[W126 Coupe] Paintwork Correction

[Michael Ramay]

I've had one SEC repainted by a professional and the results were fabulous.
To that end I helped him take off EVERYTHING that could be removed so that
the paint job would be better, then when he was done we only put on enough
to drive the car (e.g., bumpers, headlights, tail lights) so I could take it
home and finish the reassembly. It was less expensive that way and I learned
some things about the car. Win, win.

I've also taken one SEC to the local paint shop and had them do a profession
buffing job on the car. That one had a decent paint job and the buff job
brought it back to great. VERY shiny!!

Obviously I'm suggesting let a professional painter look at it to see what's
the most cost effective way to get a great looking SEC. Both my SEC's sit in
a garage so they're not exposed to any weather except while in use. YMMV.

Mike

2010/11/25 Vance Rowley <vance_rowley at hotmail.com>


>  I am thinking of getting a paintwork correction service done on my old 560

> and I would like to know the thoughts of the group. There are lots of

> different standards of paintwork correction over here in the UK, with a very

> wide range of prices. I have seen the results on other cars even after a

> fairly low standard and cheap job. The results are amazing and look like new

> showroom condition after. My main concern is, how long does this look last,

> and could a cheap job actually ruin the paintwork. After all, to say the car

> is now 20 years old, the paintwork doesn't look bad, although a bit flat and

> dull.

> I wouldn't want to have this done, only to find six months down the road,

> it would look worse than it does now. One of my thoughts is the wet sanding.

> Wouldn't this take off the clear coat which is the reason the paintwork

> looks as good as it does now after 20 years?

> I know nothing about paintwork and hope that one or two of you can throw me

> a few tips.

> Thanks,

>

> Vance

> 1991 560 SEC Euro

>

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