[W126 Coupe] Clear coat

[Mike R.]

One of the reasons I had my SEC painted in a Chrysler Bright Silver (PS2)
rather than Mercedes Bright Silver is access to normal U.S. touch-up paints.
The DupliColor touch-up paint container for Chrysler PS2 not only has a
brush, as expected, but the cap has what appears to be an oversized
ball-point pen built into it. That "pen" tip can apply color into the chip
hole very easily. I don't know if DupliColor does any MB colors but that
touch-up paint container is really great!!

It's a good enough container that I'd go buy some on sale, dump out the U.S.
colored paint, rinse it with acetone or lacquer thinner, and re-fill it with
the MB paint.

Later,
Mike R.

-----Original Message-----
From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
On Behalf Of David Barclay
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 5:35 PM
To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
Subject: [W126 Coupe] Clear coat

Hi Vance,
Fixing stone chips is pretty straightforward, - not rocket science. 
Nevertheless, be careful to not damage the paint around the chip.
With a very small spot like the size of a pencil point, don't worry about 
clearcoat. Get some touch-up paint of the proper color. Clean the area 
lightly with paint thinner, - remove oils & silicone. Use an artist's 
brush, - very small brush. Fill in the chip with maybe 2 to 3 drops of 
paint. Let this dry.
Then using a small block or rubber squeegee, - sand it off flat using very 
fine sandpaper, - maybe #600 or finer, - higher number paper. You are 
cutting down the little dimple of paint you applied to match the level of 
the surface of the surrounding original paint. Afterward, buff the area 
with rubbing compound, - by hand, with a soft cloth. Use a progressively 
finer compound. Then look at the area from all angles in all light to see 
if the scratches are gone. If you see scratches, buff some more.
Practice makes perfect.
Dave Barclay, N.J.