I'd forgotten to post this car, but here it is. A 1987 190E 2.3-16valve which was repainted a couple years ago in metallic black (which is also a blast to drive! I had the owner's permission of course) :headbang:. The owner is often out on business trips and sometimes forgets to put his car cover back on as the car sits outside on the driveway; exposed to the elements. Products Used: P&S It's red soap Dawn SV Wheel brush & other misc brushes Q-tips Air Spray can Adam's UC Spray Meg's Ultimate Quik Detailer Blue & Grey clay bar Megs Trim Detailer Tons of MF towels & Cotton terry cloths PC7424XP 4" Uber foam pads (for smaller & hard to reach areas) 5.5" Uber foam pads Menz Power Finish PO203s Menz Final FInish PO85rd Klasse AIO & Sealant Collinite 845 Foam and MF applicators Before Pics: The Bonnet after washing Rear portion of the roof. Whole roof looks like this by the way. The front fender Rear pillar. Same condition as passenger side. Reflection shot of door panel after wash After I finished washing the car and taking the above pictures, I brought the car into the garage and began claying process. Afterwards, I started off with a small test panel on the front passenger door with a 5.5" green uber foam pad and pbw ssr2.5 (sorry no pics :shakehead. I didn't get as good a result with this combo and I switched pads to an orange which yielded slightly better results, but not quite there yet. I switched to the menz power finish and that seemed to work better and I stuck with that combo. After the whole car was done with the power finish, I went down to the menz final finish to clean up the leftovers from the power finish. I then proceeded to wipe the car down with a 70/30 mix of IPA and threw on the glaze. After glazing was finished, I put on layer of sealant and let it cure for a good 3-4 hours; ahh break time opcorn: :drinking2:. I did a swipe test every so often to check it. I hate the ridiculously long cure time of the sealant :waiting2:, but the depth and shine it gives is just incredible; especially on a metallic black paint finish! After the sealant had been buffed off, I wanted to try out my new collinite 845 LSP. I put on a thin layer and let it set for a good while before buffing it clear. I debated with myself on whether I should give it a final wipedown with a QD or not...in the end I opted not to, haha. Here's the fruit of my labor after a 2day detail. After Pics: It was a bit cloudy the day i took the pictures and there's a couple shots with the sun behind the clouds, but worked out great for reflection shots :thumb: Thanks for looking!
Probably one of the most reliable and bullet proof cars Mercedes ever built. And what a nice example this one is. Well done!
Great Work But 190E always have little problem with the trans/Valve cover/suspension....i just got a 1991 190E 2.3 3 months ago
Thank you all for the kind words!! Here's a teaser pic for my next job...this'll be a fun one to do. [/URL] Uploaded with ImageShack.us[/IMG]
