
Wash the car by hand in the shade
We rinse off heavy dirt, then wash with a soft sponge and lukewarm water out of direct sun, the method Mercedes-Benz sets for the W213. Any pressure jet stays at least 30 cm from the body.

Inspect the paint panel by panel
We go over each clean panel and record its chips, deep scratches, deposit marks and repaired areas. The record sets which panels get clay and polish, and which chips go to the body shop.

Decontaminate the paint with clay
We run a clay bar over the washed paint to lift the contamination that shampoo leaves behind. Clay always comes before polish in our paint work.

Polish the gloss paint
We polish gloss panels with a polish of mild abrasives. Such a polish removes surface contamination without removing or damaging the paint.

Clean the lamp lenses
We clean each lamp lens with a wet sponge and a mild cleaner such as car shampoo, the Mercedes-Benz rule for the W213. Every cleaner and cloth that touches a lens suits plastic lenses.

Dry the brakes with a short drive
Mercedes-Benz sets a short drive after cleaning the wheels of a W213, so the discs and pads warm up and dry out. Jaguar asks for one on a European-edition XF after a pressure wash. We take every car on that short drive before it is parked.
Book a detail by phone or on WhatsApp, and mention any matt paint or wrap on the car.