Got the Leatherique cleaned up and done. Leather recovered well, the only
issue being that Leatherique darkens any splits or cracks. Not a big deal,
just an appearance thing. I’ve got a new armrest cover coming from my
upholstery guy in CA - $20 shipped.
Got the trunk badge cleaned up and installed, including painting the
accent line below the characters. Painted the radiator badge, too. Found
an auxiliary input cable for the Kenwood stereo that’s in it on Amazon for
$9, so that’s on the way. Got my dealer parts order all ready to text in
tomorrow morning. Thinking about taking Wednesday off so I can get
everything done at once - caliper, wheel bearing and flex disc among other
things.
Danged oak trees are doing their spring thing, meaning that any dark
colored car has a near permanent yellow dusting on it. The youngest boy
had to go up to Williston Saturday and Sunday to do his SCUBA and Nitrox
qualifications in the springs, so I had him drive my car (which loved every
minute of that open highway cruising.) I gave it a quick wash and
immediately put the car cover on it. Between the cover and being parked in
a closed garage at work it should stay pretty clean.
Cleaning up before some friends come over for dinner.
-D
On Feb 26, 2017, at 9:01 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
Took the 300D out for the early morning grocery run as promised. It was
pleased to get out and stretch its legs.
I don’t really have a lot to do with the 300SEL until I start getting
some parts. Since it’s a nice sunny Florida day, I slathered the front
seats with some Leatherique and will let it bake.
I might drain and refill the power steering system since I have
everything I need for that. I’ve cleaned the PS cooler that runs in front
of the radiator so I can watch it to see if it does have a leak. Quite
honestly I don’t think it does - the junction where the hoses connect to it
look like they’ve been seeping for a long time, and I’m wondering if it’s
possible that the fluid has just been creeping down the lines. The
connection is really buried on the left front inner fender and the clamp
screws are turned towards the top, so I’ll see if I can get in there and
tighten them up, maybe.
After the Leatherique has done its thing I might do some more interior
cleaning. The dash is in great condition, but the driver and passenger
doors look sort of yellowed. I’m not sure if this is just aging or maybe
the car had a smoker in the past. If it did there’s not evidence of it
that I can find.
Washed the SL500 as it needed it. Gotta run the sweeper in the interior
and it will be good for a couple of weeks.
Going to do an inventory of future work so I can plan accordingly.
-D
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