Anthracite Gray is a sweet color, why not go back to it?
I'm only spending $300 on paint repairs, not whatever it
takes for a full repaint. This car generally looks good
in the color it is, and I'm motivated to sell it, not keep
it. Anything I spend at this point basically represents
a monetar
Anthracite Gray is a sweet color, why not go back to it?
Rusty Cullens
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From: "Jim Cathey"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1982 38
I took a closer look at the primer exposed where the paint is failing.
Hmm, this is the first time I've ever seen metal-flake primer! OK,
the car is just a crappy repaint. (Decent paint, poor preparation.)
The original color is much lighter than I'd thought it would be, hence
my thinking it was
Your is a very funny anthracite gray. I've never seen that color
before, it is darker than most Mercedes burgundy's.
Yeah, I'm afraid it's going to be 'custom match', which
often doesn't turn out that well. This is going to be spot
paint patching, with feathered edges, etc. Just to cure
the pe
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Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1982 380 SL paint code
I don't know what color 172 is but 172G sure looks like a Glasurit paint
code. I''d say once for the body and once for the top, just guessing.
Sure does look like a paint code and that's w
I don't know what color 172 is but 172G sure looks like a Glasurit
paint code. I''d say once for the body and once for the top, just
guessing.
Sure does look like a paint code and that's what I'd always thought,
but it's also obvious that 172 (Anthracite grey, metallic, from any
consulted sour
Dan Landiss (I think he was on the R/E list) compiled a nice list at:
http://www.landiss.com/paintcodes.htm
And yes, I believe the G designates Glasurit as the supplier.
Dan
--- On Tue, 6/16/09, Jim Cathey wrote:
> From: Jim Cathey
> Subject: [MBZ] 1982 380 SL paint code
> To:
172 is Anthracite Gray.
Dan
--- On Tue, 6/16/09, Jim Cathey wrote:
> From: Jim Cathey
> Subject: [MBZ] 1982 380 SL paint code
> To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
> Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 11:40 AM
> So I'm having a heck of a time
> getting the paint co
Jim, it is #172 Anthracite Gray Metallic.
Rusty Cullens
BuyMBparts, Inc.
Tel 1-800-741-5252
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- Original Message -
From: "Jim Cathey"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 11:40 AM
Subject: [MBZ] 1982 380 SL paint code
I don't know what color 172 is but 172G sure looks like a Glasurit
paint code. I''d say once for the body and once for the top, just guessing.
At 10:40 AM 6/16/2009, you wrote:
So I'm having a heck of a time getting the paint code
for the car, largely because the VIN won't decode.
WDBBA45A4CB
So I'm having a heck of a time getting the paint code
for the car, largely because the VIN won't decode.
WDBBA45A4CB011721. I took down the data plate info:
70 1715205 71
107045 12 08148 2
172G 172G M -
531 587 592 639 802
440 467 494 519
but nothing on it is unambiguously the
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