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Paint Ph.D
This is another one of my details that I pulled out of the archives. I did this last September for a neighbor of mine who bought the car new in '01 but has since given it to his girlfriend as he has his Range Rover Sport to drive.
This car has never been corrected properly and has seen the occasional automatic car wash. Thankfully it was not Mercedes' super-tough Ceramiclear so I was able to achieve 90% correction, only leaving some deeper scratches.
Sorry I don't have any better photos. This car was such a beast I really didn't have much time to take pictures.
Process is my usual barrage of Griot's equipment.
Before:
Showing major swirls and oxidation...:yikes:
A shot of the hood showing the lack of depth caused by the oxidation.
Process Shots:
Working on the hood...
Getting there...
A side-by-side shows just how bad this Benz has had it.
After:
This car has never been corrected properly and has seen the occasional automatic car wash. Thankfully it was not Mercedes' super-tough Ceramiclear so I was able to achieve 90% correction, only leaving some deeper scratches.
Sorry I don't have any better photos. This car was such a beast I really didn't have much time to take pictures.
Process is my usual barrage of Griot's equipment.
Before:
Showing major swirls and oxidation...:yikes:

A shot of the hood showing the lack of depth caused by the oxidation.



Process Shots:
Working on the hood...

Getting there...

A side-by-side shows just how bad this Benz has had it.

After:


