[W126 Coupe] removing plastic panels

[Shayegan, Richard]

What do you mean by urethane panels as opposed to the trim?

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[mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Dick Spellman
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 10:47 PM
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Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] removing plastic panels

Hi Richard:

The original MB color on my Euro 300SE is white with light grey urethane
panels and bumpers.  I think too dark a color would be unkind to the
eyes.

Good luck on the repaint.  I hope you get a perfect job when all is said
and
done.  I would pull all of the trim off of the car before doing the
repaint
and I would (body shop will disagree here) remove the urethane panels
and
bumpers and paint them on a bench as well,  This way you get full
coverage
on all painted surfaces and you will see no lines or blemishes when you
go
to work on the car in the future.  I did this exact treatment and the
paint
shop required some cash incenting for the bench work plus my offer to do
all
of the r&r so I got what I wanted.

You may not have the time or inclination to go to this extreme and there
are
many beautiful paint jobs on these cars where no one is the wiser.

Take care,

Dick

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