Oxidized Mercedes Paint is killing me

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John0087

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All you BMW owners,

Do any of you have experiance with this kit? It seems pretty slick, but I would like to get feedback from somebody that has installed it. If anyone was installed this suspeniosn kit on another car, your advise/comments would also be appreciated.



Thanks
 
H&R do have a good name for quality in Europe, I dont know the package you speak about, just remember the springs do need careful matching with the dampers etc to get the best system.



Steven
 
Working on a 27 year old benz with original paint. The painted surface is oxidized and has a brushed satin nickel look. Used M205 on a white pad with little success, except for removing a bit of oxidation. Moved to M105 with orange pad. Some improvement and more shine. You can still see brushed line in paint. Used orange flat pad with menzerna SIP. Again a bit better, however, the brushed lines are still there. Used a rotary to polish. Any thoughts about this correction process? Can't seem to remove the brushed lines.

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Are the lines actually crazing in the clear? If so, it's doubtful anything short of a respray would truly fix it. Some old finishes, especially lacquers are prone to doing that.
 
DigTheRide said:
Are the lines actually crazing in the clear? If so, it's doubtful anything short of a respray would truly fix it. Some old finishes, especially lacquers are prone to doing that.
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That's what it looks like (via picture) to me. It looks like the paint itself is/has failed.
 
There is improvement as some of the lines are not as visible. Mercedes applied four coats of base coat back in those days. It is polishing but taking forever. My goal is to improve its look.
 
SoonerFan said:
There is improvement as some of the lines are not as visible. Mercedes applied four coats of base coat back in those days. It is polishing but taking forever. My goal is to improve its look.
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The microfine abrasives in M105 can sometimes 'struggle' with heavily oxidized paint (since the paint loads up the abrasives, which coats them and reduces their effectiveness). You might be best served to go with something a little more gritty such as Menzerna PowerGloss.
 
I was thinking of going this route, if all else test trials failed to produce acceptable results. thanks for the input.
 
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