'89 MB 560SL Transformation!

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Monday, my husband and I detailed a 1989 Mercedes Benz 560SL which had badly neglected paint. The paint was chalky, stained, and terribly scratched and swirled. After 9 hours work (interior & exterior - the interior was not too bad, just needed a good detail in all the cracks & crevices), we were tired, but very pleased with our work.



We were unable to remove all the scratches on the trunk & roof (it needed a rotary) but were able to restore such a shine that they were much less noticeable. All the staining & chalkiness was removed. Trent polished all the chrome (and it has a lot!) and we detailed all the rubber, which was in very good condition, except the black door handles.



I really wish this car was mine!!!



OK - to start - Here it is before washing -- the wheels were coated in brake dust -- it took forever on each one!!



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Now, after washing -- my pictures don't show it well, but the water not only lay flat on the paint, it was as if the paint was soaking it up!!



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Here's the scary part!! It looked as if someone had taken a kitchen scrubber and attacked the trunk!! As I said, we couldn't remove all these scratches, but did lessen the appearance greatly.



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The roof was a swirly mess - and looked as if someone had gone at it with a rotary, not knowing how to use it. Almost all of these marks were gone when we finished.



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One last pic -- wish my lighting had been better!! We didn't have time to take great pictures as we were doing 3 cars (full details) in 2 days so we had to move quickly to the next car.



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edit: detailing info: 3M Perfect-It II; 3M Finesse It II; 3M SMR; DC Car Care Super Glaze; Meguiar's #26. (Wish we coulda use Klasse & P21S!) TW 2001 Tire Gel on Tires -- wheels were polished, glazed & waxed also. Stoner's on the windows; Turtle Wax :scared Chrome Polish on the chrome.
 
Actually, it works pretty well. I hate to polish chrome, so that's my husband's job. :D He uses it all the time -- even brought his '65 Spitfire hubcaps back to life with it. :up
 
edschwab1 said:
Nice work. I have always like that series of SL's. I think GreenMonster did a similar vintage SL. I would like to see pics of the M5 when completed.



Eric
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Will do! We're only doing the one car that day, so we should be able to take some decent pictures! I'm really looking forward to working on it. At least if we can own these cars, we get to "play" with them! :D
 
Great Job Volvo!! Almost anyone can make a new car look good, but it takes someone very talented to bring back an older neglected car.



Great Work! :xyxthumbs



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mercedesfanatic said:
Man, that's a classic! That was BIG PIMPIN' back in the day!!!
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LOL! This was my dream car back in high school -- "When I grow up and get out of college, I'm gonna drive a convertible Mercedes!!" Oh well, haven't realized that dream yet!! :rolleyes:
 
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