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Obsidian Black Mercedes C63 AMG Enhancement Detail...



Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
Hullllo again people. Been looking forward to this one for a while.

The owner has given us a lot of work over the years and he recently picked up a C63, thought I should offer to get it looking it's best again. He has a lovely collection of Porsches, a few rare ones, few Ruf ones also, a stunning Yellow Ferrari 575M (one of my favourites) looking forward to getting my hands on a few of them at some point.

I must say a massive thank you to @JD for sending me BoS up, being black it was the only option for this type of car!

Anyway, on to the detail, I mentioned to the owner that I could improve the finish quite well as it was rather dull and tried looking, I probably surprised myself with just how well it came up.

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Wheels are going for a diamond cut refurb so nothing in the way of sealing or deeper cleaning required. Arches heavily cleaned with Vikan brush and G101!

Autosmart snowfoam/reset/g101 on badges and rubbers etc. Tarx and iron x used for further decontamination. BH soft clay also used, very lightly! Hydro used a drying aid (the most expensive one that ever existed I know but it's just amazing stuff).


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Although silly to use as a drying aid it will leave the car almost bone dry if water sheeting is done correctly, you can see half the bootlid is dry. After sheeting I made a cuppa, came back and there was only minor droplets left on the roof, screens and bonnet. It's hard not to use it!

Inside for some checking and masking!

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My LED pretty much lost most of it's power by this point, you can see from the previous images it's struggled to light up the panels unlike previous detailing thread. Camera flash came in handy.

Tested bonnet square as always, I had worked on Mercedes paint of this age a few times but mostly light colours. White Hex and CarPro Fixer used. I really like the polish due to the low dusting and the fact you can change the pad to suit the paint and correction required!

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Couple from the bootlid, the light coming into the workshop really doesn't help as it's flooded with daylight! Couple of deeper marks left in the clearcoat but a very good improvement from a simple combo. All panels checked with Spies Hecker panel-wipe wipe down, Menzerna never seems to fill much anyway from my experience.


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Hand cleansed with Werkstat Prime (I can't stop using it) enhanced the finish and brought more clarity again. Seems to missing my picture of my applicator, love how cleansers can remove dirt even after polishing, microscopic pores are fascinating.

At this point I gave the car it's first coat of Bos, you can see it curing away. It's hand downs still the easiest wax in the world to use/remove. It's always had that graininess, that still old school character and as always that smell! Distinctive.

Prime used on the glass, g5 on the front screen
Megs/CarPro perl used on the tyres
CarPro Perl used n the plastics and rubbers
Britemax on the exhausts.

Round badges etc with the buds and nano express before a final coat of BoS and a nano express wipedown.



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Outside after applying the second coat and remove in the nice weather whilst wiping down.


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Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
Enjoy the afters guys and thanks for reading the usual drivel!


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  Turbo 182 Alfa 159
Nice work! Looks great. Epic cars them.

I really want to do a black car next, might persuade the mrs dad to let me at his Lexus.
 

Stay Puft

ClioSport Club Member
  Clio 172
That looks fantastic.

Can I ask how long something like that takes, and how much you charge? Feel free to not say!
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
That looks fantastic.

Can I ask how long something like that takes, and how much you charge? Feel free to not say!

I don't charge... I reckon it took around 10 hours all in on this particular one. I started about 7am.

f**king ROYAL MAIL. Dicks.
Anyway, nice work Highlander.

I hate them. Lost another sample I sent last week. Most incompetent compan i've ever dealt with. I'll pop them back down mate. Thanks again, I wouldn't have worked as well with anything else. I love Midnight Sky, had a small pot years ago. Might try it again on Joe's UG FRS.

Average x

Well look who the f**k it is! All grown up BMW driver!
 

Scrooge

ClioSport Moderator
  E55 AMG
Lovely job!!

I need to detail something black soon. The last one was that obsidian black ML I did.
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
Lovely job!!

I need to detail something black soon. The last one was that obsidian black ML I did.
That's a big bus! I gave up detailing jeeps years ago! f**k that. I nearly died after doing an older Range Rover a year or so back!
 
I don't charge... I reckon it took around 10 hours all in on this particular one. I started about 7am.



I hate them. Lost another sample I sent last week. Most incompetent compan i've ever dealt with. I'll pop them back down mate. Thanks again, I wouldn't have worked as well with anything else. I love Midnight Sky, had a small pot years ago. Might try it again on Joe's UG FRS.



Well look who the f**k it is! All grown up BMW driver!
Not at all. Pleasure. Did you get to play with the Midnight Sun then? I almost preferred it.
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
Not at all. Pleasure. Did you get to play with the Midnight Sun then? I almost preferred it.
I did consider it over Bos but I think i'll try it on Joe's FRS topped with a reload mix that I concocted. UG seems to work well with wax and sealants so either is an easy choice.
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
Just seen some pics of one on Instagram, they've aged well so far!
 

neil a

ClioSport Club Member
Stunning work :cool:
What sort of cost is involved in this level of work ? I really want to get my Porsche done again at some point.
 
  Leon Cupra 300
Lovely, I think they work well as pre facelift too...

Shame values are strong, when I can get into an estate at 15/16k I'll be there!
 


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