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

Bufferberry wins by excessive shine on an older benz. That is the turn around of the year. Very nice work.:bow:bow:bow:bow
 
That is a great job, BUT, the paint will slowly return to the same state you saw it in before you started. These older Mercedes had no clear coat and you can only do so much with them. It may look great for a couple weeks or even a few months, but as soon at the protection starts to wear...bam it looks like a clucker again. I know.... I've done MANY of them and I used to own one. The good news is that the owner will need to bring it to you often for a very expensive detail if he/she wishes to keep it in that condition. I'm made some good money doing this for people with these cars.
 
mini1 said:
That is a great job, BUT, the paint will slowly return to the same state you saw it in before you started. These older Mercedes had no clear coat ... I know.... I've done MANY of them and I used to own one..
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Different experience here:



I too have owned/detailed a number of W126 Benzes, the earliest model-year of which was my '86 SEC. All of mine were original paint, all of them were clearcoated. I've *never* seen a post-'86 W126 with single stage paint and I've seen quite a few of them.



While there's some debate as to when MB switched to *all* bc/cc paint, my factory literature from '84 goes into some detail about the then-new clearcoat systems used on the S-class Benzes of that vintage.
 
Wow! That's amazing! When you said it wouldn't be perfect, I never would have expected it to actually look perfect! Great job!
 
mikenap said:
Even though I'll never get past weekend warrior status, THIS is the reason I spend all my time on this site. Just knowing what some of you guys are capable of is simply amazing and sort of inspiring. My wife, who is sick to death of seeing 50/50s and always being dragged to the computer to "check this out", was completely speechless when she saw this one. I think that's the best part, when you can wow someone with absolutely ZERO interest in car detailing, you're definitely doing something right.



Barry, you'll be getting pats on the back and "attaboys" for a long time over this save. Enjoy every last one, because you earned it for sure. BTW, consider this thread bookmarked!
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Lol yeah my wife stills says them things I completely understand there Mikenap. thank you for the kind words!



MuttGrunt said:
save of the year? quite possibly!!!!



the turn around is so dramatic... to someone who didn't know about the type of work individuals like you do: they would think it was photoshopped for sure. People always love seeing the exotics and garage queens: but threads like this are my personal favorites. Taking a beat-to-death car and making it look new again. Not only did the paint look FUBAR, but the wheels looked beyond savable as well. Truly a skilled and dedicated work of art. I only wish I could see this beauty in person. No way the pics do justice to how bad it was, nor to how great it looks now. Good to see fellow grunts doing good work!

-Marc
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Thanks marc ,yeah as a fellow grunt your kind words are great hoooaaah to ya!



Apollo_Auto said:
This one's definitely got my vote for "Turn Around of the Year"! I just had to look at this one again :)...
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thanks again Jesse. I was just doing my job ya know.



dmw2692004 said:
thats just an amazing turn around! Completely amazing.
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thanks man



OCDinPDX said:
I nominate for turn around of the year as well.
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thanks alot, and thanks for the nomination



corrswitch said:
Wow, excellent work.



Forget turnaround of the year, can this go into the Guinness Book of records? :)
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geee's youguys are killing me I'm so blessed I don't know about gunness there are som many better detailers then me who would deserve more.



Jakerooni said:
So where's the 2009 "Top 25 detailers in the nation" list? I think Barry needs on that bad beast.
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top 25 wow I would be honored! thanks again



ramtough said:
Bufferberry wins by excessive shine on an older benz. That is the turn around of the year. Very nice work.:bow:bow:bow:bow
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thanks ram it means a lot



mini1 said:
That is a great job, BUT, the paint will slowly return to the same state you saw it in before you started. These older Mercedes had no clear coat and you can only do so much with them. It may look great for a couple weeks or even a few months, but as soon at the protection starts to wear...bam it looks like a clucker again. I know.... I've done MANY of them and I used to own one. The good news is that the owner will need to bring it to you often for a very expensive detail if he/she wishes to keep it in that condition. I'm made some good money doing this for people with these cars.
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Mini I could see that happening on a car with single stage paint. This car in particular had bc/cc I haven't never seen oxidation on clearcoat comeback before. Im not try to doubt your integrity from your experiance with these what I'm saying is that when you have single stage yes it will oxidize. CDlearcoat shouldn't . thanks for the kind words. Ill et you know if it does come back as you say. I have more work line up here in a month or so with this gentleman so i will see the car again.





Rx8 Fanatic said:
Wow! That's amazing! When you said it wouldn't be perfect, I never would have expected it to actually look perfect! Great job!
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Thanks man!
 
itb76 said:
I've seen some amazing saves on this site but this one takes the cake!
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Yeah--that's the best transformation I've seen here yet. Awesome job.



Too bad the chrome fender trim couldn't have been buffed away :rofl
 
gamby said:
Yeah--that's the best transformation I've seen here yet. Awesome job.



Too bad the chrome fender trim couldn't have been buffed away :rofl
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thanks for the kind words!



mesoam said:
impressive work
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Thanks alot



toyotaguy said:
I give this one a :clap::wow::clap::wow::woot::woot::woot:and a couple:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

and a :hifive:
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wow Erice what can i say thanks!
 
bufferbarry said:


Paint Correction- Ardex 1000 8 inch 2inch pile Scheilgal Wool Pad Dewalt Dw849 3000rpms
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Wow, I though I was the only one still using Scheilgal wool. :xyxthumbs I now call them "Schmegol" pads.:doh



What a nice transformation! I bet money the owner was still in disbelief :faint:on how well you did to correct it and make it shine!:bigups



Now THIS shows talent!!



Deanski
 
Deanski said:
Wow, I though I was the only one still using Scheilgal wool. :xyxthumbs I now call them "Schmegol" pads.:doh



What a nice transformation! I bet money the owner was still in disbelief :faint:on how well you did to correct it and make it shine!:bigups



Now THIS shows talent!!



Deanski
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thanks man for the kind words lol I used to love them pads. I busted one out again. I almost forgot how nice they are.



gofast908z said:
Barry, once again you amaze me. Excellent work my friend. That looks phenominal!
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thanks bro. I'm gratefull for the kind words
 
Wow I haven't been on much lately but i don't think I've seen a vintage turnaround like this in a LONG time. Very impressive work barry!
 
99blackSE said:
Wow I haven't been on much lately but i don't think I've seen a vintage turnaround like this in a LONG time. Very impressive work barry!
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thanks for the kind words!



Got More Wax said:
Quality work, Barry!!! Very nice!!



Andy
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thanks andy! I love your posts as well aslways quality



Mighty HD said:
I've seen some great work on this site, but this one takes the lead; by far.
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thanks alot man!
 
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