restoring

Car went to bodyshop and since its returned where they have masked the car off etc around the rubbers some have discoloured slightly and become whitish.. Anyone know any products which can restore them back to black? Same applies for the black plastic... in some areas :( Cheers

Well I've been thinking about the above question for a while now. I love my car, but as it gets older, its wanting more and more TLC. I travel 150 miles per day back and forth to work from Cheltenham to Reading and the mileage racks up fast. I spent £1900 on the car and probably around £1500 so...

Hello All, My car is a 1991 300CE-24 Sportline. It is an original Sportline supplied by MB. Some years ago, we fitted a Bilstein B12 kit (springs and dampers). We did this because the old dampers were a little tired. It’s been fine although harsher that the Sportline setup. The only down side...

The seat bolster on my C63 has started to fade in colour (thankfully not wearing yet!), what is the best stuff to use to bring the colour / restore them back to life? They are black leather. Thanks

Anyone know of any companies who will restor and pollish up headlights? Mine look cloudy and dull from weather and age. Looking around Bournemouth, Poo or Salisbury area?

The hood on my A209 CLK 350 has some faint green streaks which could be some mould and no matter how much I shampoo it with a baby brush it will not budge. The hood is otherwise in excellent condition so I need some product recommendations to deep clean it, maybe colour restore and seal it. I...

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Any advice on a good single product to restore the finish on my black satin painted roof bars? They are on a W124 estate ... Have posted elsewhere but with limited response.

Hi All The ride quality of my 2004 c180 sports coupe has deteriorated over the last few months and I would like to do what I can to restore it as close to when new as possible. The car has done 1008k miles. I will be replacing the front shocks, springs and top mounts in the next fortnight...

Is it impossible..... I have bubbling on all 4 now, I have no idea what the price would be...I'm UK based, but is it a hard DIY...I mean could I buy a hand held grinder, prep, etc. then spray myself...I'm not after perfection it's a 1999 320...just get rid of the bubbles and she'd look a lot...

Hi i had an upholsterer come and have a look at the interior of my car today (w123ce)which i thought was MB Tex vinyl but was told its leather,anyway its a light cream/beige colour and after 27 years its looking a bit tired,the upholsterer said he can clean it and treat it by spraying it back to...

Both of the front seats in the convertible are cracked and dirty but no holes thankfully Anyone got any phone numbers that they would recommend that will come to the cambridge area? id rather get a recommendation that pot luck from google cheers

Hiya, my newly aquired w210 estate has blue leather seats & is not torn anywhere but quite dry & cracked which is to be expected for it's aged & being no doubt a family car for the previous owner too (7-seater estate). Any advice on any leather restoring and or protecting product(s) I can...

Hi, I have an E320 avant guarde with grey leather, does anyone have any idea how to restore the colour? I have patchy areas where the grey has given way to light brown, I have tried the rub in leather polish/dye to no avail, it just polishes straight off, will they need repsraying? Thanks

The boot trim strip running across the width of the car inside the boot from back light to back light has taken some light but numerous scratches. It's black and I hate scratches is a method of reducing them available ?

I restored a new ipad from an iphone back up, but none of the email accounts have copied across. Any ideas how to do this?

Does anyone know any good not too expensive bodywork restorers in the leicester/Midlands area?

I'm in Thailand with A124 e220 cabriolet 1993 (UK Specification). The car has come with no owner manual. Hence, I am trying to get information from the forum. 1) The car has been modified with a fancy audio system. I am now trying to convert it back to original MB sound system. I would like to...

All I have seen a set of diamond cut 8 hole wheels for the w124 however they are suffering from that 'stringy' corrosion (is it lacquer or something peel off) i don't know. Anyway is there a way of properly restoring the diamond cut finish, i know alot of restorers just fill scrapes then...

My W210 leather has a few worn patches from child seats from the previous owner. Orion Grey code 218 Is this any good, CAR INTERIOR ANY LEATHER SEAT DYE COLOUR CHANGE REPAIR on eBay (end time 25-Dec-09 08:40:27 GMT) Or can anyone recommend anything else that is not too expensive Alan