Yes, that's the part I'm referring to. I couldn't quite make out what it was on mine. I suspected some kind of an undercoat, then painted over. A small chip that came off around the drain hole was quite hard, but I suspect that is just due to age, or that the damage has effected it in some way. Thanks for the tips.
Ed 300E On 20 December 2010 01:05, Dimitri Seretakis <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thanks. By textured paint I assume you mean the areas down low? It is > basically painted over undercoating. The regular off the shelf rubberized > undercoating won't do. There are several options available that can > duplicate this undercoating although I have been unable to 100% faithfully > copy what was there. The original stuff is very rubbery and pliable and no > product that I have found has had that quality. Anyway, I have used a > variety of products. Wurth made a product which is meant to be applied with > a special gun. I just applied it with a brush and stippled over the surface > to duplicate the texture of the factory sprayed undercoating. 3M has a body > shutz which is probably similar to the Wurth product. 3M also has a rocker > panel spray which also takes some finishing over with a brush to smooth out > the overly rough texture. Seam sealer is another product that can be used > but again you have to be creative in its application to get a factory look. > All > these products then get primed and painted body color. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 19, 2010, at 7:21 PM, E M <pokieba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Very impressive!! How is the textured paint applied? Is that a type of > paint, or more a technique? > > Ed > 300E > > On 19 December 2010 18:24, Dimitri Seretakis <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Here are some pics: > > http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=284706 > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 19, 2010, at 5:47 PM, E M <pokieba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think any job worth doing, is worth doing properly, or as best as one > can. Love to see some pics! > > Ed > 300E > > On 19 December 2010 17:19, Dimitri Seretakis <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I'd love to post pics of my rust repair projects. I really do high end > restoration type metal repairs on my low end cars:) It makes no sense I > know > but I just can't help myself. I don't rember but is it possible to post > attachments here? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 19, 2010, at 3:30 PM, E M <pokieba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I would welcome more posts on restoration, and preservation. I do feel > there are a number of posts on repairs, but I'd like to see more on > maintance, and as I said, preservation and restoration of body and > interiors, besides mechanical restorations. > > I have no personal interest in doing body restoration work, but I'd like to > be better informed about the "right" way to do it on certain models, so I > can better instruct those I'm paying as to how I'd like things done. > > As a starting point, one of the front jacking points on my W124 is showing > some rust. I can't really tell is this was from prior collision work not > done up to Mercedes standards, or blocked water flow passages in the past > that have caused water to settle. I did notice the rubber spout under the > side in questions is missing. > > Ed > 300E > > On 19 December 2010 15:08, Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yes, I did have some disagreements with Dr. Booth. But I recall they > were about fundamentals of engine design and operation, not about > anything specific on a car. I did have some issues with the idea that > anything the dokor said was gold, never to be questioned. But he did > alot of good things for all of us, and spread alot of good > information... but he wasn't right about everything, and even a > suggestion that he might be wrong caused problems. > > I was ahead of my time, and short on resources, to make dieseltech > (and any real serious projects of my own) work. > > I've been on these lists for a long time... 10-12 years? I bought my > first mercedes in 1998, a year after being able to legally drive. I > grew up in a W123 and learned to drive in a W126. I'm in my 30s now. > I'm an engineer and I work in the automotive industry, as some of you > may know. (Which is why I took the attack on the engineers who design > these cars personally) > > I've been working on many Mercedes project cars over the years and > most of them I've never mentioned here. I feel that there is no > interest in any real restoration or preservation work. The posts I do > make are largely ignored. This isn't the fault of the list, its my > fault for not finding a more suitable audience. > > I'm a big believer that original is best. Something Dr. Booth and I > had in common. I enjoy these cars because they bring me and my > passengers an experience of what things were like when they were new > 20-30+ years ago. I take pride in making them operate as originally > intended, design flaws and all. As I get older, I feel stronger and > stronger about this. The projects I take on are usually nice cars > that have been neglected. I bring them back to reliable daily > service, and sell them off (rarely for profit, always because I enjoy > doing it). I'm working on my third one this year right now and > usually own 4-5 cars at a time. > > I'll be unsubscribing here shortly, but I wanted to set things > straight before leaving. Whats written above is how I feel. You > might not agree, and you're entitled to that opinion. > > As I said before, I'm pretty shocked by the reaction my comment has > had. Once again, sorry if I offended any of you. > > Jaime > > > > > On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > Ah, yes. Herr Doktor Booth and young Jaime had their disagreements back > in > the day, which would have predated young Walt by several years. Herr > Doktor > was of the 'stock is best' school of thought, which held the theory that > Daimler-Benz spent millions every year on engineers who were paid to know > something about the cars they designed. Those engineers clearly knew more > than you or I, so why would we ever dream of trying to improve on their > designs? > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
