The Art and Science of Detailing: Making your Mercedes-Benz Shine!

A detailing clinic by Ricardo Becerra and Jerry Zajicek

The Art: Ricardo will lead us through the procedure used to detail cars as done at his firm, making the exteriors shine, and the interiors clean. He will demonstrate the basic steps to presoak, decontaminate, clay, wash, rinse, and wax the paintwork. He will show us how he preps the cars for waxing and buffing to the final gloss.

The Science: Jerry will explain all the new products used for detailing, and the methods they are used with. You will learn all you need to know to be able to visit the auto parts store, buy a minimum of products, and detail your Benz with the wash procedure we will explain in detail.

• what is the two bucket method of washing and why use it ?
• what is the difference between a wet wash, a rinseless wash and waterless wash ?
• how many kinds of car soap are there, and what are they used for ?
• how to effectively clean wheels. what products and tools are needed to clean wheels and tires ?
• how to remove salt stains from carpeting, the easy way.
• what are interior detailers, and what do they do? What about interior cleaners?
• the latest new products to hit the detailing world: ceramic products, graphene products, spray on products, foam cannons, grit guards, combination products, glass sealants, modern random orbit polishers, decontamination products, iron removers, and synthetic clay.
• what's the difference between wax and sealant ?
• what are exterior detailers and when do you use them....
• extreme glass cleaning with glass restorer, preserving with a glass sealant.

We'll explain a basic rundown of a total wet wash at the car wash (not the one you're thinking of), a procedure to get to a clean finish.