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.
20150621_083045 by gally.., on Flickr
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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).
20150621_083900 by gally.., on Flickr
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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!
20150621_110812 by gally.., on Flickr
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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!
20150621_112125 by gally.., on Flickr
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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.
20150621_120853 by gally.., on Flickr
20150621_120856 by gally.., on Flickr
20150621_120929 by gally.., on Flickr
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.
20150621_150332 by gally.., on Flickr
20150621_150435 by gally.., on Flickr
Outside after applying the second coat and remove in the nice weather whilst wiping down.
20150621_153451 by gally.., on Flickr
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.
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).
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!
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!
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.
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.
Outside after applying the second coat and remove in the nice weather whilst wiping down.
