JSou
11-18-2013, 11:36 AM
Vehicle: 1999 Mercedes Benz C230 W202 with Custom Paint
Defects: Minor orange peel. overspray, dried compound residue, holograms, and typical swirls from improper washing.
Plan of attack: The owner wanted to wet sand the surfaces of the "gritty" feeling as he explained it. Upon inspection of the vehicle, we agreed for spot repairs and a complete polish to get rid of the holograms installed by the body shop.
The car was to receive a presoak, foam, hand wash, iron decontamination, clay bar, wetsand in certain areas, and a 1 step polish.
Tools & Products:
Exterior
- 50/50 mix Dawn Ultra Concentrated with Meguiar's D103 All purpose cleaner for presoak
- BlackFire Wet Diamond Conditioning Shampoo
- Carpro Iron X
- BlackFire Poly Claybar
- 3M Wet or Dry 2000 grit sandpaper
- Optimum No Rinse as sanding lubricant
- Griot's Garage Washing Pad
- SM Arnold Large Vent Brush
- SM Arnold Long and Short Handle Wheel & Fender brush
- Wheel Woolies Angle, Straight in variety of sizes
- Wheel Woolie Wheel Brush 1.25 size
- Daytona Wheel Brush
Interior
Griot's Garage Polisher
BlackFire Interior Cleaner
SM Arnold Interior & Vent brushes
Upholstery brush
Carpet Brush
Rigid WD4070 Vacuum
Bissell Little Green Machine
McCullough Steam Cleaner
Paint Correction
Rupes LHR21ES Polisher
Griot Garage's Polisher
Lake Country 3.5 Backing Plate
Meguiar's M105 with 5.5" & 3" Meguiar's Microfiber Cutting Pads
Meguiar's M205 with 3" Lake Country HydroTech Tangerine Pads
LSP
BlackFire Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection
Final thoughts:
Overall the paint was very soft to correct which was a nice change of pace to the OE Ceramiclears we are used to on these cars. Really surprised at how much contamination the vehicle had as it was painted a month prior. A great experience and we hope to work on more one off projects like this in the future. Enjoy the pics.
Interior before we started.
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We started by steaming and brushing the vents and dashboard.
http://thumbnails103.imagebam.com/27794/62f8e6277933092.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/62f8e6277933092)
http://thumbnails106.imagebam.com/27794/862ff5277933167.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/862ff5277933167)
http://thumbnails108.imagebam.com/27794/eabe0c277933108.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/eabe0c277933108)
Then Vacuum.
http://thumbnails106.imagebam.com/27794/f237d8277933081.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/f237d8277933081)
Setting up for a test spot.
http://thumbnails102.imagebam.com/27794/b42a40277933120.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/b42a40277933120)
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http://thumbnails107.imagebam.com/27794/ba818e277933132.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/ba818e277933132)
The little brush didn't cut it, so we had to bring in the big weapons.
http://thumbnails101.imagebam.com/27794/fb1c87277933135.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/fb1c87277933135)
http://thumbnails102.imagebam.com/27794/c9b254277933139.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/c9b254277933139)
Accumulated dirt.
http://thumbnails106.imagebam.com/27794/cae77b277933141.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/cae77b277933141)
Test spot done.
http://thumbnails103.imagebam.com/27794/f17131277933144.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/f17131277933144)
http://thumbnails107.imagebam.com/27794/aef55a277933147.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/aef55a277933147)
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http://thumbnails101.imagebam.com/27794/467598277933159.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/467598277933159)
Overkill, but a little steam once over for assurance.
http://thumbnails102.imagebam.com/27794/0f0c55277933113.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/0f0c55277933113)
Completed interior.
http://thumbnails108.imagebam.com/27794/d874fa277933285.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/d874fa277933285)
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Defects: Minor orange peel. overspray, dried compound residue, holograms, and typical swirls from improper washing.
Plan of attack: The owner wanted to wet sand the surfaces of the "gritty" feeling as he explained it. Upon inspection of the vehicle, we agreed for spot repairs and a complete polish to get rid of the holograms installed by the body shop.
The car was to receive a presoak, foam, hand wash, iron decontamination, clay bar, wetsand in certain areas, and a 1 step polish.
Tools & Products:
Exterior
- 50/50 mix Dawn Ultra Concentrated with Meguiar's D103 All purpose cleaner for presoak
- BlackFire Wet Diamond Conditioning Shampoo
- Carpro Iron X
- BlackFire Poly Claybar
- 3M Wet or Dry 2000 grit sandpaper
- Optimum No Rinse as sanding lubricant
- Griot's Garage Washing Pad
- SM Arnold Large Vent Brush
- SM Arnold Long and Short Handle Wheel & Fender brush
- Wheel Woolies Angle, Straight in variety of sizes
- Wheel Woolie Wheel Brush 1.25 size
- Daytona Wheel Brush
Interior
Griot's Garage Polisher
BlackFire Interior Cleaner
SM Arnold Interior & Vent brushes
Upholstery brush
Carpet Brush
Rigid WD4070 Vacuum
Bissell Little Green Machine
McCullough Steam Cleaner
Paint Correction
Rupes LHR21ES Polisher
Griot Garage's Polisher
Lake Country 3.5 Backing Plate
Meguiar's M105 with 5.5" & 3" Meguiar's Microfiber Cutting Pads
Meguiar's M205 with 3" Lake Country HydroTech Tangerine Pads
LSP
BlackFire Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection
Final thoughts:
Overall the paint was very soft to correct which was a nice change of pace to the OE Ceramiclears we are used to on these cars. Really surprised at how much contamination the vehicle had as it was painted a month prior. A great experience and we hope to work on more one off projects like this in the future. Enjoy the pics.
Interior before we started.
http://thumbnails102.imagebam.com/27794/6682ad277932903.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/6682ad277932903)
http://thumbnails106.imagebam.com/27794/cb80a7277932925.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/cb80a7277932925)
http://thumbnails108.imagebam.com/27794/a1f4a0277932947.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/a1f4a0277932947)
http://thumbnails107.imagebam.com/27794/fe06a9277932991.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/fe06a9277932991)
http://thumbnails103.imagebam.com/27794/6355f4277933009.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/6355f4277933009)
http://thumbnails104.imagebam.com/27794/3f31f1277933027.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/3f31f1277933027)
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http://thumbnails101.imagebam.com/27794/17a1d8277933054.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/17a1d8277933054)
We started by steaming and brushing the vents and dashboard.
http://thumbnails103.imagebam.com/27794/62f8e6277933092.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/62f8e6277933092)
http://thumbnails106.imagebam.com/27794/862ff5277933167.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/862ff5277933167)
http://thumbnails108.imagebam.com/27794/eabe0c277933108.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/eabe0c277933108)
Then Vacuum.
http://thumbnails106.imagebam.com/27794/f237d8277933081.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/f237d8277933081)
Setting up for a test spot.
http://thumbnails102.imagebam.com/27794/b42a40277933120.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/b42a40277933120)
http://thumbnails107.imagebam.com/27794/269fbf277933125.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/269fbf277933125)
http://thumbnails107.imagebam.com/27794/ba818e277933132.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/ba818e277933132)
The little brush didn't cut it, so we had to bring in the big weapons.
http://thumbnails101.imagebam.com/27794/fb1c87277933135.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/fb1c87277933135)
http://thumbnails102.imagebam.com/27794/c9b254277933139.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/c9b254277933139)
Accumulated dirt.
http://thumbnails106.imagebam.com/27794/cae77b277933141.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/cae77b277933141)
Test spot done.
http://thumbnails103.imagebam.com/27794/f17131277933144.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/f17131277933144)
http://thumbnails107.imagebam.com/27794/aef55a277933147.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/aef55a277933147)
http://thumbnails104.imagebam.com/27794/5a9cc4277933154.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/5a9cc4277933154)
http://thumbnails101.imagebam.com/27794/467598277933159.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/467598277933159)
Overkill, but a little steam once over for assurance.
http://thumbnails102.imagebam.com/27794/0f0c55277933113.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/0f0c55277933113)
Completed interior.
http://thumbnails108.imagebam.com/27794/d874fa277933285.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/d874fa277933285)
http://thumbnails106.imagebam.com/27794/711bd2277933289.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/711bd2277933289)
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