Black S500 Mercedes Benz

**Carbon Blue** · 01-03-2009, 04:08 PM

WhatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s up guys? I arrived on a very foggy morning hoping that it wouldnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t rain. The car was a 2005 Mercedes Benz with about 46,000 miles on the odo. It was in decent shape with the exception of moderate swirling left behind from gas station and dealer car washes. Claying the car was a different story, there were tons of road contaminants (tar, bug guts, etc.) that were bonded to the paint since the car has never really been detailed since it was first purchased. The car went through two polishing stages and two coats of wax to protect the paint from mother nature`s elements.

The carpets were foamed and shampood, the leather, vinyl, and plastics were all cleaned, conditioned and protected. You can really appreciate a car of this magnitude, Its size, quality and craftsmanship were all top notch. Doors closed with a deep solid thud, the motor was super quiet, and all sorts of creature comforts were available to the passengers to remind them what German engineering is all about. Enough of the talk and onto the pics!

Arrived on a foggy Friday morning

foam bath

Brake dust covered chrome

dirty engine bay

prep work

swirled and hazed hood

inspecting the trunk

**Carbon Blue** · 01-03-2009, 04:10 PM

closer pic of the swirls and scratches

now using the flash to expose the swirls

after the first round of polishing

Passenger fender after 2 stages of polishing (forgot to take before pics)

Before-passenger door

More swirls

why you should`nt go to gas station/dealer car washes

After-1st polishing stage with some polishing haze left over

swirl free

50/50-Uncorrected on the left, 1st stage polish on the right

Different angle

stained rear floor mat

foamed and shampood

quick clean up

clean interior

**Carbon Blue** · 01-03-2009, 04:11 PM

no swirls here! notice how even the flash disbursement is.

classy

black mirror

**Optimum Auto** · 01-03-2009, 05:02 PM

Nice turnaround!!!

**imported_broker99** · 01-03-2009, 05:25 PM

What products did you use for the paint correction?

I just buffed out the hood of my neighbors benz for him (oddly enough the cars are identical). He had some bird dropping marks and some scratches. I used Menzerna Power gloss on a orange pad and it still could not get out all the marks. Man that is some hard paint.

thanks

**Thomas Dekany** · 01-03-2009, 08:47 PM

Really excellent work.

**imported_DieselMDX** · 01-03-2009, 10:40 PM

nice job that car is a beast!

**SweetJazz** · 01-03-2009, 11:41 PM

Fantastic Results!!!

**imported_Exelero** · 01-03-2009, 11:43 PM

Came out very nice black is always work of art when done , foggy pics` kinda cool looking.

**White lexus 23** · 01-04-2009, 12:49 PM

awesome job man.

**MarcHarris** · 01-04-2009, 01:06 PM

nice work! what all did you use on this one?

**Carbon Blue** · 01-04-2009, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by Optimum Auto

Nice turnaround!!!

thanks!

Originally Posted by broker99

What products did you use for the paint correction?

I just buffed out the hood of my neighbors benz for him (oddly enough the cars are identical). He had some bird dropping marks and some scratches. I used Menzerna Power gloss on a orange pad and it still could not get out all the marks. Man that is some hard paint.

thanks

SIP on PFW and UFSE on a grey followed by IW845

Originally Posted by tdekany

Really excellent work.

wow! that sure does mean alot coming from you! Thank you, thank you

Originally Posted by DieselMDX

nice job that car is a beast!

thanks

Originally Posted by SweetJazz

Fantastic Results!!!

thanks! it sure did take some work

Originally Posted by Exelero

Came out very nice black is always work of art when done , foggy pics` kinda cool looking.

I wish I had better camera skills to capture the fog that was rolling in. Whenever I used the flash all the droplets of water would light up and ruin the pic.

Originally Posted by White lexus 23

awesome job man.

thanks bud

Originally Posted by MuttGrunt

nice work! what all did you use on this one?

sip/pfw UFSE/grey/IW845, thanks