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CU2MIKE 06-07-2012 12:24 AM

W221 S550 2 step correction
 
Hi all, my name is Mike, and this is my first write up here, so go easy on me guys, lol. The car seen here is a 2008 Mercedes S550 in Iridium Silver, the car was extremely difficult to capture defects on because of the color, but I did capture major defects here and there, so sit back and enjoy!

Condition of the rims:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7240/7...cdf4b5ac_b.jpg
eh, it's a little dirty

Letting the wheel cleaner do its thing before I scrub:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8153/7...ed320056_b.jpg
Ewwwwwww, that's pretty nasty lol

Can't forget about the little "details":
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7085/7...6cba54fb_b.jpg
Natural boar's hair brush was used so it doesn't damage the finish of the wheel

All cleaner and looking much better!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7089/6...f0c83513_b.jpg

Just giving it a bath here:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/6...89cd3ec2_b.jpg

Cleaning every cracks and crevices while the foam dwelled:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/7...b6b6b96c_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8003/7...4369c21f_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7133/7...c18fa263_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6...9217180c_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8162/7...ab27f7fe_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7127/6...a45cc018_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8157/6...b050de9d_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7199/6...ed0efa3e_b.jpg

Since this car was going to receive opti coat, iron deposit removal was included:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7036/6...24f80222_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8145/7...7e1cb079_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7056/7...011e9f0d_b.jpg

A little scratch on the underside of the side view mirror here:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8004/6...71ba5aaf_b.jpg

Gone!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8003/6...e46371b5_b.jpg

The poor pillars needed some polishing too:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6...d8411afc_b.jpg

All polished!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8166/7...0783b8a7_b.jpg

Another scratch on the fender:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7114/7...610e93d5_b.jpg

Wet sanded @ 2500 grit and polished:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8021/6...6c58eb71_b.jpg

Corrected the taillights as well:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8154/6...fde95a80_b.jpg

Giving it another bath to rid of polishing dust and oil:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7131/7...2368bed1_b.jpg

Gotta clean up after my own mess you know:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7092/6...cf290796_b.jpg

Bet you didn't know silver cars CAN have reflects like this:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7274/6...e7148dd4_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8166/7...00da9ab8_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8001/6...83359afb_b.jpg

This was a very gruesome detail, I started at 7am and wrapped everything up at 10pm. The wash alone took over 3 hours to get it done right, but the end result was good. There are some spots on the car that requires a bit more wet sanding so I'd have to go back and redo a couple of sections.

Fish 06-07-2012 12:40 AM

That is just amazing.

CU2MIKE 06-07-2012 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fish (Post 245830)
That is just amazing.

Thank you!


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