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Mercedes-Benz CLA180, brought back to a showroom finish.

Stone chips, scratches and dents had dulled this CLA180's paintwork, so the car came in for a full respray and a ZeTough Ceramic coating.

In the workshop

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Black Mercedes-Benz CLA180, glossy after its full respray at Revol Carz.

What the car came in for

This Mercedes-Benz CLA180 arrived at Revol Carz with bland, tired paintwork. Stone chips, scratches and dents had built up across the panels, and the owner wanted the car restored to its showroom condition.

Over seven days the car was stripped down, every imperfection patched, the surface wet-sanded smooth, masked, then resprayed and polished. The photos below follow that work from the day it arrived through to the before and after reveal, with the car sealed in a ZeTough Ceramic coating at the end.

Vehicle
Mercedes-Benz CLA180
Work done
Full body respray
Finish
ZeTough Ceramic coating
In the workshop
7 days

From strip-down to the reveal

The black Mercedes-Benz CLA180 as it arrived at Revol Carz, before the respray.
Day 1: the CLA180 arrives for a full respray.
Stone chips and scratches circled on a panel of the Mercedes-Benz CLA180 during inspection.
Day 3: imperfections marked across the panels.
A door handle trim removed as the Mercedes-Benz CLA180 is stripped down for the respray.
Day 2: trim and parts dismantled for the work.
Chrome window trim removed from the Mercedes-Benz CLA180 before painting.
Day 2: chrome window trim removed.
Sanding body filler level on a panel of the Mercedes-Benz CLA180.
Day 3: body filler sanded level on each panel.
Wet-sanding a panel of the Mercedes-Benz CLA180 smooth before paint.
Day 4: wet-sanding the surface smooth.
Masking the Mercedes-Benz CLA180's door and glass before the spray booth.
Day 5: masking out the non-painted surfaces.
A Revol Carz painter laying the new coat onto the Mercedes-Benz CLA180 in the spray booth.
Day 6: laying the new coat in the spray booth.
Refitting the Mercedes-Benz CLA180's mirror cap after painting.
Day 6: car parts reinstalled after spraying.
The Mercedes-Benz CLA180's tail light and rear badge, glossy after the respray.
Day 7: finished details, polished to a deep gloss.
Before: a door panel of the Mercedes-Benz CLA180 marked with paint defects.
Before: the door panel at the start.
After: the same door panel, resprayed to a clean, even finish.
After: the same panel, resprayed.

What a full respray involves

A full respray is not just a change of colour. The result depends on what happens before any paint is laid: dismantling trim and parts, checking every inch of the surface for imperfections, patching chips and dents, and wet-sanding until the foundation is smooth.

  • Surface stripped, patched, and wet-sanded smooth before any paint
  • Non-painted surfaces carefully masked before spraying
  • Polished to a smooth, deep gloss after the coat is laid
  • Sealed with a ZeTough Ceramic coating

At Revol Carz the panels are masked, then resprayed in the booth. After the coat is laid, the paint is wet-sanded and polished to a smooth, even finish and the car is reassembled. A ZeTough Ceramic coating on top keeps the new paint protected and glossy.

Thinking about a respray?

Want this finish for your car?

Tell us what your paintwork looks like now and what you want it to be. The team will talk you through a full respray.

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