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

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?
 
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:
 
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 :o ) had questioned whether taking off that much paint would precipitate near-immediate failure.
 
Accumulator said:
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 :o ) had questioned whether taking off that much paint would precipitate near-immediate failure.
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Thanks guys, I just rescheduled this car yesterday, I can't wait to see it again.
 
Barry Theal said:
Thanks guys, I just rescheduled this car yesterday, I can't wait to see it again.
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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. :rockon:
 
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
 
reyo said:
You didn't describe the man's reaction when he saw it!
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Post #24,

Originally Posted by Gianni D View Post

I think this is by far the most incredible transformation yet ... I can't imagine the owner's reaction when he saw his car. You need to post this on your website and craigslist ad.
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Barry's Reply; "in all honesty he just looked at it for about a minute and stood still not making a movement or a word. he was shocked. thanks for the kind words."
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Amazing save.

Barry post some pics when he brings it back. I'm curious how it looks now as well.
 
Sitting on the edge of 20k views eh? Still one of the great threads of autopia showing what hard work, attention to detail, and some good experience can do.
 
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I remember this post and it gave me the courage to tackle this Ranger over the weekend. You really can polish a turd.



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