Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-31 Thread Donald Snook via Mercedes
Original Message- From: Dan Penoff [mailto:d...@penoff.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 4:39 PM To: Mercedes List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints Knead the clay into a flat piece about 2” x 3”. Spray down an area about 2’ x 2’ on the roof of the car, for example. Just wet it, i

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-30 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 3:39 PM > To: Mercedes List mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints > > Wash it, clay bar it, then put a good coat of quality wax on it and be done. > > The extreme finish recoveries I’ve done are outliers. It’s very,

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-30 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
rking. > > Don Snook > > -Original Message- > From: Andrew Strasfogel [mailto:astrasfo...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 2:58 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: Dan Penoff ; Donald Snook > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints > > I tried using

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-30 Thread Donald Snook via Mercedes
PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Dan Penoff ; Donald Snook Subject: Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints I tried using the clay bar once and resolved never to do this again. Way too painstaking. On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 12:02 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-30 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
2017 3:39 PM > To: Mercedes List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints > > Wash it, clay bar it, then put a good coat of quality wax on it and be > done. > > The extreme finish recoveries I’ve done are outliers. It’s very, very > rare that you’ll ever need to do something

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-30 Thread Donald Snook via Mercedes
[mailto:d...@penoff.com] Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 3:39 PM To: Mercedes List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints Wash it, clay bar it, then put a good coat of quality wax on it and be done. The extreme finish recoveries I’ve done are outliers. It’s very, very rare that you’ll ever need to

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
The cleaner-wax stuff is fine, but before you do anything after the wash, clay bar the finish. It doesn’t take long and it will remove a sh*t-ton of dirt from the finish. Clay bar a small area on a horizontal surface like the hood or roof, then run your fingers over it and compare to an “un cla

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-26 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
] Poosing the Paints I bought some Meguiars cleaner wax, are you saying to get the clay bar and just straight wax? I think that cleaner wax is very mildly abrasive? They sell those clay bars at the auto parts store? I didn't see any at El Mercado de Wal last night when I went to get some oi

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I bought some Meguiars cleaner wax, are you saying to get the clay bar and just straight wax? I think that cleaner wax is very mildly abrasive? They sell those clay bars at the auto parts store? I didn't see any at El Mercado de Wal last night when I went to get some oil and wax and other st

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-26 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Wash it, clay bar it, then put a good coat of quality wax on it and be done. The extreme finish recoveries I’ve done are outliers. It’s very, very rare that you’ll ever need to do something that extreme. -D > On May 26, 2017, at 4:33 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > I'm going t

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I'm going to wash it in the morning and I'll take some pics. It looks like mostly carwash scratching and fading in general, it is all over the car, just dull. There might be a few spots of clearcoat (I'm pretty sure it has clearcoat) that look like they might fail before long but otherwise no

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Can you send me some pictures of the finish? The worst parts? I ask because a lot of the process is determined by how bad the paint condition is… No matter what, go out and get yourself a clay bar at FLAPS. It will probably be bundled with a bottle of “clay bar lubricant” which is nothing mor

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-24 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
http://www.mercedesmedic.com/decode/ has links to 3 sites, the russian one seems best but then you have to get the paint code and go look it up like at paintscratch.com or some other paint match site --FT On 5/24/17 1:06 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Someone posted a link some time ago - fr

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-24 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
It's 249 Spruce Green Metallic, paintscratch.com seems to suggest it has clearcoat --FT On 5/24/17 12:31 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Data plate on the upper radiator support? Then find the magic decoder table. On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 10:48 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okieben

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-24 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Someone posted a link some time ago - from the Russians maybe? On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 12:04 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Wed, 24 May 2017 11:31:19 -0500 OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Data plate on the upper radiator support? Then find the magic decoder > > table. > > And where does

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-24 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 24 May 2017 11:31:19 -0500 OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Data plate on the upper radiator support? Then find the magic decoder > table. And where does one find the "magic decoder table"? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-24 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Data plate on the upper radiator support? Then find the magic decoder table. On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 10:48 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > How would one tell? It looks dull with various minor scratchings but no > CC coming off that I see > > --FT > > > > On 5/24/

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-24 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
How would one tell? It looks dull with various minor scratchings but no CC coming off that I see --FT On 5/24/17 11:14 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: My '95 sedan has clear coat (that is failing) over blue paint. My '95 Cabriolet does not have clear coat over arctic white paint. I su

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
My '95 sedan has clear coat (that is failing) over blue paint. My '95 Cabriolet does not have clear coat over arctic white paint. I suspect that your green paint will have clear coat. - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-24 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I don't think so --FT On 5/24/17 9:54 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: I'll put something up this evening. No clearcoat, I assume? -D On May 24, 2017, at 9:09 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: The paint on this new green E320 is a bit faded so I was thinking this weekend to go at it w

Re: [MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-24 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
I'll put something up this evening. No clearcoat, I assume? -D > On May 24, 2017, at 9:09 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > The paint on this new green E320 is a bit faded so I was thinking this > weekend to go at it with the Poos methods if he could relate the proper > procedures

[MBZ] Poosing the Paints

2017-05-24 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
The paint on this new green E320 is a bit faded so I was thinking this weekend to go at it with the Poos methods if he could relate the proper procedures to revitalize the shine and get this Benz looking new again. I seem to recall it involves clay bars and buffing using various products in pa