1995 Mercedes E320 convertible - White - Paint Correction 🌴 A Miracle Detailing

[Merlin]

1995 Mercedes E320 convertible - White - Paint Correction A Miracle Detailing

Kevin Brown "Great job of paint correction on my 30 year old Mercedes, it looks like new!"
The paint thickness was all over the board. Polishing was done with extreme caution.
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Inspection:
DeFelsko PosiTest DFT Paint Thickness Gauge for ferrous/non-ferrous metals
DeFelsko 200C3-G PosiTector 200 C3 Advanced Ultrasonic Coating Thickness Gauge

Lighting:
ScanGrip MultiMatch 8 and MultiMatch 3 color from 2500k to 6500k. ScanGrip Sunmatch 3

Machines:
RUPES Bigfoot iBrid Nano Long Neck
RUPES BigFoot LHR 75E Mini
Rupes 21 with a Rupes 5" Backing Plate

Correction:
Lake Country HDO Blue Cutting Pad
Meguiars M110 Ultra Pro Speed Compound

Polishing:
CARPRO Gloss White Pad
RUPES UNO Pure Universal Ultrafine Finishing Polish

Tools:
RYOBI Cold Water Electric Pressure Washer
MTM Hydro PF22.2 Professional Snow Foam Cannon
Metro Air Force Master Blaster

Cleaning Products:
CarPro IronX Snow Soap / Poorboys Super Slick & Foam Pre-Wash Snow Foam
TUGA Devil Special Wheel Cleaner

Last Step Products:
Two coats of Collinite No. 845 Insulator Wax
CQuartz Dlux Wheel and Trim Coating on plastic trim and bumpers
CARPRO ReTyre Tire & Rubber Cleaner (cleaning tires)
OBSSSSD Tire Dressing - Matte (dressing tires)

Please watch the 360 walk-around video - Click bottom right YT Gear to set 1080p HD w/audio

* Trim taped off for polishing

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[Sizzle Chest]

Nicely done on that `old` Benzo Merl!!!

 

[Lonnie]

Merlin:
Is this Mercedes Kevin Brown`s current car OR was it a car he owned/drove in the past?

Is the white paint clear coated and/or a re-paint? If a repaint, was this the reason for the paint thickness varying so much OR was it from repeated corrections and polishing over its longer life??

Why was Collinite 845 used as a last-step product? Customer request?? Better suited to this "fragile" paint??
Looks better-than-great as white is just "difficult" to make is shine and stand out!

What products were used on the convertible top, if any, or was it just cleaned?? I assume it is fabric.

Nice tape off job again. LOVE the protection of the convertible top!!!!!! I have gotten Meg`s M205 polish splatter/drops on blue jeans while detailing (sloppy me!), and it NEVER came out. I assume the same thing happens to fabric top material and it only takes ONE time for that detailing faux pas to happen before one learns to take the time to mask off and protect the top material to prevent that from ever happening again. The proverbial "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"

(Ahh, yes, the ubiquitous, never-ending Captain Obvious questions, stories, and admonishments....)

PS. Glad to see you posting vehicle details again, considering what Hurricanes Ian and Nicole have done to the Sunshine State recently.