Ok, pals, I know that this is a Mercedes forum, but, don't you love a shine like this in your car ?

Do somebody know how can you get this glossy mirror finish without breaking your elbows and arms ?

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Ernesto Molina

1993 500E Pearl Black / Alpaca Grey
2001 E55 AMG Brilliant Silver/ Anthracite
2007 SL55 AMG Black / Anthracite

Ha! That [i]is[\i] quite a shine!

Looks to me like a metallic additive and a custom paint-job as that's not a stock color to my knowledge. Looks like the paint itself and not an exceptional wax/buffer combo

-Ryan

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'92 Volvo 740Turbo Bard 193kmi
'74 240D - 'Ol' Green' 4spd Manual 104kmi. (sold )
'77 300D - 'Red' 223kmi (sold)
'75 240D - 'Bianca the Blue Bomber' (sold)

Plus a pro shot: setting sun, high contrast background, low angle, lots of play on the contrast, etc.

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John

2003 Firemist Red/grey leather SL 500
2015 Palladium Silver/black mbtex GLK 350
1987 Smoke Silver/burgundy mbtex 300E Sportline (SOLD)

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Get it lacquered.

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... Kerry

126 tailed by a 203, 129 leading the pack.

BINGO!!!!

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Dale, R129
W202

Wet sand the clear coat to eliminate the "orange peel" and most freshly painted cars (including new from factory) will have these reflective qualities.

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Tom S.
1971 280SL Tunis Beige Metallic
1971 280SL Tobacco Brown (13K miles)
1970 280SL Deep Red
1994 E320 Cabriolet
1999 E320 Wagon 4Matic
2002 LX 470
1992 Land Cruiser

That particular paint job (if the pic was not photoshopped in any way) is a Kandy Apple Red...show paint to be exact.

Application requires a base coat of silver or gold which serves as the "tint" color. Typical paint is opaque, so when applied, anything underneath the paint is hidden.

"Kandy" on the other hand is transparent (looks like Kool-Aid if you open up the can). So it is actually kind of a colored clear coat. Therefore, the surface and base coat must be perfectly prepared. The Kandy application takes an experienced painter, as the spray pattern must be even, or dark and light areas result.

I have seen excellent results in car shows I've attended, and the results are similar to the photo.

Absence of swirl marks makes the final touch...

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2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car

Ther is no way to get that kind if shine without breaking your elbows and arms and most likley some back pain involved been there done that.

My friend know's the owner of this car. The car is actually black, but it was photoshopped to this color. You can find it at www.dtmpower.net