Bringing a R107 Mercedes 560SL back to LIFE! Deep DETAILING & Dry Ice Cleaning

[@jstoli996c4s]

Pardon me, but do you have any Grey Poupon?

[@IAMDetailing]

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[@jstoli996c4s]

@@IAMDetailing but of course…

[@jobskinner833]

😂

[@jeffreyrichard2575]

ummm wrong car. That was a Rolls Royce.

[@AlbertO-yi2js]

You guys are more than a dealing shop. You guys are a restoration shop. The work you do is second to none.

[@IAMDetailing]

Thanks so much Albert! We love to hear it and it means a ton to us

[@crisluwuge8403]

indeed they are

[@milancanic8047]

You did a sick good job on the car, restored it to its factory appearance. And better than factory ones.

[@JR-rc1cg]

Cant believe they did all of that in just over 20 minutes. just amazing

[@CarmenShenk]

That’s a gorgeous car! I have a ‘72 350sl but it doesn’t look like that! Wow! It’s so fun to watch the genius at work! That trick with the wire was awesome!!

[@din2159]

What an incredible technology... it's worth for money sending our car for such an excellent cleaning service... Fantastic Job👍

[@holybusiness9624]

And $10,000 later, we have another masterpiece. Smile. Great work like this can’t be cheap. Amazing 🔥🔥🔥

[@IAMDetailing]

Worth every penny they said :)

[@adembeyaz8313]

Is it such expensive😮

[@MarkCordell]

This is satisfying on so many levels.

[@prins_af_danmark]

MY BEST FRIEND'S MOTHER HAD THIS CAR. IT WAS GREAT FUN TO BORROW IT & DRIVE WITH THE TOP DOWN ON A FINE DAY. WE WERE TEENAGERS. WE WERE YOUNG.

[@gars1074]

What a great video. Such painstaking attention to detail and care. You can tell that the craftsmen who do the work are truly experts in their craft. So relaxing and satisfying watching this video. I would love to have a list of the cleaning/polishing products you use. Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed watching this, particularly like the before and after shots.

[@ScrappersDetailing]

Such high quality work. The end results are always so perfect.

[@IAMDetailing]

Thank you buddy!!

[@CarmenShenk]

You should do a ‘79 RR Silver Shadow II next, they’re gorgeous when they are all blinged up and there is plenty paint thickness to work with.

[@erniearambula3525]

Your service gives a survivor car the look of a rotisserie restoration, great results.

[@niccolocatuzzi]

I love so much that dry ice section 🤩

[@IAMDetailing]

Im stoked i left it at the front!

[@deko2561]

Wow.super😊

[@Bruce-r4z]

Love the J.R. Ewing Mercedes.

[@arnick2]

Have to see this video, to believe it. What a transformation. As always - amazing work.

[@IAMDetailing]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and appreciate your support.

[@emiliodonate]

Love the job! Specially in those cars that aren't in the best conditions. You give a new life them.

[@IAMDetailing]

We always get a little choked up when they head home and the owner is so happy to see it transformed

[@PandaPanda-ht9rs]

Обожаю смотреть ваши работы. Жду ну когда , когда новое видео. 😊. Парни вы лучшие. Уважение вам☝️😎.

[@peterpayer9677]

Super Video Thank you Happy Weekend for you 🥰😍😚👍👌🤟💗💕❤️💞

[@RobertCekus]

Wow that´s a huge difference before and after detailing. Great Work.

[@joe.olivet]

Nailed it! 🔨👊🏻😎 Attention to detail every time.

[@IAMDetailing]

Thanks buddy! We've got a couple great videos coming up

[@joe.olivet]

@@IAMDetailing looking forward to it, buddy.

[@henrykjarosz3350]

@@IAMDetailing Klucí šikouný! A kde jste se tam, tak daleko, vyloupli?

[@lifeisaboutcarsandsports9709]

Great job

[@shanebezzo4403]

Love that ride. Great job!

[@ccwnyc5671]

I saw the sanders come out and I'm now rooting for this car's second life.

[@IAMDetailing]

game recognize game

[@Freddieduda]

Outstanding work 👏👏👏👏👏

[@jlennon784]

What is the giant blue buffing pad you use on the rotary? You should link your products in the description and get a cut of when people buy it. Fantastic work as always. For the people shocked by the price, they have no idea how many hours these take, and the investment in the shop and equipment. I color sanded an Alfa spider, which is smaller than this 560, and it took about 60 hours to fully sand, polish and ceramic coat.

[@davidhall7744]

Gorgeous work 😍

[@jimc9222]

Great job. I’ll admit I was surprised when I saw the sanding disc come out. However, the results look incredible.

[@IAMDetailing]

Victor is so confident with the sander, it's wild! He's a magician with it

[@jonnyjonnyyespapa8013]

Did he hit it with 3000 after the 2000?

[@crisluwuge8403]

@@jonnyjonnyyespapa8013 i think i saw just the micro fibre on a rotary

[@ianbaringer]

Incredible work!

[@juniorcuritibano]

Great work! Best of luck to you guys!

[@Gumshoe88]

Best detailing I have seen online-your attention to detail is awesome. Only Q: Why not put on ceramic before adding back badging, trim, etc. ??

[@raynabozny2338]

Fantastic

[@PorscheC2Boy]

Absolutely superb work

[@____Mr.Happy____]

16:56 Wood grain looks like an sad alien

[@cpaturzo1959]

Very nice work. Spectacular in the details. I would like to know what happened to the radio

[@JR-rc1cg]

I wish the one would come back

[@spencermaiers8322]

Everyone I hang out with was saying I Am Detailing didn't know how to use a rotary polisher but they busted out that 849X (and left the Makita crying on the shelf) and showed the nay sayers who's boss.

[@IAMDetailing]

🤣🫡 That's the kind of support we need!!

[@stephenedwards1044]

Looks amazing. What do you do use on the chrome bumpers?

[@DanielWeestin]

Why do you remove the Dinitrol treatment of the chassi for rustprotection, it looks as black tar?

[@nautospavn]

Amazing

[@toyotacorollaaltis8613]

I just picked up an R107 cactus green for too cheap only 12000 usd and I love it

[@Jere616]

Great job! What year is this one?

[@jeffhammond8969]

beautiful as always! How much of your work comes from dealers vs owners?

[@IAMDetailing]

probably 60/40 dealers vs owners, but I'd need to confirm with Jakub for sure

[@백마탄환자-g5m]

How much is the cost of this car detailing?

[@bgjb-r1499]

I remember when the Benz dealership were selling these brand new for $25K.

[@peterbellini6102]

This is deja-vu all over again no with this R107 in Burgundy Wine color? Let's have a glass compadres, it's Friday! 🏁🏁🏁

[@IAMDetailing]

Imagine how much work it was to make sure I was grabbing the RIGHT car!

[@peterbellini6102]

@@IAMDetailing My first thought exactly Ev! Had to go back to the previous episode to check myself let alone the garage 😉

[@427jeffd]

what is the product used on cleaning the wheels?

[@LucasSi919]

Another amazing job! How long does this typically take and whats the average cost of a detail like this?

[@crisluwuge8403]

how many days did it take you tocomplete this job?

[@russcooke5671]

21 minutes. Have you not watched till the end. 👌

[@javierpaz4689]

Buen trabajo.

[@FernandoAMorales]

What's the purpose of using that paint thickness measurement tool?

[@ProfessionalDriver101]

Usually to help make sure you’re not removing any paint when trying to revive it

[@TheShithouseADVRider]

Actually, to see how much clear and paint you have to play with during the correction phase, it will give you an indication of how hard you can go during the correction phase@@ProfessionalDriver101

[@craigkenyon1780]

it looks pinkishburgundy to me what do you pros see when you look at it?

[@Barista125]

What year is that 🚗

[@joepusic4238]

I took my out doing 180 it's clean

[@MrPetrA3]

Hele jak tam brousíte, točí se to nebo ne? :) to vypadá jak kdyby se mu to netocilo a jen to kmitalo

[@MuratAksu34]

I live in Virginia and I have a 1987 560 SL that is in need of this. Do you recommend anyone in the East Coast?

[@ronalddean3630]

@MuratAksu34 I am wondering the same.

[@craigkenyon1780]

this is the second time seing this color on one of these on your channel in a month&1/2 what is this called?

[@kevinbray9550]

MB Colour code 587 Cabernet / Pajett Red.

[@craigkenyon1780]

@@kevinbray9550 ok! that explains the pinkish violet red undertones!

[@StickyPirate]

Is it just me, or is that orbital sander bogging down and not spinning against the paint?

[@IAMDetailing]

That's because of the shutter speed of the camera! When you have a similar rotation speed to the shutter speed, it will look like the object isnt moving

[@Educatingben]

That is a gorgeous car. That Mercedes has always been my favorite body style. From the late '70s all the way through the '80s and into the '90s. It is just a gorgeous looking car. Sex on wheels. You did a beautiful job.

[@joeroad6618]

Who puts Walmart brand tires on a Mercedes?!? beautiful job!

[@IAMDetailing]

😵‍💫

[@crisluwuge8403]

😂I think even the wheels should be switched all together

[@fishbowl7098]

why dry ice the underside? you are just removing the cosmoline coating the factory sprayed to prevent rust and corrosion, for what? seems completely counter productive.

[@flomoller6096]

Exactly. It's not only pointless but also harmful exposing the metal

[@MM-mo2yc]

Agree, but I seriously doubt that’s going to be someone’s daily driver.

[@davidbrooks187]

You must reseal the underside with wax oil after a dry ice clean.

[@metalmagicrestoration3823]

Haha, we restore those car to concourse quality. In this video you caused so much damage to that car. Please do not every touch another one of those cars. You completely took of all the factory undercoating off! Holy crap how do you not know you were wrecking that car. Might as well have used a sandblaster! This video is just sad how these amateurs are clueless!

[@billwashburn8568]

I understand your point but you should know over time that protectant breaks down and can become sticky attracting contaminants and itself is counterproductive. So removing it is a good thing, however to your point needs to be reprotected with a more modern water based product. That care is a masterpiece and will be picked up by a collector for sure.

[@passie29]

it's better not to ice clean underneeth the car. The layer dirt is also protection for this old car

[@heryoneheryone3664]

Richard Gere cars on pretty woman movies😂

[@IAMDetailing]

you know it!

[@rjb6327]

Your detailing cost more than my car is worth. 🤔🤨

[@CarmenShenk]

Correction, your detailing more doubled the value of my car!

[@giancarlogiaccone4092]

Such a pity for those horrible USA bumpers

[@ronalddean3630]

I am not in love with them either, especially on the 114 and 115. But they have a purpose, to protect the body of the vehicle from drivers that are preoccupied with all of the electronic crap they are putting into the cars now, or anything else one should not be doing when behind the wheel of a car. To spend $75,000 on a new one and then have to buy some tacky piece of rubber to hang down from the trunk to keep the car from getting scratched up is just ludicrous to me. If I move to the country, I might convert to the Euro bumpers. If I decide to go for a 115 or a 116, I ONLY want Euro bumpers on those models.

[@christhackrsy]

In the uk that car would be rotten as a pear!

[@CarmenShenk]

Not if it was garage kept and well maintained. You can’t take all responsibility from the owner and just say the car is bad, that’s not quite how it works.

[@billturner6564]

I think its just so stupid to take the factory wax rust proofing of and take years of its life This will all rust now

[@1959Berre]

Those hideous bumpers are the best way to ruin the elegant line of that car. What a shame.

[@KHBiedermann]

toll

[@colingarner6175]

Totally ruined by “ American “ bumpers .

[@mabelperezmiguez9592]

Horrible american bumpers on beauty european cars

[@IAMDetailing]

😭🥺

[@HawklordLI]

The music is beyond cringeworthy.

[@ronalddean3630]

Wow, that was awesome! I got lost in it. Too bad you are not on the East Coast. My vehicle doesn't need everything that you did, but I found out today I will need to have some work done on my SL. Monday I had the horrible aftermarket fender trim removed. It was 80% successful, meaning damage to the body. Alas, whoever installed them did a terrible job. They forced the rubber seal into the bodyside moulding, creating a pocket for crud to get in on the front passenger side and start a small rust hole. Now I am wondering if I should have someone pop off all the moulding, the badge plate, and the trunk lid moulding so I can have a look. I will probably to this when I take it in. The interior is pristine, Only one small dent in the rear bumper. But I am considering the dry ice cleaning for the underside and the engine. Curious though, 🤔if the car is going to be driven (no rain or snow) what is the point of dry ice cleaning the underside? What did you use on the air cleaner cover? It looked amazing when you finished it. Thanks!

[@VMan-r8f]

That is one sexy car