I have tried both the bed liner stuff and POR 15 as solutions for trunk rust issues.
220D had trunk floor akin to swiss cheese that was not going to fix quickly. I got some 14 gauge sheet steel and cut out the rusty bits and welded the fresh steel. I then sanded the whole mess and swabbed the deck of debris. Once dry I gave it a good coat of primer and then followed that up with sopping rollers of bed liner. Underside got a shot of primer after sanding and then under coat. One year later there were some adhesions issues and incipient rust. 450SL was in better condition with pinholes and surface rust. I chose the POR 15 route and went to bare metal, used the wash and primer products then painted on the POR product. This was far simpler and cleaner to use while providing a good coverage which built up the pinholes to the point of closure after a number of coatings. Being a trunk, I was able to recoat swiftly, as the product would be dry enough to take another coat once I had ended the last. Underside areas of rust got sanded and excess POR was brushed where it had leaked out. Undercoat was applied after it had all cured. No rust showing through, even though the trunk does hold a bit of water. clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers On May 22, 2013, at 6:59 AM, Charles Scruggs wrote: > I repainted my G and had to replace both floor panels, door sills, and both > taillight panels. I also painted the new and original floor panels with > truck bed liner(did myself). I spent less about 6k. To get to 10k for a paint > job, seems you would need a frame off recon. > > Sent from Dr. Scruggs, Gulf Coast Oral, Facial, and Dental Implant Surgery > iPhone. > > On May 22, 2013, at 7:03 AM, Max <meadedil...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > >> Hard to believe a $10k paint job would leave the rust underneath, but I >> suppose it's possible. >> -- >> Max Dillon >> Charleston, SC >> '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 >> >> Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> No thanks! painted over rust, worn out $5000 gwagon at best. Even >>> for $5000, I think I'd buy something else. >>> >>> >>>> http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/3772297759.html >>>> >>>> For the asking price, I think I'd expect a 5-speed conversion, as well >>> as >>>> something done to fix up the interior beyond sheepskins. >>>> >>>> Alex >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________ 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
