Here’s What A $3,000, 36-Hour Paint Correction & Ceramic Coating Looks Like On A 15-Year-Old E55 AMG
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- Опубліковано 10 сер 2018
- Have you ever wondered why people spend thousands of dollars on a professional detail, paint correction, and ceramic coating? I have, so when the guys at Chicago Auto Pros reached out and offered to make my 2003 Mercedes-Benz E55 look brand new again, I had to document the process. In this video, you are going to get a behind the scenes look at a 36-hour paint correction, detail, paintless dent removal and ceramic coating. You will learn some tips and tricks of the detail trade and even watch me attempt some of this work myself. Spoiler, I messed up a little with the ceramic coating. Grab yourself a cold pop and enjoy the show!
Big Thanks to the awesome team at Chicago Auto Pros. You guys are simply top-notch and a pleasure to work with. Check them out online using the links below or give them a call for an appointment.
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Your e55 looks amazing
Sir I have a question
In Mexico is $ 90,000 pesos M.N ok
Do have franchise options
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!
"WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU HOW BEAUTIFUL WE MADE THIS CAR LOOK" the youtuber said whilst sitting on the hood.
Not you. The youtuber
New flat bottom steering wheel video is out! So Perfect! ua-cam.com/video/g19byPFoP4w/v-deo.html
I can do this with a DA polisher easy. I have done it before and it does take a little trial and error but you get the hang and it's easy. (Working on getting ceramic coating)
Time to pick up some TopCoat F11 and further protect that sexy beast.
i'll give you 5 for it.
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.
There’s only so much clear! Mike Phillips told Me that lots of times. I’m sure they were careful. What a transformation.
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
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
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
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.
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.
The 2005 through 2007 E series style holds up well in 2020. Beautiful car and great job on the paint restoration
great video, as a detailer I find it hard to find videos are actually correct however this is flawless. Great one
Keep that gorgeous W211. It is the most beautiful E-Class design ever. After the W124, that is 😎
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 used to do detailing, this brought back the memories. very nice work.
it's practically mirror finish, love it!
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.
Well! That was entertaining, and of course informative. I've been thinking about ceramic coating. This opened my eyes, a lot. Thanks!
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
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.
Beautiful! Looks absolutely perfect. Those guys are masters of their craft no doubt.
Best detailers on the north shore. Love ❤️Chicago Auto Pros.
Great job done there. Amazing results!
Wow, that is in some in depth work, that is incredible!
After the ceramic coating she looks amazing !!! Can’t wait to get my e55
This is awesome. Dude your channel is my favorite. I always look forward to new videos. I learn so much from you. Thank you!
great team work guys!!! always good to see in a shop!! keep it up, thanks for info very good
Love Jason and Chicago Auto Pros, you picked a great team to work on your car!
EXCELLENT work chicago auto pros and Dennis does dents!!!!👌👍
Mr Sparkle thank you!
Your E55 is beautiful 😍 I can’t wait to get mine!
Much better than a repaint..... VERY IMPRESSIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the video!
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! 🤣
They found A Real Fish. 😁
man i love this guy finally a good guide to all amgs
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
The end result is like RTX Ray Tracing turned on! Fantastic work!
Dude!! Do that awesome Benz right after all that amazing EXPENSIVE paint correction and get those windows TINTED!
Amazing, this is why you hire professionals. Great job!
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 ?
That is an incredible amount of work very cool to see how it’s done.
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
Congrats on your brand new car.
The car looks amazing. The ceramic coating is worth the time and money when you get that type of result.
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
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!
Paint correction looks awesome!!
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
Man that shine is smexy. Even after just the clay bar.
"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
Such a beautiful ride. Keep up the good 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
Looks very classy without dark tint
Bloody Awsome work from those guys at Chicago Auto Pro. I've been looking around for a "Bloody Great" polish and care product for my Harley (Black) and I'll be looking closer at this product in the future. Well done guys.
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
Looks like a brand new car, Beautiful!
Beautiful work. Brake dust is definitely the #1 contaminant
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!
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!
I spent 6 hours correcting my 17 year old trucks paint and it looks amazing.
I have. A e class what a job these guys done pure professionalism
Amazing so much you can do with clear coat
It is a differentiated work. I understand the costs, because I have already worked with this service. Modesta is the best. Congratulations on your work. Great!
PS: In Brazil, the cost of Modesta is very equivalent, showing that the manufacturer has a very uniform price policy.
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!
2 legends of the same era in the same room.. e39 and w211 👑
Amazing, looks brand new
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.
Awesome video and I’m so impressive with the results 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
I definitely need to increase my prices!! Lmao 🤣 🤣 Chicago always does a great job. Nice job Jason.
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
Good *LORD* your E55 looked great before but now.... Whole other level! Now I want an E55..... :D
Thanks Captain Obvious, do you land here regularly? Do you serve peyote on your flights?
To you I''m absolutely being an asshole. To LSC I was being serious and anyone with an ounce of gray matter knows why. :)
No balls...
@@dogbig7930 😂😂 big ones
Chicago Auto Pros did a great job! Nice video.
80% of the value was lost when you decided not to let the pros talk.
Lol
😂😂😂
Seriously he kept cutting them off every sentence!
Amazing well worth the money. 👍🏾 to a small company.
The Cleanest paint job and correction I’ve ever seen. Absolutely Amazing and a well done Job. Learnt something new.
Absolutely beautiful!
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!!!!!!
Awesome video! They did great on that paint for sure!
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!!!!
The young man who sounds Ukrainian seems like a very nice young man. Good job guys, and as usual, love the channel Alex!!
Great work/Great video... If I lived in the Midwest, they would be my go to 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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Nicely done fellows 👍🏽
The paint looks gorgeous, no swirls and no holograms
Love watching your videos, you are inspiring.
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.
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....
that is one gorgeous car!
those guys did you a solid. well done!
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!
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.
Almost therapeutic to watch. 👍🏻
Amazing work here on a gorgeous car.
Beautiful car man. I swear it looks new!
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*
Great Video!!!!!!!!
Impressive, they did a great job.
this is awesome, was looking for a new shop to go to in the area i moved to and looks like they are really close to me, great vid thanks!