*THE* Mercedes... SL65 AMG Black Series

Discussion in 'Show and Shine' started by AndyThomason, Oct 30, 2017.

  1. AndyThomason

    AndyThomason Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    I'm still amazed that I had the privilege to do some work on this car and the pleasure to drive it to and from the owner's home. It's such a unique and powerful car (661hp/734tq are you kidding me?!) and I didn't realize just how rare they were until I glanced at the gear selection knob and it stated "1 of 175" referring to the US numbers. I was very excited to get started!

    The approach had to be carefully planned since most of this car is painted carbon fiber. The defects weren't super severe but they were present. I went with a pretty conservative pad and polish combination to make sure I got some results but was also going about it in a safe manner to preserve this collector car's condition. After all it was over $300k new.

    Anyway, I think it came out well considering the conditions I gave myself before starting. Not as many pictures as usual on this one as I had a busy week and taking pictures takes up time!

    Foam wash
    Clay bar
    Dried
    Masked
    Rupes LHRMKII with Rupes Yellow Foam Pads
    Menzerna SFP3800
    Menzerna Powerlock

    What a wild ride this thing is...

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    Lighting inspection...

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    Okay, let's get to improving!

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    Front bumper before:

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    Moving on...

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    Late night finish...Results under the lights:

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    Early morning outside looking for some sunshine...

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    That's all I've got. Thanks for looking! Heading out to SEMA tomorrow. Planning to spend a lot of time in the North Hall looking at all things detailing!
     
  2. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

    great job!
     
  3. Ara

    Ara New Member

    Beautiful job and beautiful car of course.
    Just an amateur here with a black car for a hobby while "finally" learning what to do through this great Forum. There seems to be a war on car products and someone like me can easily get caught in the cross fire accumulating too many products on a garage shelf! I always appreciate the break down of products used as I am going with "Menzerna". The car is 22 months old. I am the second owner and it has gone through one too many car washes! [the horror!!!]. Not too bad now using other products but I think *HC400 *SF3800 * Powerlock all step by step will do nicely.
    Stay well, Ara
     

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