painting

hi a couple of months ago i lost my tow hook cover of my 96 r129, i have bought a replacement from MB and it will arrive this Tuesday (£45 BTW) i went to wayside in MK and asked them how much they would charge to have this sprayed in the correct color (MB deliver them unpainted) and they quoted...

I have a couple of chrome bumper trims I wish to colour match to the existing car bodywork. Any bodyshop/spray men out there who can suggest how to pretreat the surface to encourage any primer/paint to adhere to the surface. I wonder about etching with phosphate( kurust of similar) or...

Hi all When I bought my W202 the gear gaiter was quite shabby, so I bought a replacement off fleabay. It's slightly the wrong colour, so wondered how easy it was to paint. I guess I'd need a spray leather paint (one which flexes) and I guess I'd also need some sort of sealant or lacquer...

I just fitted a new body coloured grille to continue the black theme with as little chrome as possible to the CLK, I like the result but am not happy with the original bonnet star with it. What options have I for the badge? any ideas welcome. Also I am thinking of painting the wheel...

Found this on the Emercedes site. http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Dec06/11_Virtually_Painted_Simulation_Of_Painting_Process_Optimizes_Production.html It explains in great detail how Mercedes uses computer modeling / simulation to determine how to paint their cars. I had to smile bearing in mind...

Hi Guys This is for all you artistic Merc fellows on the best Merc site around. I have a 1999 C200 Esprit that I have spent a lot of money on so now I want to start doing some mods starting off with the basics of fitting alloys. As you can see from the pics calipers need painting and my new...

just bought the amg boot spoiler for a c class.can anyone recommend a bodyshop in the manchester area who can paint it. seem to be getting silly quotes,average £100,or does this seem fair.. cheers all

Hi i am going to start stripping my engine down tomorrow, while i have it stripped down i was going to tart it up a bit. Can i paint the rocker cover and other bits and pieces with two pak or will it just crack and fall off under the heat?? if so what do i use?? cheers Ady

hi whats the general opinion of painting brake calipers on here? my car is azurite blue. i am thinking of painting the calipers silver with hammer-rite or some other paint..... then maybe fitting THESE on. From searching the net, it seems pretty acceptable to paint the caliers when...

hi i plan to fit blinking mirrors to my CLK (indicators in them). therefore the old indicators need to go. I dont really want the expense of getting the wings welded up and sprayed etc, so what do u peeps think about spraying the current side indicator lenses colour-coded and obviously...

hi if i need to respray sideskirts in a different colour they are now, do i need to put new primer on them or can i simply rub it with wet/dry and spray directly onto the existing paint? its laquered.???

Hi folks, The engine bay on my car is fairly tidy, given the cars age of 13 years. However, the silver "Mercedes-Benz" lettering on the rocker cover looks like crap, and I am thinking about taking it off and restoring the lettering to the original silver on black colour. Any ideas what I...