This is a follow on thread in which I will journal my progress with 'the shed'. My 1998 C250 TD Elegance Auto Estate bought for peanuts as a non runner.
First update:
Like any good surgeon, start with a scrub up. So at 7:30am this morning the shed had what seems to be its first wash in many, many months. possibly years. And I got a big surprise. The car is green not brown! Ok, a touch of sarcasm, but what a difference a bubble bath makes.
The good news is that the bodywork is actually pretty reasonable, as in no rust on wheel arches at all and just a couple of scabs on the door bottoms. Yes there are some minor scratches and a couple of minor car park type dings. So, not a bad start overall there though.
On the down side the front bumper is a bit of a mess. Obviously had a minor tap as is cracked on the top edge and is sort of attached sort of not attached to the lower valance. Nothing a touch up pen and some clips cannot fix though.
Now it is clean I can get ready for work and will have a bash at the engine if I have time tonight.
More to follow. Much more............
First update:
Like any good surgeon, start with a scrub up. So at 7:30am this morning the shed had what seems to be its first wash in many, many months. possibly years. And I got a big surprise. The car is green not brown! Ok, a touch of sarcasm, but what a difference a bubble bath makes.
The good news is that the bodywork is actually pretty reasonable, as in no rust on wheel arches at all and just a couple of scabs on the door bottoms. Yes there are some minor scratches and a couple of minor car park type dings. So, not a bad start overall there though.
On the down side the front bumper is a bit of a mess. Obviously had a minor tap as is cracked on the top edge and is sort of attached sort of not attached to the lower valance. Nothing a touch up pen and some clips cannot fix though.
Now it is clean I can get ready for work and will have a bash at the engine if I have time tonight.
More to follow. Much more............