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I'm going to attempt an adaptation of a W176 black Mercedes bonnet star to the W169/R230 type of fixing. This will involved taking a mould from my original bonnet badge and forming a copy on the back of the new one. If I use a silicone rubber mould, what would I need to release the formed...

The clear coat on the panoramic sunroof of our W169 is looking a bit tatty and sorry for itself. It looks to me that a probable combination of sun/heat and wind has caused the clear coat to flake and come away – it only seems to be on the trailing edge of each louvered panel. I’d like to get it...

Well the car is washed, dried & R222 paint cleansed. Fusso applied, waited 15 mins then power buffed. Looks pretty good. This is not a picture of the sky. It's the reflection of the sky in the bonnet hahaha

Looks good. The trade magazine, Professional Driver is recommending it. Wondering if you hardcore detailers like it?

Had 2 new tyre valves fitted today and in the process one of the alloys has sustained a light amount of damage to the clear coat on the diamond cut face of the alloy. Although it no damaged the alloy itself we all know the implications this will have to this already troublesome alloy finish and...

Noticed a few very fine cracks in one of my fiberglass skirts on my 209, could these be cleaned out with thinners (scored with a Stanley knife?) and filled with touch up paint, then sanded down and compounded after a few days, or is that just too easy to be true?

My 2012 black E250 coupe arrived last week and I've slowly been purchasing detailing products to give her a good clean. I had planned to use Meguiar's Ultra Compound with a Sonus SFX hand pad as I don't have access to a DA, nor the skill! However as I understand the Mercedes use a very hard...

I've just bought a set of 17" AMG rims for my 2008 S204. They are in need of full refurb due to lacquer peel etc. I know a good place to get them fully stripped and repainted - they did my 968 wheels last year and made a superb job of them at a reasonable price. I'm wondering whether I'd be...

Hi all, I've just had a car re spray of a solid colour (black) and when I was polishing it the other day, I realised that it clearly doesn't have a clear coat on it since I saw a small amount of paint on the cloth. Is this standard practice for re spraying a solid colour car? I know some...

Good afternoon ! New member 1st post.....hope it works ? Have a 2009 CLK 220CDI and have managed to slightly mess up the glaze coat on 2 small areas of coachwork by using too abrasive a sponge I think. Looking for advice on products or any other way to sort this out...only marks on an...

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Having said I wouldn't post anymore photos of my black shiney car; I just had to post these. These are after applying Turtlewax Black Box. Love it! Just to explain my madness. I don't actually spend much time detailing on account of running my business, being involved with a church and...

For those who hate detailing and detailers please resist the urge to comment. To those of you who are interested then please read on. The weather is lovely today so I couldn't resist an hour and a half on the car. Today saw coats 20 and 21. Coat 20 was Russ's reflectology No1 (10ml in a...

Yesterdays Coat 13 of Demon Shine left my Black slightly "milky". So two coats of Black wax sorted that out! No sealant on the top at the mo. Other people take lunch hours!

Todays task was Coat 13, I did all paint and the wheels with Demon Shine (neat). The result is shiny but took a bit of elbow grease as it became a bit smeary on top of C2. Not as happy with DS today as I have been in the past especially on my silver car. I also redid the engine bay with DS...

Coat 10 Black wax, Coat 11 Normal wax, Coat 12 C2.

Resist resist resist the 10th coat!!!! The sun is out and it's a glorious day. the car really doesn't need a 10th coat of wax or sealant!! Resist resist......

Like these ... I hear that you should remove these if you have rear passengers you should remove these - presumably due to safely. Would this apply to a LWB ????

I've just bought a cheap set of w124 8 hole alloys from fleabay to experiment on (Too much time on my hands at the mo), and already have most of what I need to refurb them. The one thing I do need to buy is a clear lacquer as they'll be painted. Looking around online there are various products...

A little bit of clear coat is starting to peel on my trunk lid. I know there isn't a simple cure to fix what's already come off, but what kind of steps can I take to maintain the rest of the car and to prevent this from happening a few years down the line to larger areas like the head and roof...