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

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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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@mohammadtnayan7845 4 года назад

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

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Iconic!

@Njabuloseh 4 года назад

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

@GtaRockt 4 года назад

just shows how much the car means to the owner

@cheesecakecartel5022 4 года назад

Lobster with Mustard and Rice point is they over exaggerated things

@edlippjr 4 года назад

yup I was saying that to myself too... but that paint correction was amazeballs

@junaidasifchoudhary 4 года назад

Exactly

@jhawki777 4 года назад

LMFAOOO SO TRUE

@roddydykes7053 4 года назад

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

@mohamedelyaouti2051 3 года назад

Exactly.theres no "restoration"

@shadychrisuk 3 года назад

Indeed - it makes me chuckle how a whole 'detailing' industry has grown out of what is essentially just cleaning a car thouroughly but polishing the paintwork with super expensive compounds and applying exotic waxes incubated on the leaves of tropical plants that cost thousands for a small jar lol. Newsflash - T-Cut and any decent off the shelf wax do exactly the same job..

@TLsolutions_ 2 года назад

"how to comment out of envy trying to diminish a great mind doing business"

@xiaofengxiaofengxiaofengxi4651 Год назад

@@shadychrisuk Wax goes away so quickly. Klasse etc do not.

@nicolocalosso1031 3 года назад

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

@dulanthathsara4761 3 года назад

😂😂😂mad things

@osmankocyigit1991 2 года назад

How did this happen?😂

@griffins750 11 месяцев назад

I believe those don’t match that year of the car so by replacing them they’re returning the car to stock.

@ionelpatrunjel5536 4 года назад

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

@pinkyn0se 4 года назад

Yeah. Since when did washing and polishing your car constitute a restoration. I might restore mine on Sunday if the weather's ok... Ffs.

@weeeeeeee945 4 года назад

@@pinkyn0se this was a restoration wtf lol. This was more than just a simple car wash.

@pinkyn0se 4 года назад

@@weeeeeeee945 If u say so pal.

@herisson207 4 года назад

:)) =))

@jeromejohnsonjr3465 4 года назад

Fr it reminds me of the music that used to come on when you were playing socom on ps2

@TheRed86 4 года назад

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

@LexCameron 4 года назад

It didn't when I first saw it, but you see the difference at the end, looks like a new car.

@vicentepacheco1671 4 года назад

Same, the car doesn’t have any scrach or part missed, its just dirty

@richardw1992 4 года назад

Look at the 50/50 shots at 08:30 and you can see the paint wasn't just dirty. It was very badly scratched from years of improper washing. The previous shots under the bright lights highlight all the marring and imperfections in the paint. The machine polishing process they carried out has almost completely restored the paint back to "like new", an excellent job.

@88ppjj 4 года назад

This is a detailing channel, what did you expect?

@T2oo33 4 года назад

Need money

@SuperKayno189 4 года назад

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

@federicoacosta7431 4 года назад

They are lazy.

@mishalchotai4721 3 года назад

Yep... wheels should have been taken off

@gregrsvr3947 3 года назад

Yep, me too, I do it when I give mine a proper clean, why can’t they.?

@shannonjude1 3 года назад

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

@TasteMyStinkholeAndLikeIt 3 года назад

Yes, a car you can get from a junkyard is much cooler than a hypercar 😂

@alh06 3 года назад

@@TasteMyStinkholeAndLikeIt So funny aha....

@DD-cg1xg 2 года назад

@@TasteMyStinkholeAndLikeIt in California it is... hyper cars are nothing rare here people would rather see well maintained classics

@claude9557 2 года назад

Who is sacco 🤨

@Everythingisgoingtobealright 4 года назад

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

@arnoldharis5685 4 года назад

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

@BOBMARLEYY007 3 года назад

Arnold Haris i love these sl models.

@grxengine 2 года назад

What’s wrong with the R230? That car is gorgeous. Still sought after.

@patricevv 4 года назад

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...

@matthewbell1968 4 года назад

Absolutely beautiful well done, I feel quite relaxed having watched this!

@BLal_37 4 года назад

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

@mywalkman778 4 года назад

...on an OLDER Mercedes is nothing :) Actual Mercedes isnt so reliable.

@JuanGarcia-fv9ph 4 года назад

“Back when Mercedes was MERCEDES” -RCR

@mathewfullerton8577 4 года назад

100K in 30 years, that car was barely driven!

@andersnielsen6044 4 года назад

@@mywalkman778 That is simply not true. New Mercedes still runs 500.000 km with no problem.

@kristianbjerkheim6646 4 года назад

What?? U dont get the point xD 100K on a 30 year old car means its not driven often and is more valuable. Thats why they wrote that on the video ;)

@Shazi007 4 года назад

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

@hu5kyy280 4 года назад

r_ elentless01 That isn’t the point of detailing. You’re supposed to clean every inch of the car, even if you can’t see it. That’s why it’s called “detailing”.

@kristianbjerkheim6646 4 года назад

@Ganganführer Schaich Manfred Yeah :D Its much easier when the wheels are off the car ;)

@harshabiliangady3211 4 года назад

Fully agree I'd have put the car on a Four Post lifted it up, removed the wheels, cleaned the inside of the rim, cleaned the wheel arches and bottom of the car and given a coat of Rust Proofing to the bottom. God knows what 30y has done to the flooring.

@motri5935 4 года назад

It is a legal issue. Legally only a mechanic in a workshop could take off the wheels of a car. Yes it is easier but legally you are not allowed unless you are a mechanic and have a mechanic workshop licence. You are not even allowed to have tools.

@Baerchenization 4 года назад

@@motri5935 What nonsense are you talking about?! Legally, you HAVE TO KNOW how to take a wheel off, change a tyre etc because you wouldn't pass your driving license test if you do not know your way around the most basic aspects of car driving and self-help in case of a break-down. And then there are directions on how to do this in the owner's manual and every car I have ever seen even had manufacturer branded tools to change a wheel - "not even allowed to have tool", wtf, dude... Jesus Christ, the internet :) So there you already have 5 strong indications and reasons why it is very legal for everybody to swap a wheel. It is fine if you are watching and posting from North Korea, but don't assume that your standards govern the rest of the world...

@ganiwaseem9210 4 года назад

The is my favourite car, period. Still love the boxy design and retro feel.

@Patman2608 3 года назад

I like the convertible better, but you’re right. Something about this style.

@agungpratomo3857 3 года назад

Still prefer this "Point Man" car body style and design to newer SL The elegant and charismatic lines are so much better and speak for itself

@patricknaughton6821 3 года назад

Patrick This is a convertible

@morgannimmo6519 3 года назад

@@Patman2608 the SL is a convertible. The R129 came with a removable hard roof along with the standard soft roof. I own a 300SL-24 in this exact colour.

@thekobechannel4610 3 года назад

@@morgannimmo6519 the R129 is a SL stupid you can't be that stupid

@johnwallace7104 4 года назад

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

@Ntd508 4 года назад

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

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Thanks for watching

@stocksxbondage 4 года назад

I’m not a big fan of the two tone all the time. On this blue it looks nice but they don’t do that anymore so it makes the Benz look dated

@kb2735 Год назад

@@stocksxbondage fan on the white & grey 2 tone ?

@stillsheff 4 года назад

Would be great to see client reactions when they come and collect cars after detail is done 👍👌🔥🔥

@johnshaft5613 3 года назад

Cracks me up how they slightly slow down parts of the video when the dude is washing/buffing/polishing the car, to give the impression the work they do is like a loving caress. I'm confident in guessing that things look a LOT different when the camera isn't rolling...

@amoghavarshamurthy 4 года назад

Beautiful car. And beautiful paint! The video was quite soothing to watch. I could almost feel the car 🙂

@JoshEssex123 4 года назад

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

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

They look just as good 30 years later!

@JoshEssex123 4 года назад

@@TopazDetailing the shape was so futuristic when compared to the previous SL's!

@msbarsi 4 года назад

and they are even better when you have the blessing to own one .... trust me been there done that

@JoshEssex123 4 года назад

@@msbarsi it looked like a millionaires motor when it was first launched!

@wan4891 4 года назад

Lady Diana had once one (in 1989) but people were not much amused because it replaced her Jaguar XJS convertable. At the end, she could not keep the SL because of the "anti SL sentiment" of the Brittish people.

@zafridahi7895 4 года назад

I do not know why i will be more happy when topaz cleaning a old car than the modern car😅😅

@agop3938 Год назад

Treated the car like an baby!!! Thanks for saving this beautiful masterpiece, probably the most beautiful car i have ever seen.

@timknight6258 3 года назад

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”

@igorjuricek5683 4 года назад

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

@Megalosmalakas1977 4 года назад

pro tip your not a pro

@carsbitz6478 4 года назад

@@Megalosmalakas1977 and what are you ?

@Adam-M1 4 года назад

MEGALO BOUTSO69 and what are you?

@sahillisa5297 4 года назад

I used your tip it is very helpful for washing my audi. And bro if we use jack it also help us.

@patrickr2601 4 года назад

Lol you just called them out like they don't know what they're doing

@Paris__ 4 года назад

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!!!

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@quincekreb6798 4 года назад

Wow, amazing job with your detailing of that Mercedes!!

@YTplugTv 3 года назад

I love the music in the background it feels like a mission

@TheFAYEZRAHIM 4 года назад

Still after 30 years ❤️ ,i think this is one of the best looking car

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Exactly!

@royd72 4 года назад

Love these videos, they are so therapeutic and educational at the same time.

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@SociallyBrandedMedia 4 года назад

Absolutely fantastic! Superb execution! Great attention to the details. Superior and Iconic Benz. The 500SL R129 model is a Mercedes Legend.

@nigesgamingchannel9699 2 года назад

This was excellent. Best 15 mins I've watched in ages. Rock on!!!

@christopherhill9786 4 года назад

I wish we had a topaz store in North America. You guys are great!

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Thank you, very kind

@Jimmythefish577 4 года назад

Franchise opportunity?

@glossjunkies6026 4 года назад

There are plenty of quality shops that do it in North America

@mikealanzo 4 года назад

@@Jimmythefish577 I was thinking the same thing......

@AMG28ful 4 года назад

I wish i had 3 money

@bstewartexecutivecarcare6953 4 года назад

I hope the owner decides to take care of this beautiful machine. At least it was ceramic coated. The 500 SEL is my personal favorite from this line. I wish we had been able to see what was done to the interior 😢. Hope Topaz would open a branch here in the USA. Thanks for sharing 👍✌️

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Maybe one day in NA! Thanks for watching

@sudheernavada6428 4 года назад

Very relax to watch .. great job buddy’s ❤️❤️🙏🏻

@NeilKudro 4 года назад

The best car detailing video I have seen so far. Thank you so much for sharing this video.

@kkourdane5502 3 года назад

Pour mes 60 ans, il y a 10 ans je me suis offert la même 500 SL - 105000 km - 2021 - 224000 km ! 10 ans de plaisirs

@MichailDoc 4 года назад

.front hazards were transformed from clear to amber after the wash. Massive difference

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Gingicators!

@jonathang9983 4 года назад

Great spot!

@MichailDoc 4 года назад

David Topchiev Exactly. That is why removing the wheels and cleaning the arches is washing, not restoring.

@HOTPLATEGAMING 4 года назад

David Topchiev Looks like you and your buddy below don’t seem to know what the definition of restore means Grab a dictionary!

@Beethoven80 4 года назад

I have an R129 from 1990 in exactly this colour - nautical blue, yellow indicators, bright interior. I simply love it. I would actually have liked to see what you do to the soft top.

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

To be honest, the client is replacing the soft top as it’s perished, so all we did was give it a thorough vacuum

@JustShortOf 4 года назад

The owner took great care of that car. It just needed a really good detailing. Cudos to Topaz Detailing!

@RayNLA 3 года назад

I really appreciate the work you guys do!

@germanbenzdriver 4 года назад

This and the W140 will forever be my dream cars

@andreirau 4 года назад

when you say "RESTORE" but you actually mean clean up....

@richardw1992 4 года назад

No they mean restoring the paintwork. i.e. machine polishing and paint correction as carried out in this video. Cleaning the car through washing and decontamination is just a basic prerequisite to polishing.

@poneklr 4 года назад

This is a restoration level detail genius!

@bassammohamed4388 4 года назад

تساهل 👍👍

@lewis72 3 года назад

@@richardw1992 It's not a restoration though, is it ? No engine rebuild. No gearbox rebuild No body repairs It's just a bit of polish. Whoop !

@thecrackerboy 3 года назад

@@lewis72 it says cosmetic restoration in description so ye its restoration.

@danebakiss 3 года назад

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

@xslash89 4 года назад

one of the best detailing video, congrats!

@ryanpatterson9526 4 года назад

She's a stunning beauty! My favorite Mercedes of all time.

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Thanks for watching

@fredrikgranberg611 4 года назад

You forgot the 300 SL?

@s.d.h.3t981 4 года назад

Dude this car was in good condition 😒

@jamesmartin1387 4 года назад

@David Topchiev My '94 Impala SS has been garaged it's entire life and appears new to this day with basic care, a professional has never touched it. I could drive around for several months accumulating road filth and have the same results as this.

@grahamwilkinson6902 4 года назад

I got more dirt on my clay bar from my two year old car!

@eddzko 4 года назад

I don't see any restoration, only a thorough car wash. 🤔

@richardw1992 4 года назад

@@eddzko Did you miss the bit where they spent hours machine polishing and correcting the paint, along with the leather repairs and restoration to the interior?

@FirearmTutorials 4 года назад

@David Topchiev Agreed. I'd love to know the mileage on that car...

@m.s.8422 4 года назад

Great car, great job, great music. I’m impressed. 👌🏻

@charlespinson6693 4 года назад

Dude! This was some FANTASTIC Professionalism! Bravo!

@BMW7series251 4 года назад

Brilliant video and great job.

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Thanks for watching

@MeddlingMageGR 4 года назад

You had to take off the wheels mate

@muhammadkemalardiansyah4788 4 года назад

Yesss

@Justin_anthony 4 года назад

Man I couldn’t stop thinking that

@kennyg4744 4 года назад

Was thinking the same. Especially as they show the volume of mud coming out the arches. Do the job right. For all the time it would have taken.

@andretjakrasasmita7049 4 года назад

Didnt take off the wheels but take off the wood panels, doesnt make any sense

@skyzeyes 4 года назад

Obviously, many people thought about the same.

@alinassali4317 4 года назад

Great job! Congratulations Topaz Detailing 👌

@theoriginaloneminutesketch7892 4 года назад

Such a great video. Love these modern classics!

@vikram6969 4 года назад

Please have more classic cars or even "young timer classics" like this Merc on video. Thanks for this. 🤝🏻

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching

@danielkristensen7896 4 года назад

Great work guys, look's stunning😍❤

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@napke8571 3 года назад

Besides my previous comment, this car was one of the Mercedes-Benz pinnacles! Especially the '90 years where great, more than great not only cars!

@michaelbrisbane7508 4 года назад

Please do more of these older cars. The before and after is fun to see.

@mso008 4 года назад

Cars back then were not only more beautiful but also build to last and reliable. Absolutely gorgeous.

@cartik4296 4 года назад

Such a beauty!.... Awesome video❤️

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@cartik4296 4 года назад

@@TopazDetailing You guys are great....

@claudiolmsouza 4 года назад

Congratulations, from Brazil! Amazing job!

@irfanahmed3133 4 года назад

What an amazing job..loved watching it.. much love from UAE

@monicabitoque6572 4 года назад

Beatifull job

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Thanks for watching

@bazzyg 4 года назад

I wish they'd shown the after-shot at the end. It ruins the surprise. I had to look away.

@haas1837bx4gt 4 месяца назад

Car detailing is undoubtedly a labour of love!

@paulecrosby2006 4 года назад

You know that is probably better than when it left the factor, this guy is a star!!

@Danny_Transition_Patrol 4 года назад

Damn, amazing job, you guys should do my 200,000 mile Mk4 Golf, owned her from new, and would love to see her brought back to showroom condition like this! I’ll send her your way if you want!

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Please feel free to email info@topazdetailing.com to discuss a quote, thanks for watching!

@UFOENGINE 4 года назад

This seems to be a video on 'how to wash your car' 😂😂

@Ferenc_Ortiz 4 года назад

Wow! This is actually the same model that my car. I have it all damaged in Venezuela, one day I will fix it and do the same. Great car. Powerful performance. Amazingly smooth to drive. Really, the best car ever!

@anonymous38610 3 года назад

So nice..... the cars shining!!! I love this channel.

@fabricestorm 4 года назад

Extremly satisfying...

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@haseebahmed6278 3 года назад

I was waiting for the actual restoration after the carwash :-(

@Makentoz1990 4 года назад

Evry single time i look your videos guys im so excited, you doing so insane good job !!! Perfect content and insane skills of what you doing ! Best wishes from Norway ! 🙋‍♂️🙂

@benfel9403 3 года назад

First time I have ever seen someone properly clean out the lip on the wheel arches!! Nicely done!!!

@IsMaski 4 года назад

The before and after is miles different. Killer work Topaz. Keep it going! :)

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Thank you for your kind comment

@MrDevante007 4 года назад

That Mercedes looks like it was almost brand new

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Exactly

@DadoDoda 4 года назад

Scoop7 it looked restored at the beginning of the video hahaha

@user-ot2qx2lm3j 4 года назад

Scoop7 well, for this kind of vehicle 160k miles is literally nothing

@alexyin 4 года назад

@@TopazDetailing how much for such job?

@fredrikgranberg611 4 года назад

@@DadoDoda Because it was?

@a.mstuurman2601 4 года назад

Great Vid.Great restoration job. You turned this SL into a brand new second hand SL.😃

@danielallen9699 2 года назад

loved every minute of this video !

@sherif.ghoneim 4 года назад

Amazing !

@ashterfadgadget817 4 года назад

Unusual colour for an R129 but looks stunning, especially after some TLC!

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

This one is Nautic Blue

@davidsandilands1285 2 года назад

Fantastic video, so well filmed. Great result

@theleader1150 3 года назад

Tbh the owner did a great job of maintaining this beautiful car, you guys also did a good job at cleaning it.

@SilverShux 4 года назад

Wow, you couldn’t have used a finer example! Beautiful job on a timeless car 👏

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Thanks for your kind words

@romanromanenko9250 4 года назад

How is it even possible not to like this video? It is like meditation.

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Thanks for watching

@donkocaina 4 года назад

Amazing ! Respect from Romania !

@anisfaidi3343 4 года назад

you do an Amazing Work i swear , hope more succes for you guys

@jdisdetermined 4 года назад

I just watched a 15 minute commercial, that had its *own* commercials.. RU-vid is very different now..

@llanfairpwyllgogogoch1279 4 года назад

its* :)

@jdisdetermined 4 года назад

@@llanfairpwyllgogogoch1279 you're right, it's a possessive. I'll fix it.

@hrz92 4 года назад

LUL

@stephanhaase4779 4 года назад

Why does the car have different turn indicators after the cleaning, before being moved to the detailing?

@blazeclarke 3 года назад

That's a good spot. Wonder if they were just swapped out.

@morgannimmo6519 3 года назад

Originally that R129 came with orange indicators so i suspect the owner wanted them swapped as part of it

@shadychrisuk 3 года назад

They polished all the orange off the lenses..

@Zubbvlgs 3 года назад

Wow that's is one beautiful car .... Great detailing ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@theil6 3 года назад

The most Beautiful color combination for an SL. Cheers 🥂 Excellent Job

@RK-or2jb 4 года назад

I feel like I could daily drive that generation of Mercedes-Benz cars for the rest of my life and be content 👍

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

They don’t make them like they used to

@Hack_es 4 года назад

I was really wondering, why you guys dont have a carlift, remove the wheels and could way easier clean them and the wheelarches ?

@8KilgoreTrout4 4 года назад

I love this SL model so much. It's my absolute favorite SL

@8KilgoreTrout4 4 года назад

Aren't those rims gorgeous too?

@najzain 3 года назад

Beautiful! Best detailing video

@mr_glasgow84 4 года назад

Outstanding - I'd love to have seen the customer's face!

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

The customer was very happy!

@epicautomotivedetailing 4 года назад

Agreed

@silvermiftarallari6121 4 года назад

Would love to see a MERCEDES-BENZ SEL Detailed like this .

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

Maybe one day!

@neilmilner7074 3 года назад

Topaz Detailing, the Benchmark, the Best, it's that simple. Excellence personified.🤙

@StasComoestas 3 года назад

Awesome video, also brilliant job with the cleaning car 👌👌👌

@byronmills5952 4 года назад

Awesome job 👍. Although there are plenty of these R129s still around, very nice clean original examples are few and far between - this SL is definitely an appreciating asset. Any chance of showing the drivers seat bolster repair process? It's a small but quite significant improvement to any leather interior that's had the rigours of usage. ☺️

@TopazDetailing 4 года назад

We have to keep some processes secret!