I agree completely. Spend an afternoon giving the inside of the new fender a POR15 treatment before going to the body shop and you'll be way ahead.
Even "rust free" on a used fender doesn't mean "won't bubble with rust tomorrow". -Curt Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 06:03:29 -0700 From: G Mann <g2ma...@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] 123 fenders - replace or restore? Message-ID: <cantulygsdmxs_m9z_adzunxh65r1-hyf0d675hwvazyu9ys...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 At $308. each, that only accounts for 3 shop hours at a decent body shop. 3 hrs to repair, to paint standard, a rusty fender, is on the low side. Plus, when you are done, it's still a rusty fender under the paint. Even with shipping costs, the $308 figure, IMHO, would be the better investment. You start with a clean, no rust, set of fenders, then paint them off the car. Undercoat or preserve the back side and have a much nicer end result. FWIW, Grant...AZ [where even bare metal takes years to rust, and decades to rust through] _______________________________________ 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com