime ago, so never got to use ceramic. Do you have to compound the entire car the next time it comes in to remove the ceramic and reapply? / how long till you have to reapply?
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Kuria Kinyanjui right? For me I don’t think it would need to be re apply for at least 4-5 years depending on how the car is kept and maintained. At this point I would just garage the Benz and cover it.
Kuria Kinyanjui It would depend on how the coating is performing. If the coating is still hydrophobic and looks good there is no reason to reapply. Some coatings can last up to 10 years. If you had to remove an old coating off of your vehicle you would have to buff it off completely before reapplying. Sometimes all a ceramic coating requires to look good and perform well again is decontamination and a light polish. Every car is different!
This car got more love in the 30 hours and I’ve gotten in my whole life..
Im sorry to hear that 😥 wish i could help...
This comment deserved way more thumbs up 😂
I'm sure the guys(girls?) On here could change that...
Video is 19 minutes long. You believe everything you see on a screen?
36. Play attention. Gosh, no wonder no one likes you.
When people is passionate about their job!!! So great to see them doing what they love!
I gotta say I know $3000 sure might sound a lot for a detail but its good u made this video it really shows all the steps needed and the amount of labor ,the hours and products needed to do a proper detail so people can see why a detail can get so expensive
I’d pay 3k for this. The quality of work was coming through in the video. Incredible!
but a respray costs that much.....
@@Nbomber But than it is Not the original paint anymore
$3k? That's RIDICULOUS! 🤣
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I've had a black Mercedes polished like this before and sadly we only see about half of how good it really looks in real life on this video. It literally amazed me when I saw it done to my car....like some kind of alien liquid that is completely smooth, perfectly black and wet looking... it's beautiful in real life! If you own a black car, you HAVE to have this done at least once!
I can't wait to do something like this to my factory purple c class
@@BorisBidjanSaberi11 oh yeah! If it’s like that dark plumb color, or even another dark purple, that shit will look fire son!!
@@joelcrow idk if you've seen his C38 RennTech video but it's that
To be honest I never thought your car looked that good in the videos, but now it definitely does. Nice of those guys to do the job and hopefully it will help their business.
I keep seeing a lot of Comments saying your advertising, hey advertise all you want, if you can make a car look that good without repainting it then my God you need to be seen. I for one didn’t know such thing existed so I’m so glad I got to see this video. The car looks Amazing and looks like these guys are very very good at what they do. I’m just speechless about the car after they did that. Just WOW. Great job Chicago Auto Pros I wish I lived near you so I could come get my car done.
Absolutely.
I've been detailing for 21 years and there is nothing you guys did that I can't do but I can say every single employer I have worked for don't know shit compared to you guys! They would never charge or do the amount of work and time taken here. Shows you get what you paid for and I wish we had a professional detailing shop here that I could say I'm proud to work for. I guess if you want the job done right you have to do it yourself. Shout out from crappy old Buffalo N.Y. You boys are on top of your game, incredible job 👍
Bruce Lee
(Bruce Lee) time for you to open up shop!!! 21yrs. In the business...
Luis Heredia I did have my own shop from 07-09 but it was during our really bad recession when everything was getting bailouts and gas was like 5 a gallon, no one cared about their cars. But since then I've been thinking about doing it again. I still do it on the side from time to time. Thanks for the advice 👍
Now I want my car to have a paint correction. Could I ask you a few question
Malc B sure, but there's really nothing this video doesn't explain in full detail. Ask away
What’s the best way to dry a black car
"WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU HOW BEAUTIFUL WE MADE THIS CAR LOOK" the youtuber said whilst sitting on the hood.
Not you. The youtuber
"OH OKAY" let the man talk for christ's sake bro, trying to understand the actual process is difficult when you comment every 2 seconds
As a backyard detailer I can surely appreciate all the work it really took to bring back that "granite hard"clearcoat, looks incredible and pics do it NO justice I'm sure, you just can't see the clarity unless your there in person, great job guys!!
Quality doesn't cost...it pays!
Exactly.
The work is worth 600-900 max. I know few professional detailers who do 2-step polish & ceramic pro coating for 700
@@DuBstep115 CP has minimum pricing for their coatings 700 is too low unless they do the 2 year bronze coating
@@eaautodetailing5303 Well they charge way too much. 2 step polish with Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light coating 3-5 year durability was 600 euros.
The products itself is cheap as bread.. 50ML bottle of coating is like 60 bucks
So they are only charging for work.. 3k to polish a car is robbery.
@@DuBstep115 Fuckin A
I hate when youtubers just want to talk instead of letting the pro's talk. STOP CUTTING PEOPLE OFF
It's called being a host. I let everyone finish their sentence and I keep the video moving along. When you make a video like this you have to think about the pace. This wasn't a step by step instructional video but more of an overview of this kind of work.
None of these guys thought I cut them off and were super happy with the video. YOUR CAPS IS STUCK ON!! Haha, jk. You are yelling at me, got it.
P.S. I've watched some of your videos. I actually like them so good job.
Alex
LegitStreetCars I understand what you are doing, but when you are the only person mic’d or the closest person to the mic your volume becomes dominant and it’s very hard to hear someone explain with loud “umm hmmm and okays” over them talking. You might not notice as much because you were there and know what they are saying. Just a tip, you can chose to ignore it or take the criticism. Either way doesn’t bother me. At the end of the day it's your channel you can do what you want, but for a topic you don't really know much about it's nice to hear it from the horses mouth rather than 3rd party.
Yeah, I appreciate the effort put in to make this but also, if the video is about polishing and ceramic coating of the car then why would the viewers want to see someone do it for their first time? Why didn't you show how the professionals did it first at least?
Not a hater but just frustrated.
Dude I just posted the same thing without seeing this. He made it awkward as hell.
You did keep cutting the dude of like you knew what you were talking about only to ask 3 seconds later if you were right.
As an amature detatailer i find the video very inspirational you guys did some very good work.i cant even imagine having a client willing to pay 3000 dollars! for paint correction..
Which is why it's not a good business plan... Most people lease, finance, or own. You can't do this to the first 2 and considering used cars cost less then this makes it already a bad investment
@@VapeJohn lol I disagree. Depends on where you live but most everyone around me owns and is pretty well off
@@VapeJohnyeah maybe not in a bumfuck town but in places like Cali,NY,Florida,Atlanta and Texas you would get some good business.
I paid £3150 for my correction on my Audi sq5.
I had no idea what ceramic coating was to be honest. My friend mentioned that I should consider trying it out for my Audi. I found this video very interesting. I really love designer cars. this is so cool. I found a great service in Milwaukee, Wisconsin called Detail Doctors. They did an absolutely phenomenal job on my car. I am so glad I went with getting it ceramic coated, especially because this winter was the first for my ceramic coated car, and it hasn't been in better condition! THIS IS A VERY IMPRESSIVE VIDEO WOW
80% of the value was lost when you decided not to let the pros talk.
Lol
😂😂😂
Seriously he kept cutting them off every sentence!
He don't shut up huh! Lmao
That’s the cleanest E55 I think I’ve ever seen.
Great post man.
no shit after a 3000 ''clean'' I would bet but honestly you can get this done for 1000 dollars tops, he got played.
to be fair... he did get it done for a 1000 dollars its the ceramic coating and dent repair that brought it to 3 grand
@@swansmeister he didnt pay 3k moron
I did all the same on my car including ceramic coating and interior clean for 900euro's, 3000euro's for this is retarded I'm sorry the are rip offs.
Definitely beautiful
Keep that gorgeous W211. It is the most beautiful E-Class design ever. After the W124, that is 😎
This is the highest level of car detailing I have ever seen. True professionals.
Jimmy hines check topaz detailing enzo they did
Lol Then you haven’t seen nothing yet lol
This paint correction is really amazing, no doubt. But AMMO has a video of his Porsche 911 being repainted so professionally that it would have cost a walk-in customer around $30k to recreate. It's a real fun/educational watch.
Then this is probably the first detailing video you've ever seen, other detailers on youtube put these guys to shame
Very nice
Paint correction is an enjoyable hobby. It becomes a money pit of pads, compounds, microfibers cloth, lights, backing plates, and time. What you accomplish and the transformation to paint, especially old paint, is amazing. It's a great feeling once you're done and the paint looks better than when it left the dealership. I've never tried the ceramic coating and don't want to. New hobby is MTB and performance mods.
find it a bit interesting how they wipe the car at 2:40. You wash from the top down. You don't wipe the front door, all the way to the bottom, and then come back to the top with the rear door. You wash a car with horizontal sections.....not vertical.
1) Roof (I include all glass as well, and the top of my trunk.)
2) The top half of the sides of the car. (starting with the doors, leave the front fender alone)
3) Hood, and I include the fenders here as well.....they're so small it takes two seconds.
4) The top half of the rear
5) The front
NOW I HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. That's were a lot of the "hard stuff" is. I even have a different mitt for these two parts.
6) Bottom half of the sides
7) the bottom half of the rear
I agree washing top down is definitely the best way to clean anything that's in our realm of gravity...
I think they didn't follow that technique since they're going to further clay, polish and detail the paint further. Still not a great excuse.
That's all well and good for a normal wash, but it just doesn't apply here. What'ever tiny fractional imperfections they make due to "poor" washing, they will polish away regardless.
For a normal maintenance wash where there is no treatment after, then yes. That would probably be fine, ish...
Regular washing with 2 layers of coating will leave little dirt anywhere on the car, so a simple degreaser (if I'm translating correctly) or/and foam on the car will take away literally 90%, leaving your method close to obsolete.
These guys clearly know what they're doing, so stop the nitpicking, seriously. So tired of everyone trying to one-up EVERYONE on EVERYTHING when it comes to detailing.
Did the car look fucking awesome leaving that shop? Yes! Did they do a good job? Yes!
Do you work at Sahadi’s Hotties?
@@nishhnishh1088 LMFAO Work there?? I own the joint!!!!
Just kidding, I didn't even know that place existed.....thanks for that!!!
I noticed that immediately as well.
Such a nice job. Wish I was near Chicago to check it out.
zollotech i live like a 35min from chicago :D.
I could go but I don't have thay kind of money, unless
Looks like these guys put a lot of passion and enthusiasm into each project, makes the job a lot more fun.
Finalize it with some tire dressing. That looks pretty amazing bro. I detailed for about 13 years and you're right about the OCD. What I loved the most is the outcome. I really enjoy making things look better. Especially Mercedes. I love Mercedes.
Grady Lester what’s a cheaper way to remove swirl marks i drive a black vehicle, jus a good wax buffing ?
There’s only so much clear! Mike Phillips told Me that lots of times. I’m sure they were careful. What a transformation.
I had a similar detailing, paint correction and ceramic coating, done to my all-black 370Z. It was totally worth it to me.
Can't wait to show the new flat bottom steering wheel!
LegitStreetCars yessssss!
hell yeah,i cant wait as well!!
Nooo way???😱😱😱! That’s awsome dude. Glad u got one, I no they can be expensive
I'm so happy for you, Alex! The E55 looks absolutely amazing with that detailing work!
Great pride definitely shows in their work. Definitely professionals. I really enjoyed watching and learning about the process to do that type of work.
Keep up the good work with your channel!
What a fantastic video and the enthusiasm and professionality shows. I know how OCD some of these people must be, but the result.... man... unreal!! This car is 15 years old, but looks like it just came out of the show room. Big thumbs up, thanks for your effort to make these guys look great and all the hours of filming that went in this.
Tt44
I use bathroom iron remover on my car! Glad to see a professional doing what I've done for years to battle the rust belt/general paint contamination.
Excellent video and narration. I can’t help but laugh when people talk about it being a waste of money to put more money in a car than it’s “worth”. A paid off car is worth more to the owner and you want to keep it looking great as well as running great. A paid off car in great condition is always worth more than a new car. Well done man, looks great!
Best detailers on the north shore. Love ❤️Chicago Auto Pros.
The car looks amazing. The ceramic coating is worth the time and money when you get that type of result.
A black car is a love/hate relationship. Stupendous looks, But you lose your sanity over lint and dust.
I've only owned 1 black vehicle and I'll never own another.
I agree, after I'm done with my current black accord I'm going to get a white or gray car.
Suson M white is worse than black, go with grey
i have a black car i just cleaned and it already has a fine layer of dust only 1 hour later from the wind
i think black cars need a special clearcoat that's hydrophobic but for dust? like an anti-static clearcoat
I've heard a product called F11 is really great!
The young man who sounds Ukrainian seems like a very nice young man. Good job guys, and as usual, love the channel Alex!!
Pro: we typically work in a grid making 5 passes
You: oh 5 passes? ok yeah 5 passes, got it i'll make 5 passes
Pro: Ok go ahead...
You: *makes 9 passes*
This is awesome. Dude your channel is my favorite. I always look forward to new videos. I learn so much from you. Thank you!
I did something sort of similar to my Mustang several years ago, except I did all the work myself. I spent a couple of days, washed it twice with two different "high end" car wash compounds, then clayed it really well, then polished it with a "high end" cleaner wax, then a second polish with a final hard shell wax. I had just had a full set of BF Goodrich T/A tires on it. I polished the rims with Mother's Mag polish until they looked like mirrors. I ArmorAll'ed all the plastic inside and out. I cleaned the full interior, the seats and carpets, with upholstery cleaner, I even cleaned inside the trunk. It was a lot of work, but oh man, my car looked better than when it was new.
The next day I was driving it through town and an old lady ran through a stop sign and totaled it.
No way!! That blows man. Hope everyone was ok
Alex
Well that's a real bummer and sorry to hear that happened to you. They say when you wash your car, it will rain right afterwards. Don't ask. You know who "they" are!
I'm a classic restoration painter and my show cars get 5 coats of clear. I start with 800 grit and i work my way up to 3000. Then buff and polish. It takes 2 weeks especially for black cars. That's 80 hours at $100 an hour and I hate every second of it.
Why spend most of your life doing something that you hate so much?
Great question! I like restoring cars but I hate to cut & buff. It's just part of the job and it's gotta get done that's life I guess. I'd rather fabricate and assemble most of the time.
80 hours sounds like a long time. I guess it depends on the vehicle though. I usually figure 30-40 and of course that depends on what I start with. Some are only worth of 1500 on da followed by 3000 on da.
800 grit wtf ! 800grit is for wet flat primer not top coat ! start with 1200 max , 1500 , 2000 .. doh !
@@maxs6775 he should be thankful now that you have enlightened him. Good job!
The 2005 through 2007 E series style holds up well in 2020. Beautiful car and great job on the paint restoration
Those people are possible the best in the world on car details. If I lived in that neck of the words, I'd take my MB on a heartbeat!
EXCELLENT work chicago auto pros and Dennis does dents!!!!👌👍
Mr Sparkle thank you!
$3,000 dollar paint correction but they didn’t bother to put tire shine at least🤦🏽♂️
Haha I noticed it too. Great job on the paint but I would have put some gel on those tires xP
You said it yourself, it's a paint correction, not a tire shine correction.
They did not sow 1/2 of what they did. Glass, underbody, engine, paint chips--15-yrs old-- but they're dozens, however slight.
Did they comp some of the 3K for your enthusiastic promotion?
It's a paint correction. Not a detail job.
Thats been debunked tire shine does not hurt tires
Incredible
If your getting all the Dents, scratches out, etc, especially on a Black Car, the Price is well worth it. The Car comes out better than the Showroom.
Great Job.
"When you bring your car to a mechanic you don't want to bring your own parts..." THANK YOU. Someone gets it! You don't know how many people insist on bringing their own parts to my shop. If it's a performance part that I do not have access to I am all for it but please for the love of god, don't bring your own parts for maintenance or repair work... It's how we keep the lights on, people!
Evolve Auto Detail I get it. But some people dont have money to be upcharged on. Depends how much you upcharge tho.
Considering that car has 15yrs of wear on it, I think Chicago Auto Pros did a remarkable job. The _after_ footage make the car look like a computer generated image.
Congrats on your brand new car.
After the ceramic coating she looks amazing !!! Can’t wait to get my e55
alot of detailers love that thick w211 amg paint very few cars can look that good at that age.
Tim Kovalick My detailer loved my 89 BMW 535i for that reason. It has 190k on it all original paint. It must be a German car thing.
Compare it to the new mb standard black which is orange peel from factory.
Acura mdx looks equally good 15 years later....
Getting my Obsidian Black BMW F31 LCI paint corrected and ceramic coated in about a week, seeing how you car turned out makes me really excited!
Funfact, i thought my BMW was just regular gloss black, untill i showed it to guy who's going to detail it. That shows just how much a dull/hazy clear coat can hide (gonna add to the fact it's been bad weather and a lot dirty roads since i bought the car) :D
Dude!! Do that awesome Benz right after all that amazing EXPENSIVE paint correction and get those windows TINTED!
The Cleanest paint job and correction I’ve ever seen. Absolutely Amazing and a well done Job. Learnt something new.
You guys are good this is showing off choosing a black car for the rest of the world black is the toughest this is the some fine work
“*rains the next day*
Alec story of my life lol
It’s coated so if it does, he’s all good👍🏼
Alec I’m lucky if I get 45 minutes after I’m done, and it’s usually just a 10 minute downpour. Then I’m out there with a microfiber drying towel to dry it again. Usually the next morning it’s wet again from overnight rain🤦🏻♂️😢
@@armeltheone1 Just check the weather before washing mate
I paid $1000 Australian for a professional detailer for correction & ceramic coating on a very chalky white Ford Falcon that was 17 years old. The detailer uses CarPro & I also maintain my cars with CarPro products which I find easy to use with consistently excellent results. The results from the ceramic coating were exceptional and most surprising is that over a year later, the car still looks very good and is easy to maintain. On the use of ceramic coating in the automotive industry, I recently had a dual exhaust system made for one of my V8 Falcons and had the extractors ceramic coated. The engine bay temperature is 30% less than the factory which makes everything work easier and last longer, especially these days with the amount of plastic in engine bays, hoses with turbo chargers etc.
great video, as a detailer I find it hard to find videos are actually correct however this is flawless. Great one
As always im sure the camera doesn't do the paint justice, whenever I do my own paint correction. Its so hard to document the difference. you have to see it with you own eyes. Car is looking awesome man!!!!
Well! That was entertaining, and of course informative. I've been thinking about ceramic coating. This opened my eyes, a lot. Thanks!
Your E55 is beautiful 😍 I can’t wait to get mine!
Nick you do such a great job explaining every detail. I have been so busy working i didnt know you had this channel. You should be proud and i am now subscribed. All these years that we have been friends you have been so awesome at helping everyone. Keep up the great work Nick! Your friendship and guidance is always greatly appreciated!
Long hair with spinning machinery don't mix. I was holding my breathe in some of those scenes. But wow, that car looks brand new, better than brand new. Great job guys!!!
Incredible results, true Craftsmen. Money well spent.
mrn4s its a massive rip off. $3000 for paint correction 😱😱🤣🤣🤣? That’s the most expensive paint correction I’ve ever witnessed and I’ve been involved in detailing classic cars in the UK for 15 years. It’s expensive even by UK standards.
Here is the breakdown:
Level 4 paint correction/coating prep $1,100 (16 -20 hours of labor)
Paintless dent removal $375
Modesta Full Exterior package - $1995
Includes- Ceramic coating on all painted surface including door jambs
BC06 high-temperature coating on wheels (removal if necessary)
Glassparnecy 3 year windshield coating
An exterior plastic trim coating on all plastics
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3k would get me an equivalent quality paint job in Tijuana (I'm in L.A.) with $2,200 leftover to spend on "ladies", tacos, and, tequila.
smithraymond09029 and donkey shows. Dont forget the donkey shows.
“And we saw this woman fucking a horse... and it’s not as a great as you thought it would be. It's kinda gross. It was really givin' it to her. To be honest, we all just felt bad for her... kinda felt bad for the horse.”
Uh, no, it would not be "equivalent' for $800.
smithraymond09029 an $800 paint job would not even come close. Probably wouldn’t even have clear coat.
Unless the painter is very skilled it will have orange peel which needs to be wet sanded and even more compounding than was done on this car
Man this brings me back to a certain detailing TH-camr that got a $70000 black paint job on his older Porsche.
Where did you come up with that number?
Larry didn't pay that much wtf lmaooo that's close to the price he paid for his dream R8
Yeah that Porsche's paint and body work with full body PPF was probably more like $20K - $25K
Patrick94GSR idk man that paint job alone looked like a million bucks. Was a great job by the painters. And if I’m not mistaken it was a custom shade too? The amount of detail taken when they polished it was nutz too. Concourse level shine! But maybe easy 30k job
Patrick94GSR look up AMMO NYC, He's a car detalier youtuber that got an older 911 that he completely restored and got a $70,000 paint job that's completely flawless.
The paint looks gorgeous, no swirls and no holograms
Oh man! I love your car!! I had a 2008 E350 4Matic AWD back in 2017. I was in an accident!!! I miss mine, but I love yours much better!!!!!!
Such a beautiful ride. Keep up the good work!
Paint correction looks awesome!!
One thing about Mercedes and BMW,, They do put a good amount of paint on their cars from the factory.
2 legends of the same era in the same room.. e39 and w211 👑
The end result is like RTX Ray Tracing turned on! Fantastic work!
for $3,000 you can get a brand new high quality paint job where I'm from LOL
You must be very proud of yourself.
Yea this is a rip-off I do the same exact job for a $100 bucks. I Clay bar and buff the entire car and do a full detail. I use Greots garage chemicals and Eagle one detailer on the inside.
@Tammy Forbes You're short selling yourself. $100 for a full detailing job is slave wages.
@LotusLambo more like the guys who own detailing shops love cars so they dont settle for shitty cars and invest in something nice
A 3k paint job means they just tape around lights and door jams and slap on a few cheap coats of paint. A proper professional paint job will cost more than 3k
Amazing so much you can do with clear coat
Great job on the paint correct..just wish they glossed the tires😕😕😕😕
I was quoted $5k for our mini van... before the hate comes out, this van went from a Virginia, New Jersey, Texas, Seoul Korea and now Alaska. It needs the love.
I spent 6 hours correcting my 17 year old trucks paint and it looks amazing.
11:36 "oh, the camera is rolling..." *must pretend I'm doing something*
😂😂 nice spot
3 grand for a 4500$ car
It doesn’t really matter because at this point he increased the value of his car and if it’s well taken care of mechanically he can sell it for a good price or make the car last longer and be a lot more pleasing to drive. Instead of buying a new car now he has something that looks and feels like a new car. Having a makeover like that on any car can be difference from you being in debt 60k OR just spend 3k.
Gaming Pro well it does matter increasing the cars value by just a little bit is not worth spending 3 grand
Dont matter it's not money he needs he just wants his car to look nice
Bmw M3 e46 that’s not the only point I made though
Yes, but an AMG holds it’s value and may start going up. My friend spent $50,000 over 20 years maintaining his1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL, only $2500/year. That included major work such as re-engining and a remanufactured transmission. Now he has a collectible which looks new. A high-quality car is always worth putting money into if you hang onto it, ESPECIALLY true for AMG versions.
The "special" tool that measures the clear coat thickness is actually reading overall filmbuild correct? Not just the thickness of the clear?
That is the work that many people do not see, customers think that one wants to take the money out of their pocket but it is not like that, we car detailing know why we charge and we know what work we are going to do
I'm from West Europe , i own audi A4 avant , I have it painted for 2800 euro , this included stripping down the old paint remove all the dents, repaire the rust and applying a new color, the result was amazing beautiful excellent !!!!.
They also offer paint correction for 600 euro, which is too expensive, normally cost around 150 to 300 euro.
Why he dosent have more subs, idk, I’m subbed and belled up! You should 2
An excellent opportunity to work together
Hard work supports hard work
Cars are so simple to detail compared to my job detailing Yachts its a whole other ballgame, plus the cheapest boat I've ever detailed was 75k but most are $500,000 and up.
Just did my 2006 gxp min restoration . Did some minor body work and touch up and blend rubbed out and hand compounded polished and applied coating 👍looks new . As a young teen I worked at a gm dealership doing all the used cars as well as body and paint touch ups and paint restoration . I worked at the dealership 10 years till a graduated in electronics,but still kept up on both body ,paint welding and mechanical and obd2
Beautiful work. Brake dust is definitely the #1 contaminant
Worth it for the right car! But I think on my 2011 Kia Rio it’d be kinda nuts😂! So how do you take care of this after the fact? Do you take it back to them or can you wash and wax it normally? Thanks for a great video!
Chuck Iringtwice there are some special measures which must be taken with a ceramic coated video.
Basically you don’t want to mix ceramic coated cars with traditional waxes and sealants and the like.
By using products specifically designed to work with ceramics you get the best results, best longevity and the most gloss out of your coating.
A really simple way to maintain the coating would be to wash the vehicle with a two bucket method using Fireball Hydrophobic Shampoo which fills in the ceramic coating and adds extra gloss and hydrophobicity getting the coating like new again.
This also means you will never have to wax post wash again. If you use it once a fortnite you could have your coating last much longer than just 10 years since you’re adding another sacrificial layer.
There are of course many other products that do the same thing but I like the fireball shampoo since it’s easy to get locally and has great value for money since it’s super concentrated.
It’s also good for non coated vehicles as an alternative to a wash and wax.
You also have spray silicone sealants like silex which would only need applying every 3-4 months if you’d prefer.
Keith Anderson “if you use it once a FORTNITE” tf does fortnite has to do with this lmao
you got me there
Keith Anderson dumbass
Keith Anderson/thanks for the info!
HEY GUYS ITS CHRIS FIX , ALMOST THE SAME VOICE LMAO
Man that shine is smexy. Even after just the clay bar.
For all the people who question why not just go for a new paint job. First, if he plans on keeping this as the appreciation curve heads upwards, a factory paint will be worth more. To me, more importantly, the factory applied paint on this car is far superior to any paint job you could get for the paint correction price he paid. The coating price is the same whether you put it on old or new paint so take that out of the equation. No where in the US are you going to get a $1,200 paint job that is better than what's already on this E55 AMG.
What about a 3k paint job? That's how much this paint correction costs.
Ahhh HAA! I’m not the only Detailer who loses his sh#t when youtubers swing their heads around saying how “good” the paint looks when you see it swirled out in the sun!!
For 3000$ Id want my tyres to shine...
Still funny to me that UK spells tires "tyres."
It just looks offputting. Theres a few other words spelled differently, that I cant think of right now, but tyres always gives me a chuckle.
Cheers (:
A fine example! 👌
Love Jason and Chicago Auto Pros, you picked a great team to work on your car!
Clear out. Utube elite painters and top engineers alert.
Wow...impressive...
3000 for this is a joke, I did my own restore on 2010 camaro2ss, I spent maybe 150 bucks on equipment formula, clay bar soap microfibers, came out amazing took 20 hours did in sections, now way was that justified to charge 3000 grand
"three thousand grand" lol
That’s why you aren’t doing it professionally.
I’ve been using ironX for years now... works great!!! But it smells like death.... it turned my white Charger pink.... very expensive though.
Dang!
missingremote, the pink is only a result of the ironX dissolving the contaminates on/in the paint.. saves so much time in the clay process..
I agree. I only started using the decon stage in the past year. It is amazing how much cleaner the clay bar looks when this decon stage is performed immediately prior to claying, and how it seems to dramatically reduce the time/effort of the claying process. I was also surprised to learn how some new cars are absolutely covered in fallout.
I detailed cars for 50 years in NZ & Australia, the standout product was the clay bar,I was stunned when it was demonstrated to me!
Much better than a repaint..... VERY IMPRESSIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the video!