painting

  1. Gollom

    Painting chrome

    Sorta OT but not sure where to put this We have a chrome napkin holder which of course will not match the room (surprised huh?) Suzy Cute wants it black - best way of achieving please? Thanks
  2. SilverSaloon

    chrome painting / refinishing / repairing chrome

    hi 2 corners on my R107 have damage to the chrome (rust) on the bumpers and the chrome finish is split. although this will be something i will most probably live with for now (the rear bumper atleast as its the most expensive at over £200 for a new part). The front corner bumper part is...
  3. L

    Painting one panel on an older car

    Hi all I've had some experience before with bodyshops touching up panels on older cars that the colour never matches. Had a 95' E36 318i saloon where bumper, and front wings were different shades to the rest of the car. Worried that if I get a bodyshop to sort out my areas of rust those...
  4. M

    Spray painting internal house doors

    We have some curiously sized (read metric) doors in our house which are fibreboard with a plastic coating. they were fitted 20 odd years ago when the house was brand new and I guess the developer got them cheap due to the odd european sizing. I want to paint them as they have yellowed over the...
  5. Crazyjester900

    HOWTO: Painting brake Calipers

    DISCLAIMER: ............................................................................................... This is a cosmetic upgrade, the brake pads are not removed from the calipers so this is not a full on MOD more of the lazy mans way :) there are plenty of others ways to do this, i...
  6. glojo

    The World's most expensive painting

    The World's most expensive painting by a living artist I am no fan of abstract art, but I fear I would prefer to look at a brick rather than this! regards John
  7. W

    painting stone chips

    Whilst trying to paint over some stone chips on my bonnet I found that the new paint was leaving a very dark perimeter edge. It's hard to explain sorry, but the car is silver, the new paint matches quite well, but the edges of the new paint seem to be many shades darker. Any suggestions or...
  8. tudu

    Painting Chrome W203 Sport Edition Grille

    Popped into the paintshop who are removing my front bumper next week and repspraying due to peppered stone chips. While i was there i asked them if they could paint my chrome grille Diamond Black to match my car. They promptly told me that one stone chip and the paint would start peeling even...
  9. R129mine

    spray painting tow hook cover on r129

    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...
  10. grober

    Painting Chrome is it possible?

    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...
  11. reflexboy

    Painting

    I have painted everywhere that was painted with yellowing gloss paint with Crown or Dulux Satin white but I can't remember if I undercoated the rubbed down glossed surfaces first. Do I need to undercoat, or can I just paint away?
  12. rhymneyboy

    Leather (gaiter) painting

    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...
  13. barryj

    Front badge options, and wheel painting.

    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...
  14. grober

    Virtual painting!

    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...
  15. N

    Painting Break Calipers

    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...
  16. mercmanuk

    boot spoiler painting

    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
  17. ADY1983

    Painting Engine??

    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
  18. SilverSaloon

    painting calipers

    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...
  19. SilverSaloon

    painting over old side indicators

    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...
  20. SilverSaloon

    DIY spray painting

    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.???
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