86 Mercedes turbo diesel 27 hours of polishing Barry Theal Presidential Details

[Accumulator]

..I thought that was clearcoat failure but I guess it was a single stage paint job...

Nah, believe it or not, it really *was* a b/c paint! I`d wondered about that too but bufferbarry confirmed that it was b/c and in some of the work-in-progress shots he sent me I could see his buffer`s pad- no pigment transfer.



Makes it even more incredible, huh?!?

[Barry Theal]

That is insane! You did an awesome job on that paint. Talke about back from the dead.

THanks for the kind words

Damn!



I thought that was clearcoat failure but I guess it was a single stage paint job. Nice to see you were able to get to the good paint underneath. The car turned out absolutely amazing!

Scott thanks man yeah this was a ruff one for sure, but it was bc/cc! I couldn`t beleive it myself!

Nah, believe it or not, it really *was* a b/c paint! I`d wondered about that too but bufferbarry confirmed that it was b/c and in some of the work-in-progress shots he sent me I could see his buffer`s pad- no pigment transfer.



Makes it even more incredible, huh?!?

Thanks for conferming that accumulator! :clap:

[Barry Theal]

Jon this is the thread.

[mgreen]

Simply fantastic!!! That has to be one of the best turnarounds ever...

[Barry Theal]

thanks mgreen!

[Ganesa]

what a great revival

[autoconcierge]

Barry sorry I did not comment sooner, awesome job but the real miracle is the total time 27 hours is 20 hours shorter than it would have took me to do that car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but now you will be a victim of your skills as that guy will tell everyone with a hammered car "no problem Barry can fix it" but guys who roll that kind of car almost NEVER pay the freight to fix it right or they would not have a car in that condition in the first place(lol).

[Barry Theal]

lmao Bob I hear that all the time. "no problem barry can fix it" lmao! thanks bob!

[Thomas Dekany]

Stunning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[adrock2003]

<sigh> My work isn`t even worthy enough to be posted in the same forum as this type of stuff Barry. I just finished a 1987 300 SDL and now I want to delete my post. lol



I bet this post even made Jesus himself say "DAMN!" I`ll finish posting my sun shot of the MB 300 SDL I just did, just don`t expect me to be in the same realm of skill as this type of work. /cheer

[stilez]

Lol - you totally switched cars!



Awesome job - I`m surprised you:



1) Took that job

2) The owner wanted to pay to have it redone!

[Barry Theal]

Stunning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks thomas

<sigh> My work isn`t even worthy enough to be posted in the same forum as this type of stuff Barry. I just finished a 1987 300 SDL and now I want to delete my post. lol



I bet this post even made Jesus himself say "DAMN!" I`ll finish posting my sun shot of the MB 300 SDL I just did, just don`t expect me to be in the same realm of skill as this type of work. /cheer

Lol Adam thanks alot!

Lol - you totally switched cars!



Awesome job - I`m surprised you:



1) Took that job

2) The owner wanted to pay to have it redone!

Yeah g35 I often wonder about things to but sometimes you just have to do the job! It was a test thats for sure:heelclick

[imported_DJBAILEY]

Barry...just incredible. What percentage of the clear coat do you estimate you removed to cut underneath that oxidation?

[byalegend]

Nice work as always Barry. What we do isn`t just about transforming a vehicle, but it`s also about adding (resale) value to the car. Especially in challenging economic times, buyers and sellers alike will be more inclined to pay attention to our services if we take the time to focus on that aspect as well as educate them accordingly. If I were you I would dedicate a section on my website about this, and use this particular vehicle as a prime example.



Keep up the great work!

+1: And definitely get a testimonial from the owner. BTW, how did the owner react to this turnaround?

[Barry Theal]

Barry...just incredible. What percentage of the clear coat do you estimate you removed to cut underneath that oxidation?

Not really sure, the hard part was getting threw the oxidation. Once I got threw it, I was golden!!!! Thanks

+1: And definitely get a testimonial from the owner. BTW, how did the owner react to this turnaround?

He was literlly speechless for about 30 seconds! good feeling it was. thanks for the kind words!