The 'patina' thing was co - opted and ruined by the younger crowd .

A nice original with maybe some scratches etc. is one thing ~ this B.S. of destroying the paint by rubbing it with phosphoric acid soaked steel wool is madness ~ it speeds up the eventual rust and ruination .

I like an oldie but have spent my life with beaters and would rather have a nice proper (NO overspray !) repaint on my 300CD and 240D than the crappy original paint on them now .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better