How to RESTORE a 30-Year Old 100,000 Mile Mercedes 500 SL

Recently @hjwakerley sent us her Mercedes Benz 500 SL R129 for detailing and cosmetic restoration.
We started by fully decontaminating the car in our wash bay to make sure no dirt remained on the car for detailing.
This car received our Level 2 Enhancement Detail, offering up to a 80% correction factor. We followed this up with extensive interior treatment, and full body ceramic coating for the paintwork.

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[mohammadtnayan]

Old merc never get old . Still looks stylish after 30 years .Masterpiece .

[Njabuloseh]

If we're being honest, this car was in great shape...it was just dirty.

[TheRed]

The car doesn’t look bad at all. It’s just dirty

[nicolocalosso]

He worked so hard that the front direction lights turned from transparent to orange during the wash! Crazy

[roddydykes]

“How to deep clean a gently used car” is the actual title

[ionelpatrunjel]

A song so dramatic just for a car wash, I thought they discovered America after a battle with sea monsters!

[BLal_]

Let's be honest the car was in a great condition already just dirty, nothing so bad. 100k miles on a Mercedes is nothing.

[Everythingisgoingtobealright]

Beautiful job, this car was loved for the majority of the 30 years.

[patricevv]

This car is the love of my life. Always have been... i had it on my bed when i was young and toy. Hopefully i can purchase one as this one.
What a car, thank you...

[shannonjude]

so much cooler than all the zillion dollar hyper cars. Sacco was a genius.

[Shazi]

A "professional" detailer would have taken the wheels off and give a good clean and clean the wheel arches.

[Paris__]

What is clear by many comments, Is the timeless beauty of the classic Mercedes-Benz lines. What these geniuses at Topaz do is take that timeless look, and make it stand out and admired as if it was a true concourse car.
Just imagine what they can do with any car....a 190E, w124 etc. True museum pieces!
Now they look to good to drive!!!

[arnoldharis]

I have been working at the Mecedes Dealer Service for 27 years. This was the last real SL ...

[SuperKayno]

I’ve never screamed “take the wheels off at my phone before”

[johnwallace]

Amazing work! To me, that is one of the finest cars ever built and you guys totally did it justice. Subscribing now!!

[Ntd]

I love back then when Mercedes did the two tones of paint on the exterior! Nice restoration!

[igorjuricek]

ProTip: those wheels are removable, that way you can wash them easily and also get access to the wheel arches ;)

[JoshEssex]

Such a beautiful car. I remember seeing one when they first came out and it blew me away!

[timknight]

I have a 1999 SL with only 70k miles on it. My favorite car ever. I wish we had a Topaz detail shop in Colorado. I would be a treat for my “baby”

[danebakiss]

That Mercedes is something else. I Love It. It is one of the most beautiful designs ever.