SL500 Silver Arrow Resurrected
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Thought this may be a interesting read to some of you
Few pics of the car before the wash and decontamination stages
Vehicle was foamed, washed and clayed and then brought inside and put onto axle stands so I could remove the wheels for refurbing as the insides were severely corroded
With the wheels off I then proceeded to clean the arches, calipers,etc with Bilt Hamber Surfex
Arches were then sealed with Bilt Hamber Dynax S50 and all plastic dressed with Megs ASD
Hubs repainted and copper slip applied and calipers sealed with Swissvax Autobahn
Some exterior trim on the lower part of the car was removed and cleaned
The front grill was removed to allow me to machine polish around it a bit easier, whilst off it was given a clean with Werkstat Strong
Lights were removed to clean away the build of dirt.
Exhausts were polished with Auto sol and 0000 wirewool
Once all this was complete I then went around the car with a DFT combo and Positest 200 and took some paint readings and then gave the paint a IPA wipedown before finding a suitable combo to correct the paint.
I settled on using GTechniq P1 and Festool wool pad at 1200 rpm's to remove the defects.
After all correction was complete paint was then refined with Megs 205 and a LC Hydro Finishing Pad
The refurbed wheels were protected with Nanolex Pro and tyres dressed with Swissvax Pneu before being refitted on to car
The Panoramic Roof was removed which revealed some dirt around the seals, this was cleaned with APC and then the seals were feed with Swissvax Seal Feed
The soft top was then put up to be cleaned and protected, the plastic screen was restored using Swissvax Vinyl set
50/50 -
Before...
and after
The compartment which stores the soft top was given a good clean and vacummed before lowering the soft top into postion to refit the hard top
Once all work on the exterior was complete the vehicle was given a good wipedown with IPA and then Nanolex Pro was applied to all paintwork including door shuts. Exterior glass sealed with Nanolex Urban
The interior was started by dusting and vacuuming the loose dust and dirt from all surfaces and crevices. Next, all carpets and mats were scrubbed with a brush and APC and once dry 303 Fabric Guard was applied.
All hard surfaces/plastics were wiped down with Einzett Cockpit Premuim and then Swissvax Leather Cleaner was applied to the leather which was then agitated with a soft brush to help remove the ingrained dirt and then wiped clean with a microfiber. Once all the leather was cleaned it was then conditioned with Swissvax Leather Milk, this was applied evenly and left to dry naturally. The trim was cleaned with Swissvax Cleaner Fluid and then topped with a coat of Swissvax Best of Show. The sills were cleaned with Wekstat Prime, interior windows cleaned with 3m glass cleaner and lastly all seals were cleaned with APC and then feed with Swissvax Seal Feed.
Engine bay dressed with 303 Aerospace
Few finished shots - some were taken first thing in the morning before the sun showed up
Thanks for looking
Few pics of the car before the wash and decontamination stages
Vehicle was foamed, washed and clayed and then brought inside and put onto axle stands so I could remove the wheels for refurbing as the insides were severely corroded
With the wheels off I then proceeded to clean the arches, calipers,etc with Bilt Hamber Surfex
Arches were then sealed with Bilt Hamber Dynax S50 and all plastic dressed with Megs ASD
Hubs repainted and copper slip applied and calipers sealed with Swissvax Autobahn
Some exterior trim on the lower part of the car was removed and cleaned
The front grill was removed to allow me to machine polish around it a bit easier, whilst off it was given a clean with Werkstat Strong
Lights were removed to clean away the build of dirt.
Exhausts were polished with Auto sol and 0000 wirewool
Once all this was complete I then went around the car with a DFT combo and Positest 200 and took some paint readings and then gave the paint a IPA wipedown before finding a suitable combo to correct the paint.
I settled on using GTechniq P1 and Festool wool pad at 1200 rpm's to remove the defects.
After all correction was complete paint was then refined with Megs 205 and a LC Hydro Finishing Pad
The refurbed wheels were protected with Nanolex Pro and tyres dressed with Swissvax Pneu before being refitted on to car
The Panoramic Roof was removed which revealed some dirt around the seals, this was cleaned with APC and then the seals were feed with Swissvax Seal Feed
The soft top was then put up to be cleaned and protected, the plastic screen was restored using Swissvax Vinyl set
50/50 -
Before...
and after
The compartment which stores the soft top was given a good clean and vacummed before lowering the soft top into postion to refit the hard top
Once all work on the exterior was complete the vehicle was given a good wipedown with IPA and then Nanolex Pro was applied to all paintwork including door shuts. Exterior glass sealed with Nanolex Urban
The interior was started by dusting and vacuuming the loose dust and dirt from all surfaces and crevices. Next, all carpets and mats were scrubbed with a brush and APC and once dry 303 Fabric Guard was applied.
All hard surfaces/plastics were wiped down with Einzett Cockpit Premuim and then Swissvax Leather Cleaner was applied to the leather which was then agitated with a soft brush to help remove the ingrained dirt and then wiped clean with a microfiber. Once all the leather was cleaned it was then conditioned with Swissvax Leather Milk, this was applied evenly and left to dry naturally. The trim was cleaned with Swissvax Cleaner Fluid and then topped with a coat of Swissvax Best of Show. The sills were cleaned with Wekstat Prime, interior windows cleaned with 3m glass cleaner and lastly all seals were cleaned with APC and then feed with Swissvax Seal Feed.
Engine bay dressed with 303 Aerospace
Few finished shots - some were taken first thing in the morning before the sun showed up
Thanks for looking
yellowbentines said:
Great job - do you have any 'before' pictures of the whole car, the up close shots show it as pretty grimy and mouldy but would be interested to see if it looked terrible at a distance.
Thanks - sorry no before picsgiggity said:
Outstanding!
The attn to detail is just excellent.
Liked the before and after pics! Have loads of tiny swirl marks on my paintwork!
thanks giggityThe attn to detail is just excellent.
Liked the before and after pics! Have loads of tiny swirl marks on my paintwork!
khushy said:
shiny!
Great job - hope you get paid for doing that.
Khushy
thanks KhushyGreat job - hope you get paid for doing that.
Khushy
H13BSM said:
Awsume finish bud!
thank youmisery said:
Beautiful how long did it take and do you want to do mine?
thanks,it had about 50 hours in total put into it, I could do yours if your interested - link is in my profile
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