Hey everyone! Welcome back. I had a chance to give this Mercedes a new lease on life. It has had a rough life from the previous owner. Now the new owner wanted it brought back to a better then new condition. Here is the car when I arrived























I began by spraying off all of the heavy stuff with my pressure washer.



Then I applied some Diablo wheel gel wheel cleaner to let it dwell while I finished washing the car.



I used the one bucket method with a grit guard and a 100% sheep skin mitt. stripping the surface of any waxes using Dawn soap.



then the rinse



Notice how the Water just stays on the surface. This is because there isn't any protection. this is normally a bad thing, but it is what I was trying to achieve.



So after the wash, I get back to the wheels scrubbing them down with my EZ detail brush





Here are a couple more swirl shots after the wash







Next I brought the car inside an let the paint cool down a bit. and then began the taping.



I used my Highline meter 2 to check the paint thickness just to make sure that the paint was not to thin.







the average thickness was 4-5 which is normal.

So next I began the compounding stage trying to find the right combo for this paint. I started off with my normal combo of M105 with a Cyan pad. but i just didn't feel that it cut hard enough to get some of these deeper RIDs out.









So I wasn't happy with the amount of cut from that combo. So I upped it to another level by using a Purple foamed wool pad and M105

and here is the difference......







So I worked my way around the car using the PFW/M105 on my FLEX 3401









I didn't get any pics of the polishing stage but My weapon of choice was Meguiars M205 polish on a Lake country Tangerine pad. using the FLEX 3401

But after the polishing stage, I applied Black Fire Wet Diamond paint sealant and let it cure for a little bit.



And here are the after shots.





















We all know how bad the Mercedes wheels get so nasty from the brake dust. even after driving down the road 10 miles they get covered. So I sealed the wheels using Armorall Wheel protectant to keep the wheels from getting dirty so quickly. this stuff is awesome! I use it on my own wheels on all of my cars.



And more of the deep wetness!
























Thanks for viewing, have a blessed day!

 

man, that looks better than when it came out of the factory! Great job!!!!

 

What happened in the bottom right corner of this picture:

 

HAHA, good call, I missed some BFWD, don't worry though, it was removed before I left. I was just running out of daylight so I rushed to get pics.

Good catch though,

 

looks GREAT! man i wish you were in my area, im in need of a great job like that right about now, my black is wayyy swirly

 

Did you use a clay bar after wash?

 

Of course, Claymagic blue fine clay.

 

Another Be-u-tee-full job Fallen Rock. What a durastic change, "Good Works"

 

how often do you need to do such a restoration? i'm sure i can't do it everytime i wash my car.

 

If you take care of the paint's finish regularly, then never. Black is as you can see a double sided blade in the way that black looks sooo good when the finish is kept up and looks horrible almost grey (fine scratches) if not. For the average Joe regular washing using a microfiber mit and a double bucket method,a thick M.F. cloth to dry, and a good sealer and then a high %carbuna wax, will keep your paint in Great condition.
The car that gets very little attention will need a reconditioning on the scale that Fallen Rock performs.

Take Care of your car and it will in turn Take Care of you
Just my 2 cents worth I don't mean to take away from Fallen Rock's thread he's the proffesional I'm at best the weekend warrior...

 

Instead of typing everything, I just let mike phillips explain it all. It will teach you everything you need to know about a proper wash job.

How to Wash Your Car (ShowCar style!)


and here is another technique that I dont really recommend,

YouTube - How To wash your car with one bucket of water

 

awesome, any tips for proper waxing?

 

2nd that waxing help plz

 

Looks great!