Overall, I am very satisfied with the work done. I was originally quoted $2,700 for the job which included some body work, proper prep work, paint, wetsand, and buff. This job did not include pulling windows, and the masking marks are there, but barely visible.

It turns out the owner of the shop owes my father some money, so I got hooked up by owing only the cost of materials, a HELL OF A DEAL.

I have some before, during and after pictures for everyone to see, and pictures of the area I am not competely satisfied with.

Front View Before: Looks good from 10 feet


During: Bright Green Primer was a new experience.



After, WOWIE! I still have to get some wax residue off her.



Rear View: Not a good before photo sorry



During



After



Roof Before: YIKES!



After: Amazing



And the Liberty Bell Crack. This is where I am not as satisfied.

Before:



During



And After: they went a little overboard with the grinding and waved out the body away from the trunk too much. Its not too bad, but discernable enough to notice. They could have done alot better with this area, but its a huge improvement from before, and the rust should be contained.




She's ready for her Texas Spring Break Road trip. Many pictures to come. Thanks for the advice everyone.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

WOW sexyness!! the only thing that really looked bad before was your roof and that crack by the trunk. Think a good heavy polish/ rubbing compound could have taken that oxidation out? anyways its a nice deal, and will look great for another 20 years

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1983 Euro 240D 277K
2016 Mazda 6
Coming Soon, 2013 Mercedes E350 Bluetec
Formers:
2012- Mazda 3
2007 Outlander- complete pile
1995 E300 Diesel 208K
2007 VW Passat 2.0T 63K SOLD
2003 Jaguar X-type 3.0 Sport Sold 04/11 w/88K
2009 Lexus RX350 9061 miles. Sold 04/09
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS:Totaled Sept.,09 @ 24,000
2003 Infiniti I35 58K Sold
1984 300 turbo diesel 222K

Yes, some heavy elbow grease could have made that roof look alot better, but not perfect. The crack was the deal breaker.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

That's great!

Have one in the same color that might need a redo from sun fading some time soon... Do you know what color the shop used?

These pictures urge me to get out the radial sander and get cracking...

They got the factory paint code and mixed it up.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Great looking paint job, like the color also.
I had the same problem you did by the rear window. It`s a place the body panels are welded together. Did you remove the rear window? If you had a rust problem that was visible, there could be more behind the rubber.

When I pulled the rear glass I was surprised as to the amount of rust I had. I striped it down to bare metal, then used POR Metal Ready to eliminate the rust. Then coated it with the POR paint and seam sealer. so far so good, that was 10 yrs ago.
These W123 seem to have a leak problem around the back window, just the way it`s designed.

You make me envious, mine is due for paint.

Charlie ☺

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

It looks beautiful in the pictures and all that really matters is that you are happy with it and like it!
Nothing like fresh paint on a old German car, love it!

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Currently driving a very clean 1985 300SD from the West Coast.

that wouldn't be wax residue.it would be finishing glaze.you do not want wax anywhere near that paint for at least 6 months.

Mine came from a bad body shop repair. No, I didn't have the rear window pulled. I'll let you know in a few years if that was a mistake.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

You're right.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

If the shop has a little of your base color left ask for it. Useful to keep for minor repairs to get a good color match sometimes. You could pick up a parking dent down the road for example. Car looks a lot nicer. Nice color as well and as you say the price was right.

Nice Tyler!!!

love the color - looking forward to seeing it in the Texas sunshine

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Current Mercedes
1979 maple yellow 240D 4-speed

Gone and fondly remembered:
1980 orient red 240D 4-speed

Gone and NOT fondly remembered:
1982 Chna Blue 300TD

Other car in the stable:
2013 VW Jetta Sportwagen TDI / 6-speed MT

Nice!

I can't wait to get my SDL done, the roof looks like yours did.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

That looks great Tyler. Very nice!!

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

That looks great Tyler! Of course now I'm feeling guilty for not getting mine painted!