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Mobile-Image : 560SEC - Carn - 24-10-2008 09:43 PM Some of you may recognize some of the upcoming pics from the previous 'Teaser' thread I posted around a week or so back. We had a bit of an elderly goose in for some much needed TLC The car in question is a Mercedes 560 SEC, year model unknown but these were produced between 1988 and 1992 or thereabouts so it's around 15 to 20 years old I guess. All in all the previous owner/s have kept the car in pretty good condition but having been over the whole car it has definately had some work done to it at some stage. Speaking of work I might add that the owner has had around R150k's worth of engine work done and the old girl puts out around 280kw or so Products used include... General: Meguiars NXT Wash Poor-Boys Clay (thanks for the sample Don :wavey Meguiars Quick Detailer Meguiars APC Menzerna SIP Presta Compound Wheels and Tires: Sonax Xtreme Rim Cleaner Meguiars Endurance Tire Gel Mother's Fenderwell Brush Mobile-Image Detail Brushes Moto Quip Spoke Brush Smartwax Rimwax Various Microfibers Interior: Meguiars APC 10:1 Vanish Carpet and Stain Remover Jeff's Werkstat Satin Prot Meguiars Leather Cream Various Microfibers and terry towels Glass: Sonax Glass Cleaner Microfiber Glass towels Tools: B&D PW1400 Pressure Washer Gardena 5lt Pump Sprayer Fragram Rotary Makita 9227 Rotary Lake Country Purple Foamed Wool Pad Lake Country CCS Orange Pad DD Waffle Weave Drying towels Meg's Waffle Weave towels (shuts and wheels) Meguiars Slide Lock Detail Brush Various microfibers Anyways on to the actual detailing, not much in the way of pics on this one as it was done in stages as there was considerable work required and the owner told us to take as long as we need Before This old girls paint was as hard as nails and required a combo of Presta Compound on Purple Foamed Wool and Orange LC pads followed with up to 2 hits of Menz Sip on Orange LC pads again Polishing Before After Wool & Presta After LC Orange and Presta 50/50 after SIP on LC Orange Some other 50/50's from around the car... And finally some finished pics after polishing prior to LSP Wheels Next up was the wheels, again some of you may recognize these pics from my Smartwax Rimwax thread but here they are again anyways...Anyone who hasn't used the Rimwax, you don't know what you missing Interior With the polishing out of the way we turned our attention to the interior. Again no before pics but a quick 50/50 of the carpets while cleaning... And some finished shots of the interior LSP The LSP of choice for this one was 2 coats of 4 Star, the more we are using the 4 Star the more we are loving the finish it produces and the lovely wetness it adds to the paint. I'll let the pictures do the talking... With everything done and the customer fetching the car we snapped some final pics before we bid the old girl a fond farewell... Thanks for looking RE: Mobile-Image : 560SEC - whattingh - 24-10-2008 10:41 PM Nicely done. Now the old looks like new again. RE: Mobile-Image : 560SEC - calypso - 24-10-2008 11:57 PM Awesome work, and what a classy car. Is that the original colour? RE: Mobile-Image : 560SEC - freerider - 25-10-2008 08:23 AM Incredible work there rusty and carn! This looks like another of those cars that you dont realise how big it is until you actually start working on it. RE: Mobile-Image : 560SEC - crazygolfer - 25-10-2008 09:14 AM Bringing sexy bak...lol Nice work guys RE: Mobile-Image : 560SEC - springbok - 25-10-2008 09:36 AM I got to get myself some of that 4 star. When is it going to be available? RE: Mobile-Image : 560SEC - Carn - 25-10-2008 05:53 PM Thanks guys @ Don, yes this one caught us off guard @ Calypso I think so, it has had some spray work done so I can't be certain but the engine bay does match the rest so I assume its the original colour @ Springbok if there is enough interest we can get some in from JL. We going to need a new bottle soon as this one of ours is almost kaput. Very wicked sealant indeed and one I am loving more and more the more I use it RE: Mobile-Image : 560SEC - springbok - 26-10-2008 09:41 AM I'm interested RE: Mobile-Image : 560SEC - MeTsU - 26-10-2008 04:40 PM Well done guys! She looks fantastic! 4* FTW! GB I think... RE: Mobile-Image : 560SEC - calypso - 26-10-2008 04:48 PM Its 4 Star very similar to Jetseal 109 which should be available locally anyway? RE: Mobile-Image : 560SEC - Carn - 26-10-2008 10:18 PM According to JL the finish is almost on par with 109, pricewise however the 4* pwns the 109. The only drawback to the 4* is the 24hr curing time between coats and the fact that during that 24hrs it shouldn't come into contact with water. Not the end of the world but not ideal either