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  • 2008 C63, paint correction and clear bra removal

    Client recently purchased this car and wanted to get it looking new again. The clear bra was yellowed and detracted from the cars appearance so we decided to remove it as well. The paint was in average condition for the year with moderate swirls and a few RIDS. The color made it very difficult to capture defects so you’ll have to take my word for it on the before condition.

    Process:
    Wash - Foam bath with Chemical Guys Citrus Wash
    Wheels – Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner using various brushes.
    Tires – Optimum Power Clean
    Chrome tips – Optimum Metal polish and #0000 steel wool
    Paint correction step 1 – Meguiar’s M105 via rotary polisher and LC PFW pads
    Paint correction step 2 – Meguiars M105 via DA polisher and tangerine LC pads
    Paint correction step 3 – Menzerna 106fa via rotary polisher and crimson LC pads
    Paint protection – Blackfire Wet Diamond
    Tires – Meguiar’s Hyper Dressing at 3:1
    Wheels – Sealed with Optimum Opti-Seal
    Glass – Meguiar’s D120

    Before pics….(hopefully you can see some of the swirls/marring)

    Yellowed Clear Bra




    Door edges too….I love clear bra!



    Swirls….









    50/50….not that you can see much



    Pillar trim showed the condition better





    Trim corrected



    Rasky's Auto Detailing

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    Re: 2008 C63, paint correction and clear bra removal

    After pics










































    No sun pics once again.













    Thanks for looking!
    Rasky
    Rasky's Auto Detailing

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    • #3
      Re: 2008 C63, paint correction and clear bra removal

      Nice work Chad!!! That silver looks amazing!! Nice car too!

      Cars like that makes me want to detail more! If I get my hands on that, I would be more than excited to detail it!
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        Re: 2008 C63, paint correction and clear bra removal

        Good Job
        This silver look like how it should to be
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        • #5
          Re: 2008 C63, paint correction and clear bra removal

          Nice work Chad (as always). Did it take much to remove the clear bra? Does it require something like a heat gun or does it pretty much just pull off?
          Non-the-less, yet another job well done. How many hours?

          BTW, send me a mailing address and I'll bottle up some of this here Arizona sunshine and send some to you....FREE OF CHARGE TOO!
          Don
          "In the game of life, I have no need for tickets on the 50-yard line, I brought my shoes, I came to play." unknown

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            Re: 2008 C63, paint correction and clear bra removal

            Great work as usual !!...yeah, the sun has taken what seems to be a permanent vacation...here we are in May and it's raining again today and 50 degrees...supposed to be like that all week....I hope summer isn't going to be 2 months long...
            Bill Poirier
            West Seneca, NY 14224

            "until you can afford a great car, always strive for a great looking car"

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            • #7
              Re: 2008 C63, paint correction and clear bra removal

              The project came out great, Chad.

              The Benz looks stunning.

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              • #8
                Re: 2008 C63, paint correction and clear bra removal

                Great job as always Chad . I love Silver when it's done right.
                Jesse

                2009-2014 Meguiar's/Car Crazy SEMA Team
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                  Re: 2008 C63, paint correction and clear bra removal

                  Looks pristine.. Great work!
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                  • #10
                    Re: 2008 C63, paint correction and clear bra removal

                    What a beautiful car. Nice work!


                    Colin
                    A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

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                    • #11
                      Re: 2008 C63, paint correction and clear bra removal

                      Wow- that looks stunning Chad!

                      That clear bra looked horrid! But, it saved the paint for you I guess...
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                      • #12
                        Re: 2008 C63, paint correction and clear bra removal

                        Awesome work

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                        • #13
                          Re: 2008 C63, paint correction and clear bra removal

                          Thanks guys!

                          Originally posted by gto_don View Post
                          Nice work Chad (as always). Did it take much to remove the clear bra? Does it require something like a heat gun or does it pretty much just pull off?
                          Non-the-less, yet another job well done. How many hours?

                          BTW, send me a mailing address and I'll bottle up some of this here Arizona sunshine and send some to you....FREE OF CHARGE TOO!

                          Don,

                          I was able to just peel it right off...though it requires a fair amount of effort on the larger pieces.

                          I've talked with several installers over the years and some say it needs to be heated up while others say it's not necessary.

                          I've also had some come off very easy, and some will be a royal PITA and leave behind the adhesive regardless of how it's removed.

                          Personally I think it comes down to the make of film and who it was installed by or how it was installed.


                          Here is a video of me removing it...or at least the start of it.

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                            Re: 2008 C63, paint correction and clear bra removal

                            Chad,
                            Thanks for posting the link for the "how to" vid. Didn't realize that they could be pulled off without incorporating some sort of heat to loosen the adhesive (I understand that there could be times when heat is needed). I had been asked about removing these and didn't really have an answer short of my thought of what it would take. Thanks again.
                            Don
                            "In the game of life, I have no need for tickets on the 50-yard line, I brought my shoes, I came to play." unknown

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                            • #15
                              i am glad it went well , i saw some clear bra removals where pieces of paint came apart...
                              proreflection
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