1973 Mercedes 450SL, 3 shops said no Shine left!

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Mike lambert

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Previous client recently purchased this car and had taken it to 3 shops local to him who told him the paint was to far gone. One shop even tried a small section with who ever knows what and gave up! They didn’t even wipe off the product! Now just so you know, we were just looking for Shine, not perfection by any stretch.
What we found that worked the best after many test sections, was Griots finishing Sealant on a white fast cutting pad. Several were used! Finished with best of show wax. Polished chrome with Griot’s 3in 1, tires with Griot’s black satin. I think from what we started with, we were able to improve the condition a little! Thank you for looking!
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Much better! I’ve always liked that style Mercedes. A doctor here in town had two in baby blue that I listed after when I was young.
 
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Mike lambert- Is it still single stage or was it reshot in b/c? Sorry, I can usually tell but can`t this time :o (OK, I`ll guess that it`s b/c.)
 
Awesome work!

That 50/50 is extreme! And also shows what it does to a paint even if only going for the shine and not defect free. Nice car and the owner must be thrilled with the results after those 3 let downs.

/ Tony
 
rlmccarty2000 said:
Much better! I’ve always liked that style Mercedes. A doctor here in town had two in baby blue that I listed after when I was young.
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Ha ha, I didn`t lust after it, but a guy up the street had one around that vintage, it may even have been that color (actually I think it was a pea-soup green). I can still picture him driving up the street with a cigar in his mouth and his golf clubs poking up out of the back.
 
Excellent work Mike!
LOVE LOVE LOVE your signature "Maryland Merlin" shot of the bare deciduous trees in the hood.

I can see why Accumulator asked if this was a re-painted (reshot) vehicle, as some of the photos of the door looks like it has orange peel in it. I cannot imagine a Mercedes-Benz of any era having orange peel in its paint from the factory.

Two questions:
1) Was this paint faded that it lacked the shine/luster that the customer wanted, or was it somewhat burned or etched from harsh chemical automatic car washes?
2) How many white pads DID you go though or more succinctly, how often did you have to change pads?? I assume this was done with a BOSS G21 polisher.
 
Maybe a couple touch ups over the years, couple larger measurements in sections. It had sat outside for 10 years prior to purchase. As for pads, 1 pad for each panel, blowing out as we went. Probably could have gone further but didn’t want to totally trash the pads. Thank you for the kind words!
 
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