Black Mercedes E320 Paint correction by Tru Shine

[Tetramethyl]

Eric you transformed my car to better than new! My daughter`s Subi is next!

[Tru_Shine]

Hey everyone! Welcome back. I had a chance to give this Mercedes a new lease on life. It has had a rough life from the previous owner. Now the new owner wanted it brought back to a better then new condition. Here is the car when I arrived















































I began by spraying off all of the heavy stuff with my pressure washer.







Then I applied some Diablo wheel gel wheel cleaner to let it dwell while I finished washing the car.







I used the one bucket method with a grit guard and a 100% sheep skin mitt. stripping the surface of any waxes using Dawn soap.







then the rinse







Notice how the Water just stays on the surface. This is because there isn`t any protection. this is normally a bad thing, but it is what I was trying to achieve.







So after the wash, I get back to the wheels scrubbing them down with my EZ detail brush











Here are a couple more swirl shots after the wash

[Tru_Shine]

Next I brought the car inside an let the paint cool down a bit. and then began the taping.







I used my Highline meter 2 to check the paint thickness just to make sure that the paint was not to thin.















the average thickness was 4-5 which is normal.



So next I began the compounding stage trying to find the right combo for this paint. I started off with my normal combo of M105 with a Cyan pad. but i just didn`t feel that it cut hard enough to get some of these deeper RIDs out.



















So I wasn`t happy with the amount of cut from that combo. So I upped it to another level by using a Purple foamed wool pad and M105



and here is the difference......















So I worked my way around the car using the PFW/M105 on my FLEX 3401



















I didn`t get any pics of the polishing stage but My weapon of choice was Meguiars M205 polish on a Lake country Tangerine pad. using the FLEX 3401



But after the polishing stage, I applied Black Fire Wet Diamond paint sealant and let it cure for a little bit.







And here are the after shots.

[Tru_Shine]

We all know how bad the Mercedes wheels get so nasty from the brake dust. even after driving down the road 10 miles they get covered. So I sealed the wheels using Armorall Wheel protectant to keep the wheels from getting dirty so quickly. this stuff is awesome! I use it on my own wheels on all of my cars.







And more of the deep wetness!

















































Thanks for viewing, have a blessed day!

[mystickid]

Astounding turnaroun! Thanks.

[Bimmerdude]

There`s just something about a shiny black Mercedes, isn`t there? The ultimate in elegance.......great work bringing her back!

[a_guerrajr]

looks like it rolled off the lot

- swirls







great work man!

[RSWIM21]

Great work. Thank you. How long to you let blackfire cure before you remove it?

[jtimmy712]

Wow Great Job

[Nagz]

Excellent work man! Those afters are stunning Did you wash after you finished polishing?



~Jack

[Tru_Shine]

looks like it rolled off the lot

- swirls







great work man!

Thanks man, That`s what I try to shoot for

Great work. Thank you. How long to you let blackfire cure before you remove it?

It can very in time, mostly about 20-30 min, but it always wipes right off.

Wow Great Job

thanks man

Excellent work man! Those afters are stunning Did you wash after you finished polishing?



~Jack

no, i usually just blow all of the dust off and wipe all the jams and crevices. thanks

Astounding turnaroun! Thanks.

Thank you sir!