Mercedes S430 revival
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Mercedes S430 revival
This car belongs to a coworker of mine, he's a very busy guy so he takes it to the automated car wash all the time. If this doesn't convince you to avoid those things like the plague, nothing will.
I had the pleasure of being the one chosen to bring this thing back to life and let me tell you, it was the most difficult detail I've ever done in my life. Not only was the car black, but it was swirled to high heavens and just happened to be incredibly difficult to cut thanks to the hard paint MB uses. But I was able to get the results I wanted in the end and the owner was one happy man, as was I, both that it was over and because of the outcome.
Saturday:
Washed w/Megs NXT
Wheels/tires cleaned with Street Appeal tire and wheel cleaner
Clayed w/Mother's Clay
Two passes of Hi Temp Heavy Cut via rotary w/CCS Orange
before
After
Before
After
Before
After
Sunday:
Menzerna IP/RMG via PC w/CCS Green
VM via PC w/CCS White
CMW via PC w/CCS Red, haze buffed out w/DG AW
Wheels: Polished w/Mother's Chrome polish, tires dressed w/Megs High Endurance Gel
Glass: Stoners Invisible Glass
Interior: Megs NXT Cockpit Shine, Megs Gold Class Leather Conditioner
Front clip before
After
Rear quarter panel before
After
Hood before
After
Door before
After
Trunk lid before
After
Passenger window before
After
And here's a couple other random shots
I work with the guy so I will take some full outdoor shots tomorrow
Not bad for only my second time ever using the rotary wouldn't ya say?
I had the pleasure of being the one chosen to bring this thing back to life and let me tell you, it was the most difficult detail I've ever done in my life. Not only was the car black, but it was swirled to high heavens and just happened to be incredibly difficult to cut thanks to the hard paint MB uses. But I was able to get the results I wanted in the end and the owner was one happy man, as was I, both that it was over and because of the outcome.
Saturday:
Washed w/Megs NXT
Wheels/tires cleaned with Street Appeal tire and wheel cleaner
Clayed w/Mother's Clay
Two passes of Hi Temp Heavy Cut via rotary w/CCS Orange
before
After
Before
After
Before
After
Sunday:
Menzerna IP/RMG via PC w/CCS Green
VM via PC w/CCS White
CMW via PC w/CCS Red, haze buffed out w/DG AW
Wheels: Polished w/Mother's Chrome polish, tires dressed w/Megs High Endurance Gel
Glass: Stoners Invisible Glass
Interior: Megs NXT Cockpit Shine, Megs Gold Class Leather Conditioner
Front clip before
After
Rear quarter panel before
After
Hood before
After
Door before
After
Trunk lid before
After
Passenger window before
After
And here's a couple other random shots
I work with the guy so I will take some full outdoor shots tomorrow
Not bad for only my second time ever using the rotary wouldn't ya say?
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