W204 C63 Newbie

[AndyRC]

Exhaust tips looking good in the June sunshine , unfortunately the photo doesn’t fully capture the shine

 

[AndyRC]

Time to give the garage floor it’s annual coat of paint

 

[AndyRC]

It always takes longer cleaning and preparing it than the actual painting

 

[AndyRC]

Sorted for another year

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Sorted for another year

Cracking job. Which paint did you use?

 

[AndyRC]

Cracking job. Which paint did you use?

Thanks for the compliment . Paint is nothing special, think I got it from B&Q , cheapest I could find. A 5 litre tin will do the whole floor a couple of times over. I’ve used 2 pack epoxy in the past , 3 x the cost and hot tyres still pulled the paint off First time I parked on it , and the floor was prepped and sealed first. The cheap rubber mats work a great and stop hot tyres sticking.

 

[AndyRC]

@Bobby Dazzler This was a previous garage when I had a Morgan Roadster , if you look closely under the right front wheel you can see where the pant pulled off first time I parked the Moggie with warm tyres hence the rubber mats under the tyres

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Thanks for the compliment . Paint is nothing special, think I got it from B&Q , cheapest I could find. A 5 litre tin will do the whole floor a couple of times over. I’ve used 2 pack epoxy in the past , 3 x the cost and hot tyres still pulled the paint off First time I parked on it , and the floor was prepped and sealed first. ☹ The cheap rubber mats work a great and stop hot tyres sticking.

Did you seal the floor before using this grey paint, and what did you use? Also, how did you apply?

 

[AndyRC]

Did you seal the floor before using this grey paint, and what did you use? Also, how did you apply?

I sealed another garage which had new concrete , can’t remember what though. The garage floor In the current house had been painted years before I moved in , the walls hadn’t. When I first did it I scraped it , sanded and what ever to get it rid of anything loose Paint. I Mopped numerous times to get as clean as possible. I use Isopropyl to clean any oily bits. I used to use a roller but now just a 6 inch brush. Painting half the garage takes less than an hour getting it ready half a day ☹ . I know repaint once a year and it’s ready for the car going back in within 24 hours if the weather is warm.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

I sealed another garage which had new concrete , can’t remember what though. The garage floor In the current house had been painted years before I moved in , the walls hadn’t. When I first did it I scraped it , sanded and what ever to get it rid of anything loose Paint. I Mopped numerous times to get as clean as possible. I use Isopropyl to clean any oily bits. I used to use a roller but now just a 6 inch brush. Painting half the garage takes less than an hour getting it ready half a day ☹ . I know repaint once a year and it’s ready for the car going back in within 24 hours if the weather is warm.

Much appreciated thank you

 

[calb94]

Exhaust tips looking good in the June sunshine , unfortunately the photo doesn’t fully capture the shine

what did you use to get the tips like that mate?

 

[AMV]

Exhaust tips looking good in the June sunshine , unfortunately the photo doesn’t fully capture the shine

I'm jealous. Mine are in a sorry condition and i don't have the patience to get mine in that condition

 

[AndyRC]

what did you use to get the tips like that mate?

Soft(ish) wire wool , Autosol , old tee shirts for rags, plenty of elbow grease and Lots of patience. Up close they are pitted on the bottom edge but not as bad as most. I clean them every time I wash the car and it’s a few minutes. Getting them back was several hours.

 

[Yex]

Soft(ish) wire wool , Autosol , old tee shirts for rags, plenty of elbow grease and Lots of patience. Up close they are pitted on the bottom edge but not as bad as most. I clean them every time I wash the car and it’s a few minutes. Getting them back was several hours.

It's good therapy for me to clean the tips on my C63, gets me away from the home desk for an hour or so regularly

 

[AndyRC]

Having spent time in lockdown thinking about what’s really important and most enjoyable for me I’ve sold the C63 and will concentrate on cycling for the foreseeable future. Having a car in the garage that does less than half the mileage of my bikes, and only gets used occasionally, didn’t make any sense (but when did any AMG make sense).

As I’m no longer a car owner of any description I won’t be organising any more meetings, but I’m sure I’ll bump into people I’ve met on the MBCLUB forum from time to time. I’ve no idea what my next car will be or when I’ll be acquiring one, it may be a mother MB or “something completely different”, only time will tell.

Keep well, and keep safe

Andy

 

[Tjlazer]

Get an estate and you've got something to put the bikes in!

 

[Steve84N]

Didn't see that coming!

The new owner is very lucky with all the work you put in. Maybe the answer is to simply rent some fancy cars on the odd occasion using the money saved on not maintaining the C63. Then you get to experience a wider variety. Plenty of clubs/schemes available.

Hope you don't miss it too much.

 

[AndyRC]

Didn't see that coming!

The new owner is very lucky with all the work you put in. Maybe the answer is to simply rent some fancy cars on the odd occasion using the money saved on not maintaining the C63. Then you get to experience a wider variety. Plenty of clubs/schemes available.

Hope you don't miss it too much.

Joining a ”Car Club” is an option I have considered if I feel the need to have a car again

 

[AMV]

Sad to see you've moved on. Been watching your thread since your first C63.

Can i ask where you advertised it?

 

[JimGreen]

Having spent time in lockdown thinking about what’s really important and most enjoyable for me I’ve sold the C63 and will concentrate on cycling for the foreseeable future. Having a car in the garage that does less than half the mileage of my bikes, and only gets used occasionally, didn’t make any sense (but when did any AMG make sense).

As I’m no longer a car owner of any description I won’t be organising any more meetings, but I’m sure I’ll bump into people I’ve met on the MBCLUB forum from time to time. I’ve no idea what my next car will be or when I’ll be acquiring one, it may be a mother MB or “something completely different”, only time will tell.

Keep well, and keep safe

Andy

What !!!!!! When did you sell the 507 ???