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

**imp_Rob.** · 01-08-2010, 12:43 AM

I don`t know what to say ! :buffing:

**ex-SS-ve** · 01-08-2010, 10:50 PM

thats is some very impressive work. had a 92 cadillac i did last week that i quoted at night for a cut n buff. it had some bad lacquer checking in it and a lot of faded out spots. i was able to save most of the oxidized paint but the roof and trunk lid only absorbed the compound i was working with. in the end i ended up with a shiny finish but i was dissapointed in the spots that were way too faded to save. you ever had one like that?

**jeast** · 01-11-2010, 01:20 PM

amazing.

**Barry Theal** · 02-18-2010, 07:51 PM

Thanks guys!!!!! this was a fun one.

**Lightningonbags** · 08-03-2010, 10:19 PM

How did I miss this one??? Beautiful!

**David Fermani** · 08-03-2010, 10:23 PM

Yeah, this was when Barry was an ametuer. He`s much better now and could probably do this job in half the time. :chuckle::waxing:

**JohnKleven** · 08-04-2010, 12:27 AM

Nicely done Barry. It`s amazing what a little ultrafina will do.

**a_guerrajr** · 08-04-2010, 09:06 AM

are you for real. WOW

awesome SAVE !

**Accumulator** · 08-04-2010, 11:22 AM

BTW, I asked Barry about this car a recently and it`s still in great shape. Wanted to post that since some people had said "eh, it`ll just oxidize again right away.." and other people (heh heh, gee...guess who

) had questioned whether taking off that much paint would precipitate near-immediate failure.

**Barry Theal** · 11-25-2010, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by Accumulator

BTW, I asked Barry about this car a recently and it`s still in great shape. Wanted to post that since some people had said "eh, it`ll just oxidize again right away.." and other people (heh heh, gee...guess who

) had questioned whether taking off that much paint would precipitate near-immediate failure.

Thanks guys, I just rescheduled this car yesterday, I can`t wait to see it again.

**MarksDetail** · 02-02-2011, 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by Barry Theal

Thanks guys, I just rescheduled this car yesterday, I can`t wait to see it again.

Hey Barry,

So how did the car look when the customer brought it back in? I have a red 2000 4 Runner that is very oxidized (Nothing like the Benz) and I want to make sure that there are no problems down the road, so do you recommend any particular product to prevent further oxidation?

I really enjoy your posts and have to say that your work is some of the best I have seen.

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**reyo** · 02-03-2011, 02:17 AM

You didn`t describe the man`s reaction when he saw it!

**jimmie jam** · 02-18-2011, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by reyo

You didn`t describe the man`s reaction when he saw it!

yea, that`s what i want to know. he most likely followed you around like a nursing puppy. :faint:

**Barry Theal** · 04-24-2011, 09:40 AM

Thanks guys

I havent heard from this gentleman in a while. I will have to call him and see what if i can set something up. The finish held up for quite some time. It has begun to show some small areas of oxidation. As always tthanks for the comments. Id love to have this back i