Mercedes 280SL Pagoda DRY ICE CLEANING! Part 1 of our MOST EXTENSIVE DETAILING EVER!

This 1971 Mercedes 280SL Pagoda is the largest detailing job we've ever done! This classic Mercedes came straight to us from Bring a Trailer and we had our work cut out for us. We spent 5 days dry ice cleaning, 1+ day polishing the chrome, and at least 3 days on paint correction. We didn't even touch the soft top!
The paint on this Mercedes Benz 280SL Pagoda was in dire shape and really thin. This job was so big that we split it in to two episodes! In this first video, we tackle the dry ice cleaning on this Mercedes 280SL cabriolet. After dry ice cleaning the undercarriage, engine bay, wheel wells, and the interior, we cleaned up the wheels and had the undercarriage painted just like it was when it left the factory.
We're going to be trying out some new video formats while keeping true to the content that brought you all here in the first place. This one feels like a pretty good ASMR ;)
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Chapters:
00:00 - 280SL Breakdown
01:02 - Episode Sizzle
01:17 - Before Condition
01:23 - Dry Ice Cleaning Undercarriage
02:52 - Dry Ice Blasting Floor
05:21 - Dry Ice Cleaning Wheel Wells
05:42 - Dry Ice Blasting Exterior Trim
07:30 - Dry Ice Cleaning Engine Bay
08:11 - Painting Undercarriage
08:23 - After Condition - Wheel Wells
08:47 - Wheel Cleaning
09:00 - Applying Protective Wax
09:47 - Dry Ice Cleaning Interior
10:26 - Before & After Photos
11:01 - Sneak Peak of Part 2
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[@volodumurmars1985]

Cool!!!

[@peterpayer9677]

Super Video Thank you Happy Weekend 😚🤟👌👍

[@patrickspaceman305]

Straight up ASMR right there...

[@joe.olivet]

One word to describe I AM DETAILING - meticulous. 😎👊🏻🔨

[@geofffikar3417]

I wonder what that cost?

[@joe.olivet]

@@geofffikar3417 I’m sure a pretty penny.

[@geofffikar3417]

@@joe.olivet I'm sure. Thanks

[@IAMDetailing]

Thank you Joe 🙌🏽💪🏼 We really appreciate the support and having you in our community, pumping each video 👊🏼

[@joe.olivet]

@@IAMDetailing my pleasure, my man. I’m a big supporter of small businesses. Especially a business that takes pride in their work and it appears you support and treat your employees well.

[@oliverleopando8331]

Those before and after shots are insane. What a transformation! Can’t wait to see the final results. Great job Jake…

[@geofffikar3417]

Well you know, everything they do is outstanding. All we can do is shake our heads in disbelief.

[@IAMDetailing]

Thank you Oliver! Excited to show you the final result 🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@bobimoto28]

Man this dry ice stuff is such an amazing invention...like magic...its very satisfying to see ...job for people with OCD though 😁 good job 👍👍

[@bbqguy777]

Why do I subscribe? Because y’all are the Gods of detail! Amazing job!

[@IAMDetailing]

Youre too kind 😊

[@Chilicharger665]

Simply outstanding work.

[@PAULOHENRIQUE-fy2ic]

THE BEST

[@evanbuzzell5827]

Looks great guys!

[@Zvertnie]

Very impressive work and results. 👍

[@IAMDetailing]

Thanks!

[@syedbakht4451]

Amazing Job 👍👍👍 😃😃😃

[@craigstrickland1572]

So satisfying!

[@IAMDetailing]

This is probably one of the most satisfying episodes yet! Thanks Craig!

[@david_vash]

You guys get it right everytime. Don’t know if you are a small business that started recently but keep it up. You guys have a bright future ahead of you. The reputation you are building and the presence you have in this industry is growing everyday. Keep up that good work and congrats on building a successful legacy!

[@IAMDetailing]

Thank you David! That means so much to us to hear that! Jakub is a master of his craft and has built something really special. We’re happy to be a part of it all

[@jdeyykm2365]

This is awesome work on a beautiful car! I had a shop in Houston dry ice blast my pagoda undercarriage but it was very expensive and not really a noticeable difference in the end.

[@gayspam4109]

Great job. Beautiful car

[@IAMDetailing]

Thank you 🙌🏽

[@NorthernDG]

Don't knock Cosmoline - it's the reason why that car is not a rust bucket. It's not pretty stuff BUT damn it protects against corrosion. 😉

[@IAMDetailing]

Absolutely! Nothing against it at all, especially for an easy coast car. But now that it’s made it’s new home in Southern California, it’s time to clean it up and get ready for some west coast sunshine

[@NorthernDG]

@@IAMDetailing Yes exactly. You guys in sunny California don't have to worry about road salt et al. That said, you guys do have to protect your cars from sun and sea salt damage.

[@IAMDetailing]

@@NorthernDG that we do!

[@VinceroAlpha]

This has got to be the most extensive and direst detail yet. No wonder it took a week!

[@IAMDetailing]

😅😅

[@tomranum6]

Funny thing though....all that horrible Tectyl/Cosmoline , did its job. No rust on the car, so I guess it was not done for nothing ;) Btw. undercarrgie looks amazing!

[@IAMDetailing]

It sure did! It could have been WAY worse without it, that’s for sure. There was some rust, even still, and we’ll show you how we cleaned that up in part two 💪🏼 thank you for watching!

[@tomranum6]

@@IAMDetailing You are most welcome! And thank you for the great content and great to see you guys are getting more and more great car to do incl. several lately from RM. Kudos!

[@reinaldodombueno9276]

Final vídeo today?? please!!! =D

[@IAMDetailing]

Sunday ;)

[@raphaelszok8561]

Hopefully from now on the undercarriage will be cleaned more often.

[@bradandonian626]

After this cleaning, Would you utilize a different underbody sealant for the Seattle area?

[@peterbellini6102]

It took God 7 days to make Earth. When's he calling you to schedule a detail Jake? 😉

[@IAMDetailing]

Haha! Thanks for watchin’ Peter

[@user-id3jn1ti7g]

Круто парни ,мне надо такую штуку.

[@space4pe]

Please tell me roughly how much it will cost to clean this car

[@vijanishv.a3234]

Had asked this before. Could you please tell me what happens to those dirty stuffs after dry icing. Does it get vaporize or something.

[@IAMDetailing]

It pretty much just goes on the floor and we sweep/mop it up

[@rastastealth]

@@IAMDetailing ​When dry icing is done inside the car, doesn't that dust stay inside? Just curiosity. Your work is an ART! WONDERFUL!

[@geofffikar3417]

Is this car going for a complete restoration?

[@IAMDetailing]

That it is!

[@Nick-ue5bp]

Say what you will about the cosmoline but you can't say it didn't do it's job!

[@IAMDetailing]

Absolutely!

[@QeeQee1]

Someone please explain, if you wanted to paint why did you dry ice it? And is it not better to steam wash first or that would be a complete waste of time?

[@IAMDetailing]

In order to paint, we still need to strip it down, and dry ice cleaning is the most efficient and thorough way to do that. Steam cleaning is an option, it just takes a ton more time to do it, and typically the results aren’t quite as nice as what Dry Ice can do. We still have that option in our back pocket, but on this particular build, it was better to just blast it away and then paint to the owner’s content

[@MagnoliaEmporium]

my moms car! hers was a burgundy 71

[@fuffoon]

I just about went for an undercarriage cleaning but I used the 24 hour to think rule and it went away. Its not a cheap clean.

[@ungurdani8346]

Salut my friend super car super video subscribe subscribe

[@stephanemaciejewski7861]

Le propriétaire aurait peut-être dû faire réparer toutes les fuites d'huile avant de la faire nettoyer.....vu du dessous on pourrait croire une vieille voiture anglaise 😉😅

[@stephanemaciejewski7861]

En tous cas, sacré boulot les gars !!!!! Elle est magnifique

[@user-tk3xj8ww2d]

👍👏😜😎

[@guri131]

The owner should have sorted out the mechanical leaks first before having it detailed in such an extensive manner. Anyways, top job.

[@IAMDetailing]

Gratefully, this will help find all those leaks! Thanks for watching!

[@hauke4651]

That’s exactly what I thought about it 😳

[@andrestacle7712]

extensive = expensive

[@IAMDetailing]

😉

[@gregorizi]

Now lets not protect it that rust can come.

[@IAMDetailing]

It got plenty of protection to live a nice happy life in a climate controlled garage is southern california ;)

[@gregorizi]

@@IAMDetailing if something has original factory protection after many years of life is masterpiece. Those things should be cherished, since there will be no more of them. I get you, you got your believes, which are part of your work and believe. You do good yob and if clients want your work, than i should shut my mouth, be good.

[@paulvon2378]

@@IAMDetailing so-cal car so no rust my man

[@mehmetdemirel4463]

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[@Schlipperschlopper]

Sadly soon all combustion cars and trucks including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Car washs will be forbidden too because they are climate killers, now they want to slow down all the gas station pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime.!!! (BABVVEN & TEBBVEN & BEFVO laws)

[@jeffreyrobert9460]

I really wish you would do a better job editing your videos vs speeding them up. It renders your content virtually unwatchable. 5 mins at most is all I can take

[@IAMDetailing]

Okay I’ll bite: care to share what you’d actually like to see?

[@jeffreyrobert9460]

@@IAMDetailing ok so rather than speeding up the entire video, use some careful editing. The video is sped up to the point that it renders it unwatchable. If you insist on speeding it up, perhaps not as fast? I know you’re looking to have a video that is under 20 minutes, but a lot of people bail on a video, including me, that is just sped up too much.