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RaskyR1
05-02-2011, 09:00 PM
Client recently purchased this car and wanted to get it looking new again. The clear bra was yellowed and detracted from the cars appearance so we decided to remove it as well. The paint was in average condition for the year with moderate swirls and a few RIDS. The color made it very difficult to capture defects so you’ll have to take my word for it on the before condition. ;)

Process:
Wash - Foam bath with Chemical Guys Citrus Wash
Wheels – Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner using various brushes.
Tires – Optimum Power Clean
Chrome tips – Optimum Metal polish and #0000 steel wool
Paint correction step 1 – Meguiar’s M105 via rotary polisher and LC PFW pads
Paint correction step 2 – Meguiars M105 via DA polisher and tangerine LC pads
Paint correction step 3 – Menzerna 106fa via rotary polisher and crimson LC pads
Paint protection – Blackfire Wet Diamond
Tires – Meguiar’s Hyper Dressing at 3:1
Wheels – Sealed with Optimum Opti-Seal
Glass – Meguiar’s D120

Before pics….(hopefully you can see some of the swirls/marring)

Yellowed Clear Bra
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-3.jpg

Door edges too….I love clear bra!
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-4.jpg


Swirls….
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-7.jpg


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-11.jpg


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-14.jpg


50/50….not that you can see much
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-15.jpg


Pillar trim showed the condition better ;)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-16.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-17.jpg


Trim corrected
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-19.jpg


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-20.jpg
RaskyR1
05-02-2011, 09:01 PM
After pics
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-25.jpg


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-27.jpg


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-29.jpg


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-30.jpg


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-31.jpg


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-32.jpg


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-33.jpg


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-36.jpg


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-38.jpg


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-40.jpg


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-41.jpg


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-42.jpg


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-44.jpg


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/_MG_4583.jpg


No sun pics once again. :(
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-47.jpg


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/C63-52.jpg



http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/_MG_4590.jpg


http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/C63/_MG_4591.jpg


Thanks for looking! :)
Rasky
richy
05-02-2011, 09:08 PM
Chad, the Benz looks awesome. It was great seeing some more of your work!
IID
05-02-2011, 09:09 PM
That Mercedes turned out awesome. Great looking car.
Outstanding job,owner will be proud!
RaskyR1
05-02-2011, 09:56 PM
Chad, the Benz looks awesome. It was great seeing some more of your work!

Thanks Richy!



That Mercedes turned out awesome. Great looking car.
Outstanding job,owner will be proud!

Thank you! :)
Sunshyne
05-02-2011, 10:18 PM
nice work sir, how did you correct the trim?
roguish-desires
05-02-2011, 10:18 PM
As usual Chad, the Benz looks great!
jlb85
05-02-2011, 10:36 PM
That is a bad-arse sedan!!

Great work again, Chad! With a car like that you'd figure the owner would have opted for OC ;) Next time!
jamores23
05-02-2011, 10:39 PM
chad, how do you remove clear bra? Do you also install them? if so, how is it done?
Marc Hufnagel
05-02-2011, 10:42 PM
nice job on a cool car!
RaskyR1
05-03-2011, 02:22 PM
nice work sir, how did you correct the trim?

Thanks!

I used M105 on the DA with 3" MF pads followed by M205 with 4" foam pads.



As usual Chad, the Benz looks great!

Thank you!



That is a bad-arse sedan!!

Great work again, Chad! With a car like that you'd figure the owner would have opted for OC ;) Next time!

Thanks Jacob! :)




chad, how do you remove clear bra? Do you also install them? if so, how is it done?

I've worked with installers before but I do not personally install film. I did get some tips from another AGO user, though I can't recall his screen name.

I did shoot a video though. ;)

YouTube - Removing Paint Protection Film.wmv (http://youtu.be/4brpSXez32k?hd=1)



nice job on a cool car!

Thank you! :)
jamores23
05-04-2011, 07:41 PM
so all you did rasky for clear bra removal was just pull it off??
RaskyR1
05-04-2011, 09:44 PM
so all you did rasky for clear bra removal was just pull it off??

Pretty much. :)

I used some solvent to clean off the dark line of dirt around all the seams, but thats it. I did polish all the newly exposed paint too.


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slickooz
05-04-2011, 09:59 PM
Subscribe for later. Always learn new things reading your posts.
Bates Detailing
05-04-2011, 10:38 PM
Gorgeuos! Great Job man :dblthumb2: