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danwatt
02-01-2006, 02:40 AM
Finally got around to taking some pictures. This car has been through a lot. Wetsanded it a few months back, stripped the paint off the wheels (and now I get to polish them every week), all sorts of fun. Everything I`ve learned about detailing I`ve learned on this.



#80

Autoglym Super Resin Polish

EXP

#26

S100



http://danosdetailing.com/details/300se/01.jpg



http://danosdetailing.com/details/300se/02.jpg



http://danosdetailing.com/details/300se/03.jpg



http://danosdetailing.com/details/300se/04.jpg



http://danosdetailing.com/details/300se/05.jpg
imported_Sludge
02-01-2006, 03:21 AM
DanoWatt,



Hard to believe that is a 16 year old car. Very nice work!
LightngSVT
02-01-2006, 06:19 AM
Yah really, that car is in exceptional condition for a 16 year old car, let alone a driver! You do a great job detailing it. How many miles?
danwatt
02-01-2006, 10:08 AM
Over 200,000
Lowejackson
02-01-2006, 11:47 AM
Nice work :xyxthumbs



Did you apply the SRP and EGP by hand or buffer
danwatt
02-01-2006, 12:32 PM
Rotary with the #80, PC with the SRP and EXP, hand with the #26 and S100.



Forgot, I also had to use medium cut cleaner and DACP with the rotary on some trouble spots.
Jake11375
02-02-2006, 02:15 PM
That`s a nice looking Benz. My brother has a gold one same model. His is nowhere in the condition your is. Great work man!
Accumulator
02-02-2006, 04:11 PM
DanoWatt- That`s one *very* sharp W126 :xyxthumbs



I`m really :eek: about how nice you`re keeping the un-painted wheels! Those are a royal pain to clean as it is, what with all the little slots; theyused to drive me nuts.
74 thing
02-02-2006, 04:20 PM
What procedure/products did you use to strip those wheels and what is your regular maintenance for them? I agree-cleaning those grooves takes a lot of time-I have been using a parts cleaner brush with some wheel cleaner to clean the car I work on.
Nitax
02-03-2006, 04:17 PM
Very nice I love the Euro headlamps... I have a 1990 350SDL myself that really needs to shine like that! Good job
EdLancer
02-03-2006, 08:34 PM
Very nice I love the Euro headlamps... I have a 1990 350SDL myself that really needs to shine like that! Good job





I always want a car like that or a 360SEL, they are classics and were still builted like a MB ...they are timeless !
EdLancer
02-03-2006, 09:12 PM
Very nice I love the Euro headlamps... I have a 1990 350SDL myself that really needs to shine like that! Good job





I always want a car like that or a 360SEL, they are classics and were still builted like a MB ...they are timeless !
danwatt
02-04-2006, 01:02 AM
Thanks everybody. For the wheels, just some soap and a lot of elbow grease. I`d like to get some new wheels (AMG Penta`s or monoblock aero 1`s) but since I`m starting this detailing business, that`s on hold. Neat thing is, I`m using this car to detail out of. I gutted the rear part of the interior, and I can easily fit all my supplies in there and the trunk (even room for a generator). Since I usually do waterless washes, don`t need to worry about a water tank. It`s very nice to roll up to a customers house in this, they usually expect me in some big van or pickup truck.



But I really do need to eliminate the speed holes under the headlights (where the headlight wipers used to be). Time to learn bondo.