Deranged_9n3
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Saturday 25 January while being out at the Dyno day , I met the client of mine who I did the Lumina and Subaru detail for. He asked me to work on his Merc SL65 AMG come Monday morning. He asked me to take my time as this was his baby, so I decided to do just that. Monday morning when I arrived I started off by positioning the car so it fits under the roof while leaving me with enough space to work comfortably. The roar from the V12 when I fired it up was amazing , almost made me fall inlove with the car 
After positioning the car , I gave it a good wash so that I can see the true condition of the paint. As I hosed the car before the wash I noticed NO water beading , 0. As I touched the paint I nearly got a heart attack. I doubt if this paintwork had EVER been decontaminated in it's life. I made a video of the sound when you move your hand over the paintwork, it sounds as if I am rubbing my hand on sanding paper 
After a wash and dry , I decontaminated the wheels with IronX and various brushes , followed by APC mix and some brushes again
I also cleaned all the badges , door jambs and wheel arches but did not take any pics of that ( my mistake ) After this I IronX'ed the whole car , hosed it down afterwards and dried again. I then got onto claying the whole vehicle to get rid of all the contamination.
New vs Old claybar
Exhaust Tip Cleaning
Before
During
Various brushes , APC mixture and some sanding paper were used. Polished to a high gloss using some Metal Polish
Afters can be seen among the final pics later on
EngineBay Cleaning
Before
After
Various brushes , APC mixture and low pressure water has been used. Dried and dressed afterwards.
Interior Cleaning
Before
After
Various brashes were used , vacuumed and wiped down. Dressed the dashboard and treated the leather.
Now lets get to the paintwork. Here is a shot I took to show how scratched the paintwork was before I started correcting paint.
I did my test spots and decided 2 passes with FG400 on cutting pads was needed, followed by 1 pass of PF2500 on polishing pads.
Result
(note. right side has some dusting on it from the PF2500)
Swirlmarks Before
Swirlmarks After
I then set out to do the whole car with the combo I had decided on. Afterwards the car looked amazing and I was happy with the outcome. I then sealed the paint using my fav wax , Menz PL :hurray: I nearly forgot how much I love this wax. It left the SL with a dripping wet look , which was just the look I was aiming for. By the time I took these after pics , it was extremely overcast , which was a real pity as I would have LOVED to show some true proper reflection. Enough talk , onto the after pics.
Car is going back to it's owner this afternoon and then he is sending me my next project. Opel Astra 2L Turbo
After positioning the car , I gave it a good wash so that I can see the true condition of the paint. As I hosed the car before the wash I noticed NO water beading , 0. As I touched the paint I nearly got a heart attack. I doubt if this paintwork had EVER been decontaminated in it's life. I made a video of the sound when you move your hand over the paintwork, it sounds as if I am rubbing my hand on sanding paper After a wash and dry , I decontaminated the wheels with IronX and various brushes , followed by APC mix and some brushes again
I also cleaned all the badges , door jambs and wheel arches but did not take any pics of that ( my mistake )
After this I IronX'ed the whole car , hosed it down afterwards and dried again. I then got onto claying the whole vehicle to get rid of all the contamination.New vs Old claybar
Exhaust Tip Cleaning
Before
During
Various brushes , APC mixture and some sanding paper were used. Polished to a high gloss using some Metal Polish
Afters can be seen among the final pics later on
EngineBay Cleaning
Before
After
Various brushes , APC mixture and low pressure water has been used. Dried and dressed afterwards.
Interior Cleaning
Before
After
Various brashes were used , vacuumed and wiped down. Dressed the dashboard and treated the leather.
Now lets get to the paintwork. Here is a shot I took to show how scratched the paintwork was before I started correcting paint.
I did my test spots and decided 2 passes with FG400 on cutting pads was needed, followed by 1 pass of PF2500 on polishing pads.
Result
(note. right side has some dusting on it from the PF2500)
Swirlmarks Before
Swirlmarks After
I then set out to do the whole car with the combo I had decided on. Afterwards the car looked amazing and I was happy with the outcome. I then sealed the paint using my fav wax , Menz PL :hurray: I nearly forgot how much I love this wax. It left the SL with a dripping wet look , which was just the look I was aiming for. By the time I took these after pics , it was extremely overcast , which was a real pity as I would have LOVED to show some true proper reflection. Enough talk , onto the after pics.
Car is going back to it's owner this afternoon and then he is sending me my next project. Opel Astra 2L Turbo
How long did the work on this one take you?