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

[Barry Theal]

This car has 228,000 miles. Ok guys this customer contacted me in April and said he was planning on purchasing a older Mercedes and it had a severe case of oxidation. He said the car was sitting for like 9 years if I remember correctly. He purchased this car as a second vehicle to get back and forth to work in. Its actually gets like 27 miles to the gallon he said. Well anyway I gave him a quote in April over the phone which was a little lower then what I charge now. So I stuck to my price any finally made it happen. Sorry for not such a in depth write up this time, but I'm exhausted and still have a lot of work to do tomorrow.



Decontamination

Ardex New Wave

Ardex Buster

Claymore Clay



Paint Correction-

allsteps prior to lsp recieved a 50/50 ipa wipedown

Ardex 1000 8 inch 2inch pile Scheilgal Wool Pad Dewalt Dw849 3000rpms

Ardex 1500 Mequairs maroon wool heavy cutting pad Dewalt Dw849 2000rpms

M105 Mellow mequairs foam National Detroit Pneumatic Gear Driven sander Kevin Brown Method

M205 Black Mequairs foam National Detroit Pneumatic Gear Driven Sander Kevin Brown Method

3m Ultrafina 3m Foam Pad Dewalt dw849 about 800rpms Feathering

LSP

3 coats of Collinites 845 insulator



Wheels M205 then Collinites 845 Tires were dressed with Hyperdressing



Prostripe Metallic silver and red Pinstripe



The owner stopped over last week to give me a look at it. I thought at first I could not save this paint it was just to far gone. I asked him if I could give it a try and we agreed it couldn't look any worse. so I did a small test spots and here it is. The owner drove it to work for a week maybe like this. I love doing this its always makes them come back!

So the car arrived this past Monday night and here it was I was fully looking at!

I know your thinking what I was there is now way this paint was even savable. The wheels were just dreaded. I know if I pulled this on off I would feel good about it. Now I'm known for some crazy jobs and this was by far on the top of my list! I knew the car was not gonna be perfect, but I wanted this guy to get what he paid for. My talent for correcting paint. so I gave him everything I had I was eager to see what could happen. Here are some crazy 50/50 pics!

So the Final results after 27 hours! This was by far I think my best turnaround and save yet!

Thanks for looking, Sorry again for such a short write up. I' just really tired.May god bless you all!

 

[OCDinPDX]

WOW...Barry that looks awesome!!!! :2thumbs:



I had no idea oxidation could get that bad. I assumed at that point the paint was FUBAR'd.

 

[Legacy]

Barry, your the man. What a turn around. The paint looked like it had clear coat failure. Those wheels look better than new.

 

[gdal]

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.

 

[dsms]

Your a machine Barry, incredible save!

 

[David Fermani]

OMG - Barry! You are the shitt car transformation detail God.

 

[imported_weekendwarrior]

Barry, you are the man.

 

[AuAltima3.5]

Did you polish the wheels by hand? How long did each wheel take? Insane work.

 

[chibchaman]

is that the same car????

u are the man,,,

 

[imported_d00t]

Great work! Especially love the wheels--What a turn around!

 

[ohiostate]

Are you kidding me???? Barry GREAT work... Damn!!!!

 

[Labster]

Amazing turn around Barry! Did you take the wheels off for the polishing?

 

[itb76]

I've seen some amazing saves on this site but this one takes the cake! What did you use on the wheels?

 

[imported_Peco]

VERY NICE JOB. I could see a HUGE tip from the owner!!

 

[imported_rydawg1]

Now that is an amazing save! I have done lots of those old Mercedes and I know how much work is involved.



Amazing work!

 

[ten39]

That's insane!

 

[toyotasuvs]

Incredible! My jaw dropped .......

 

[osoda]

noob question - so was the damage (oxidation) limited to just the outer/clear coat paint?

 

[imported_MBenz]

Hot damn that is a turn around! I though the paint was totally gone but i guess not.



6 polishing steps is insane. Just thinking about that makes me cringe. But the results are...



A W E S O M E !

 

[TSC17]

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!