M-Benz CLS 550 Minor paint correction

Hi guys

I have a M-benz CLS 550 in for minor paint correction. I brought out Felix from Bronx NY to help me on this job. Felix had attend the Streetdreams & detailersdomain advance DA paint correction class, So I trust him with the task at hand and he did a great job. We both got the car done in 8 hrs.




Tools

Kranzle 1120t, rupes 21mm Da polishers, metro vac & blow, and griots garage 3in polisher.


wheels

clean with sonax full effect and Autofinesse ironout multiple times ( brake dust were caked on inside the barrels, couldn't get it completely clean) Tires clean with AG CWC and Autofinesse oblitarate.
Wheel lip and face then hand polished with Autofinesse tough prep to brighten the wheels and sealed with tough coat.
Tires dressed with Meg HD 3:1


paint

Foamed with CG CWC to strip any protection.
Wash and decon with Ironout and Autoscrub.
Paint was polished with Meg D300 mixed with some Menz 85rd to extend working time and reduce dust.
Paint was IPA, seal with CG blacklight and topped with 2 coats of AG HDwax.


Before
















50/50s











Afters

sorry there was no sun and my Fenix TK35 battery was dead













Thanks for looking!
Please feel free to ask questions or comment.
Franki

 

I'm jealous of your photography skills. Car looks great.

 

What camera and lens were you using to take these photo's? White is extremely difficult to photograph but you managed to snap some killer pics man. Awesome work.

 

Great Job looks amazing !!!

 

Sick! Nice job

 

Very tidy!

 

Im using my canon T3i with canon EF-S 10-22mm lens and Sigma 50 mm 1.4 lens. The swirls were capture manually in M mode and manual focus, so you just have to play with your DSLR to get used to it.

 

Looks awesome! Great work as always, that white really pops now.

 

Great job Franki!

 

Great job

 

Sorry to bump my own thread, hope you guys aren't mad at me by doing this... but hey videos aren't that easy to make and I haven't had time to do it.

but here it is, and I hope you guys like it, if not.. then please let me know what you like to see, so I can do better next time. Enjoy!

[video=youtube;2jPXR1jep9g]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jPXR1jep9g[/video]

Thanks
Franki

 

Nice work! That Benz is looking sweeeet!!! I have the same camera and I am actually looking at the same type of lens for taking pics of our work.