Cls interior wood painted

[Clsw219]

hi I’ve painted my hideous wood trim satin black and it looks brilliant
Takes about 10 years off the interior

Done properly - undercoat sand x2, paint light sand x2, lacquer finish x2

Anyone interested in buying a set painted as might put some on eBay or here

 

[OneForTheRoad]

Any photos ?

 

[Clsw219]

 

[Abb]

I do like that, looks like you have done a cracking job!

 

[Petrolheed]

That looks good, what type of lacquer did you use.

 

[Clsw219]

I do like that, looks like you have done a cracking job!

Thanks
it looks like it should of always been that colour
I nearly didn’t buy the car because of the wood trim

 

[Clsw219]

That looks good, what type of lacquer did you use.

Cheers
Just clear laquer plenty of thin coats

 

[Zakkz]

That looks great! I quite like my wood trim though - looks light I might be in the minority

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[clk320x]

That looks great! I quite like my wood trim though - looks light I might be in the minority

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I love the wood too, his paint job looks good though.

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Wouldnt it have made more sense to wrap it? then you can change your mind/selling it put it back to original.

Nice workmanship however!

 

[OneForTheRoad]

That looks great! I quite like my wood trim though - looks light I might be in the minority

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I only like the wood in the colour mine is. Think its maple , like a ruby brown !!

 

[Clsw219]

Wouldnt it have made more sense to wrap it? then you can change your mind/selling it put it back to original.

Nice workmanship however!

Fair point
I’ve wrapped trim before and was never happy with it
I’ve also fully wrapped a car which I wouldn’t recommend!

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Good job! Which colour was it before?

 

[SmartAmg]

Nice work, must admit some of the wood in Mercs are awful.

 

[Clsw219]

Good job! Which colour was it before?

Thanks
It was the orangey Brown which I think is walnut or something

 

[Petrol Pete]

I must say the wood is the main thing that turns me off this car, I was in one a few months ago and I thought it was hideous (I didn't mention it to the owner though !) But it is obviously down to individual taste.

This looks like a fantastic job and shows that MB should have offered something similar from new IMHO .

Good job

 

[Clsw219]

Nice work, must admit some of the wood in Mercs are awful.

Cheers
I agree the dash trim on some older Mercs is very dated - very Rover 45

 

[Clsw219]

I must say the wood is the main thing that turns me off this car, I was in one a few months ago and I thought it was hideous (I didn't mention it to the owner though !) But it is obviously down to individual taste.

This looks like a fantastic job and shows that MB should have offered something similar from new IMHO .

Good job

Cheers
I totally agree
I think there was a piano black option in the cls63 but I’m not entirely sure

 

[Petrol Pete]

The one I was in had a pale 'camel' type leather and the wood was very light , and frankly it looked like they had mis read the build sheet.

 

[kid-jensen]

I have the "Brushed Aluminium" trims in the ML, and always thought it looked a bit utilitarian
(or worse BMW-like) and it scratched easily into the bargain.

Decided to wrap them with the wood grain copied from the burr Elm that most Bentleys use.

Much as I like the look of the conversion the OP has done, it wouldn't suit the W164 at all, but IMHO, my whole interior looks so much better for the "warmth" of a bit of wood (albeit fake).

Obviously this is time to point out that I AM an old fart, so have old fart's tastes...