This customer was referred to me through MBworld. After a quick discussion with the owner we both agreed that a full correction was in order to bring this car to the best condition possible. This car was originally from Texas and it's apparent that previous owner was a drive thru car wash junkie. Aside from heavy swirls, holograms/buffer trails, some deep RIDS and bird etchings the car was in good overall condition. Car was dropped off Thursday night and work was started early Friday morning. In total 33 hours went into this vehicle in the course of two days, 25 of which were spent polishing. This was one of the most difficult cars i have worked on to date, the front fenders, bumper, hood and drivers door had all been resprayed. With the SOFTEST clear coat i have every worked on. The rest of the car had the original Mercedes ceramic clear that anyone who has worked on it before can relate to how HARD it is. Let's begin. Several problem areas on the B+C pillars. Some deeper rids and caked on grime on the rear bumper. As always, work began with a thorough cleaning of the wheels. Vehicle was then foamed with a mixture of APC/citrus cleaner to remove any residual wax or glaze. And the TRUE finish rear's it's unsightly head! Surface was then clayed, given an IPA wipedown, taped and polishing commenced. 50/50 shot of the hood after I pulled it into the sun to check the progress. Front drivers door(soft paint), performed with the same combination as the hood. Moving onto the rest of the vehicle a MUCH more aggressive combination was needed to cut out the defects. Rear quater panel after compounding. I ended day one with the car compounded and the front portion final polished. The interior was given a complete leatherique treatment to bring the interior back to "like new" condition. Before finishing for the night minor details were taken care of before the early start tomorrow. The next day started with a full wipedown followed by 2 more polishing steps on the back half of the vehicle. The 80's style orange turn signals were switched out at the customers request. After final polishing the finish was really starting to pop. Grille and mercedes pop up emblem were also replaced with "upgraded versions". With any polishing work no matter how well you tape polish residue will end up on the trim pieces. It's paramount that these are properly taken care of. Car was then given a final IPA wipedown and Aquartz was applied. Final sun pics, Enjoy! Interior looking proper [video=youtube;g-dudWGmeoc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-dudWGmeoc[/video] Thanks for looking! Tim Adonis Detail
Awesome work! Ceramic clear is no joke to correct. If you don't mind me asking what did you use the correct the factory paint? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2
WOW!!! That looks fantastic, superb job. God I love wagons, we need more of these variants in the states (c63 and audi rs4/rs6 avant come to mind).
Thank you for the compliments guys! I would have to agree that besides this car being an absolute beast, it's ALSO a wagon which makes it that much better. I really wish i would have taken a video of the exhaust note, pure BLISS. The "final" pictures were taken with a very narrow window of time, exhaust tips, lower side skirts and brake calipers were touched up during final wipedown prior to client arrival. As requested the polishing process was conducted with the following combinations: Respray: MF cutting disc, 105/300 203s Green Uber 106FA Black Uber Factory Paint: 105 w/ Surbuf pads and DI water MF cutting disc w/ D300/105 LC hydro tangerine w/ 203s
Hey I noticed you apparently using a heatgun for the leatherique treatment, can you explain your process for that?
The heat gun helps open the pores of the leather and allows the Rejuvenator oil to better absorb and do it's job. Best case scenario would be to cover the seats in black garbage bags after applying the oil and letting the car sit in direct sunlight for a day, but a heat gun works to.
