Berlina Black s2000, first write up, pic heavy.

[mchant]

I was given this car for two days. It was in pretty bad shape, with RID's almost on every panel. I don't have a PTG so no wet-sanding the RID's. What was done was a simple two-step. Might be the most dramatic results I've yielded yet.

Wheels/Tires:
Sonax Full Effect
Zep Heavy Duty Degreaser 4:1
Poorboy's Bold N' Bright

Clay:
Meg's Mild w/ ONR lube

Paint Correction:
7424XP
m105 / 4"/5.5" Orange LC Flat
WG Finishing Glaze / 4"/5.5" White LC Flat

LSP:
Blackfire Wet Daimond / 5.5" Black LC Flat

On with the pictures:

Befores:
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/7215/img9660i.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/638/img9660i.jpg/)

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/4223/img9662jq.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/62/img9662jq.jpg/)

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/4089/img9664q.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/90/img9664q.jpg/)

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/4439/img9665n.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/31/img9665n.jpg/)

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/7900/img9667.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/850/img9667.jpg/)

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/8638/img9668g.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/851/img9668g.jpg/)

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/1226/img9670x.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/97/img9670x.jpg/)

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/2417/img9669b.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/585/img9669b.jpg/)

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/6748/img9674z.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/16/img9674z.jpg/)

Client wet-sanded but didn't have anything to fully buff it out.
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/9329/img9675s.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/198/img9675s.jpg/)

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/161/img9676z.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/854/img9676z.jpg/)
Oxidized headlights.
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/5642/img9679i.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/194/img9679i.jpg/)

http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/6902/img9684.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/862/img9684.jpg/)

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6914/img9685c.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/155/img9685c.jpg/)
Some 50/50 shots. I believe the one in the dark is the hood. I tried my best, but I'm still new to taking shots.
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/3812/img9700e.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/31/img9700e.jpg/)
Buffed over the tape line while trying to create a 50/50 :doh:
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/5585/img9709fm.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/18/img9709fm.jpg/)

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/3646/img9713r.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/135/img9713r.jpg/)

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/2899/img9714d.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/580/img9714d.jpg/)
Afters:
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/9342/img9724h.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/824/img9724h.jpg/)

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/8889/img9728mr.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/192/img9728mr.jpg/)

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/276/img9726an.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/801/img9726an.jpg/)

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/7870/img9735z.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/651/img9735z.jpg/)

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/8388/img9732m.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/828/img9732m.jpg/)

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/4654/img9738i.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/202/img9738i.jpg/)

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/310/img9739r.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/14/img9739r.jpg/)

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5854/img9741t.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/217/img9741t.jpg/)

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/6746/img9742c.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/89/img9742c.jpg/)

Thanks for looking! I hope you enjoyed.

[tuscarora dave]

Very nice work on the S2K. As thin as the clear is on these cars I wouldn't wet sand one even with a PTG. The RIDS are there to stay. Thanks for posting.

[TWEEDERTWEEK]

Great job and thanks for posting the pictures.

[S2K]

Wow and I thought mine was bad. Great Job! 105 works wonders. It looks really good. I agree with TDave, some things you just have to live with, I have a lot of rids I'm stuck with but when you can make an improvement as drastic as you have here it makes it easier to live with.Again Great Job!

[jkk7479]

Really nice turnaround! Good job and don't worry about the RIDS....you can't get them all out! :xyxthumbs:

[Mike Phillips]

Nice work, great example of taking a car's paint to it's maximum potential...




The RIDS are there to stay.




Good job and don't worry about the RIDS....you can't get them all out!


I agree.

It's usually not a good idea to try to remove all the deeper scratches on a daily driver. By removing the hundreds of thousands of shallow scratches you'll create the effect you're after and that's a swirl-free finish. It's usually better to improve the deeper scratches, (making them less noticeable), than try to completely remove the deeper scratches and instead just learn to live with them.

:dblthumb2:

[LuxuryMobile]

Great job. Those are some incredible 50/50 shots.

[mchant]

Thanks for the love guys. :xyxthumbs:
Makes me feel better for leaving those RID's haha

[2kredbb6]

Fantastic!

[MatthewM]

I love S2000s. That's an amazing turn around. :goodjob2:

[Ron Atchison]

Nice end result considering what you started with. That car was beat down!

[kingofsorrow]

that is great work. you really gave that car it's beauty back.

[Alex Boyce]

Amazing turn around, that thing was beat!

[billboard2001]

Those 50/50's speak for themselves. Nice work man!

[1fastTbird]

You added about $2000 of value back into the car. I am wagering that it was a good ROI for the owner.