This is the 3rd car the owner had us restore and coat. The Mercedes 300SE is more than20 years old but you’ll be surprise how good its been maintained.
Before we start, check out the previous BMW E34 that we restored previously!
As usual we did the standard walk around inspection.
The car was in a rather clean condition as its rarely used.
We found some scratches on the front hood.
Spotted some polish/wax residue,
Found some weird red dots on the paint. Suspected to be from trees.
More scuffs found on the fenders.
Some finer scratches found even with natural lighting
A clearer view on the scratches.
A close look on the paint reveals the haziness.
Our lighting also revealed the very minor swirls that are covering the shine.
After an extensive wash, we removed most contamination of the paint and revealed the true condition.
After some paint correction. This is the restored surface. Checkout the colour difference.
Some minor micro swirls were left behind but its not very visible.
The wheels were at its best ever condition. It practically looks new.
but we still clean up the edges.
and finally got them a nice coat of Opti-Coat™Pro
The results of good surface preparation and the quality of Opti-Coat™Pro.
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Upon arrival, we already expected the car to be in harsh unloved condition. Looking at the car, we noticed the owner had 3 big, full grown, hyper active German shepherds. That, would be the highlight of our session.
The usual walk around found us some pretty interesting paint damage. As amazing as it sound, these are aircond water stains.
Owner briefs us that the car is pretty under utilized. Parked under the shade most of the time. Hence the dusty surface.
If you say its glossy, its not. If you say its shiny, we’ll say its a little dull.
We spotted some dog scratches.
More dog scratches.
Some unknown mark that had been stained to the paint.
Swirl damage.
More swirl damage.
Some severe watermark spots.
Swirls on the roof.
As we washed the car, we felt that the surface was really rough. We’re usually right.
We clayed the entire car. The photo shown is merely from 1 door.
Dog scratch before.
Dog scratch after.
After paint correction
After paint correction
Final finishing on the paint.
For wheels of this age, we wouldn’t expect much from it.
Closer reveals some brake dust stains.
The colour difference.
Wheels after cleaning.
Some marks were too severely stained.
After countless hours of detailing and paint correction. Here’s the results.
So, Since our last makeover, the owner was quite please with our with and decided to book us for the wife’s car. This is a 3 year old under utilized Mazda 6 but of course, it was poorly maintained as well. Else there won’t be a post like this for us to write about.
From the walk around we find the car to be rather “shiny” in its natural habitat.
as we investigate closer, we found some watermark issues on the paint.
Reflection wasn’t really reflecting nicely.
There were some tar spot issues on the lower panels as usual.
The common rain stains were visible as well. Not from far but from a nearer view.
Although its not very visible on photo but swirls existed.
The haze reflection from the LED lighting indicated some oxidation forming
Its only extremely visible when shot in a pitch black condition hence this is what we can show at the moment.
Coming to some deep scratches on the hood.
We washed the car as usual and also took the trim cleaning very seriously.
Being a 3 year old car, we expected this area to be heavily stained.
and we were right!
There were also some rust build up.
We did some test spots to brighten up the paint. The small spot on the left is a shrapnel of the polishing pad sponge.
The colour difference is major!
After some paint correction, the clarity is restore and the colour of the car immediately darkens into a wet look.
Pre-Coating shot shows a much reflective and well prepared surface.
As for these 3 years old wheels. It was the usual day to day road grime.
The colour of the tires shows an obvious “never been scrubbed” condition.
The brake dust build up is not extreme.
As usual areas like these are skipped during the normal washing routines.
The scrubbing begins. But unfortunately we forgot the Afters…
The glass was quite heavily stained as the car is usually parked outdoors.
After washing we can obviously see the watermark islands.
On the left, watermark stained the entire glass. On the right, a fully treated glass panel.
A closer look after the glass has fully dried up. No visible watermark.
Finally, after coating, the results were quite pleasing. Wet look achieved.
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