SLK 230 - The Holocar

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RRacer

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Hi there



One more detail but this one its a special one, not only for the challenge involved but for showing how the oficial dealerships works and treat their customers :scared:



Its a Mercedes SLK 230 from 1999, the car was repainted at Mercedes , and came with holograms, swirls and some minor scratches, and this for a new paint job.

When they delivered the car to the owner, told that new paints must be seen at dark light...i think because in sunlight looked like this :lol



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Well the owner returned to the dealership and refused this job, they agree to polish some more...the end result was BAD..REALLY BAD, after 3 months he meet detail :D



take a look for the before



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Nice waves :wall



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More holograms



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And more trails from the hood



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The engine was normal for a 6 year and 71000 kms



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I started gently with the paint, but i was getting nower..with this yellow cut pad and Ip, green polish pad FPII and FF blue pad...so i used this setup:



- Normal wash and Clay

- rotary 1400 rpm-1500 rpm yellow propel pad PG

- PC yellow pad IP , speed 6

- PC green pad IP , speed 5-6

- PC blue pad and FF, 4-5



pwc blue and nattys blue



Pb Trim restorer for the all the trim, and 1z balsam for rubber.



The engine cleaned with engine degreaser and HyperDresser



The interior was cleaned with APC and PB natural Look, 4*ULP.



So lets look the after pics :



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Thats the first time i was a relection from a wheel arch :dance



Some photos of the hood



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That car was butchered, nothing less.

You turned it around big time. Looks like Blue Natty's was a very nice finish to it.

Great job, this should be an extreme makeover.
 
Beautifull job on the SLK :xyxthumbs . Man that car was a mess :hairpull . The owner must be very happy with it now.
 
Great job RRacer! :xyxthumbs



Did the owner take it back to the dealer after you got it all beautiful and rub it in their face? :furious:



Ya got'ta wonder why so many MB dealers do such miserable work? :think:





PC.
 
I know it should stun me that dealers turn out that kind of work but it doesn't any more. So common these days, and it seems to be on both sides of the Atlantic.



Truly excellent work bringing that paint back, it was swirled as bad as anything I've ever seen. That first hood shot makes the black paint look grey. Now the car is deep, rich and liquid black. :up
 
The owner dont want to show the car to the dealership, in fact he doesnt want to go there anymore :furious:
 
Well last news , the owner told me just few minutes ago that he went to the dealership and showed the car.



All of them were amazed by the results and didnt believed it was detailed ( or even knew that :lol ), so they offer a FULL free of charge repaint with close supervision.

The owner asked my opinion about that, and i told him to forget and enjoy the car because its great now, and if he accept the repaint offer holograms and swirls gonaa comeback for sure :wall



Akele abraço
 
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