1989 Mercedes SL300 Resurrected

[Jayplay]

INTERIOR
All carpet flooring removed from vehicle and front/rear seating to allow me to thoroughly clean them. All upholstery cleaned with APC and an extractor. Plastic's/Vinyl cleaned with APC

Leather

Build up of dirt between stichings

As you can see very grubby

All leather cleaned and conditioned with Gliptone. In total I had given them 4 coats of conditioner to get them nice and soft.

Fronts seats were showing signs of cracking and badly faded so were reconditioned

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Brite work polished up using Brillant metal polishes.

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Interior complete

BOOT
The boot was given a thorough vacuum and upholstery cleaned also

Spare wheel removed and cleaned and given a coat of Zaino AIO for protection and dressed with Swissvax Pneu

CONVERTIBLE TOP
Hard Top was corrected then removed to enable me to throughly clean the soft tipRenovo soft top reviver was applied by brush and left to dry for 3 hours and then treated with 303 Fabric Guard. Plastic windows cleaned and protected using Swissvax Vinyl Clear set

The 50/50 below shows the rightside of plastic window restored

Plastic wax being applied

Convertible top compartment vacuumed, cleaned and then dressed with 303 Aerospace Protectant

Short Vid of 303 Fabric Guard in action
YouTube - 303 Fabric Guard

EXTERIOR
Vehicle certainly seen better days

I started first by cleaning up all the panel gaps, door shuts, badges and crevices with G101

20 years worth of grime and grease cleaned using cotton swabs and degreaser and alot of patience

Vehicle was then foamed twice with a strong mix of degreaser and then washed twice to remove the build up of grime. After washing the car I then spent a good time claying the car using Sonus Grey as paintwork was rough like sand paper.

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Tight area's cut in by hand or by using 4in pad

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Vehicle was then given a IPA wipedown and given a coat oF Zaino Z3. Two coats of Swissvax Divine were also applied over 2 days
YouTube - Swissvax Divine

Thanks for looking

 

[Rob O'Dea]

Glorious !!!!

That must have been hugely rewarding once you were finished with it, looks completely new !

Want to do my heap MR2 ?

 

[johnny senna]

Magnificent effort. I love those cars.

 

[GuyS.]

I must admit, I usually find all these detailing posts a bit, well wank, to be honest.

But that is a truly stunning effort. well done fella

 

[Jayplay]

Glorious !!!!

That must have been hugely rewarding once you were finished with it, looks completely new !

Want to do my heap MR2 ?

thanks, what year is your MR2

Magnificent effort. I love those cars.

thanks, just posted another sl300 up in white

I must admit, I usually find all these detailing posts a bit, well wank, to be honest.

But that is a truly stunning effort. well done fella

glad you approve GuyS thanks for the kind words

 

[Steve Rance]

Excellent

 

[Allan]

Jayplay
Are those late 80's Merc's Acrylic Paint ? Is that why they oxyidise so easily


Allan

 

[Viper]

That's particularly useful as I'm about to purchase a an 89 500SL in red.

That is a major transformation....looks like its been sitting in a field for the last 20 years.

Not sure I like leather treatment....always makes me nervous with paint build up in the cracks etc.

 

[Klint]

Wow! Excellent results.

That's more of a restoration than a detail!

 

[Rob O'Dea]

thanks, what year is your MR2

It's a 93/94 - honestly NOT worth it mate.
Although I'm going to have a stab at it now that I *think* I've found somewhere indoors to set up the kit that's kindly been lent to me.

 

[Oirish Kev]

Being white, itll be hard to see the difference. I use Swissvax glacier on mine. Makes bugger all shine, but at least you can feel it

 

[Cem]

Don't know what to say....I feel like crying.

 

[Dave W]

Top work. That looks mega.

 

[Kurgen]

Wow, excellent detail!

As has been said, these threads get boring after a while with new cars, but enjoyed reading this!

 

[damian]

I must admit, I usually find all these detailing posts a bit, well wank, to be honest.

But that is a truly stunning effort. well done fella

Agree on both points

Excellent work there!

 

[Bandit1]

Jayplay
Are those late 80's Merc's Acrylic Paint ? Is that why they oxyidise so easily


Allan

Mercedes R107s were painted in a direct gloss 2K paint (non metalic colours) that has no UV protection
and its the UV light that destroys the red pigment causing that faded look thats why all modern non metalic colours are also coated with a UV resistant clear coat

 

[Jayplay]

Jayplay
Are those late 80's Merc's Acrylic Paint ? Is that why they oxyidise so easily


Allan

no not acrylic...the paint on this was a single stage ( no laquar/clearcoat) to protect from UV so thats why you get oxidation easily

That's particularly useful as I'm about to purchase a an 89 500SL in red.

That is a major transformation....looks like its been sitting in a field for the last 20 years.

Not sure I like leather treatment....always makes me nervous with paint build up in the cracks etc.

Liquid Leather is flexible so it doesnt crack... apply several thin coats opposed to 1-2 heavy coats

Wow! Excellent results.

That's more of a restoration than a detail!

Thanks

It's a 93/94 - honestly NOT worth it mate.
Although I'm going to have a stab at it now that I *think* I've found somewhere indoors to set up the kit that's kindly been lent to me.

any car is worth it

Being white, itll be hard to see the difference. I use Swissvax glacier on mine. Makes bugger all shine, but at least you can feel it

here is a example of white done and you can surely see the difference http://www.puregt.com/Forum/upload/showthread.php?t=34388

Top work. That looks mega.

cheers

Wow, excellent detail!

As has been said, these threads get boring after a while with new cars, but enjoyed reading this!

Glad you enjoyed it

Agree on both points

Excellent work there!

Thank you sir

 

[Jayplay]

Mercedes R107s were painted in a direct gloss 2K paint (non metalic colours) that has no UV protection
and its the UV light that destroys the red pigment causing that faded look thats why all modern non metalic colours are also coated with a UV resistant clear coat

correct

 

[Rob O'Dea]

Being white, itll be hard to see the difference. I use Swissvax glacier on mine. Makes bugger all shine, but at least you can feel it

Ah, it's just to get rid of some scratches but I know 100% that I'll see a difference as you can see more depth in the reflections too (where I tested it originally).