Hy Tom -- I hadn't noticed your location until now! You're not far from where I do my Guard duty. I live clear up in Charleston, but would GLADLY bring the car to you if you have time and inclination to tackle something of this magnitude. If I can figure out how to post pics, I will. Or I can send you some.

Man, I'd GLADLY pay someone who's done this before to do the job right. I can cut things out with my little cutting wheel, but that's about the extent of my body work abilities.

Thanks again, all;

Chris

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

I have images I can post, but they're too large. Can anyone resize and post them if I send them to you?

Thanks!

Chris

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

I was looking in the archives for rust repair options and came across this.

Just wondering how you made out with this vehicle, Chris?

Seller ever make it right for you?

Rust get repaired?

If any of you have not looked into rust arresting products lately, you have got to check out RUST BULLET. It beats POR 15 hands down!!! so do a search for it!

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1982 300SD Light Blue
2002 Honda Accord SE
1974 Toro Wheel Horse Tractor
2000 Toyota Tundra Pickup

rustbullet.com

Will,

The way it cures etc. sounds exactly like POR-15 what makes you think it is better? Did you signup for a distributorship??

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Now down to one:
1972 300SE 3.5 W109 (Euro delivery)

No, I am not a distributor. I used POR 15, a fellow Mercedes friend of mine used Rust bullet. My por 15 started lifting and peeling off. The rust bullet is hard as a rock. User experience. If you don't topcoat the POR it is useless and breaks down. Rust bullet does not have to be topcoated.

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1982 300SD Light Blue
2002 Honda Accord SE
1974 Toro Wheel Horse Tractor
2000 Toyota Tundra Pickup

Hello all -- seller never did make good on the car (live & learn), but I had a friend who was willing to patch her up for me. He cut out all the rust and welded metal in some spots, and fiberglassed the rest. I don't use the jacking points now (afraid I'll tear the 'glass), but it looks great, and I think the rust has been neutralized.

The surface-rusted areas that I used POR-15 on are still perfectly clean. I have used POR-15 on several projects and never been unhappy with the results. I'll look into the other stuff, too, though (esp. of it's cheaper!).

Chris

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

Maybe you should fill us in on who the fellow member who dumped the rustbucket on you is.

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1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

I agree with BHD.

Time to light him up.

See post #5 as a sample.

We don't need such folks around here.

Yes....it wasn't a prior rust repair he didn't know about......its one he himself did.......and a poor rust repair is actually worse than doing nothing at all.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

" I used POR 15, a fellow Mercedes friend of mine used Rust bullet. My por 15 started lifting and peeling off. The rust bullet is hard as a rock. User experience. If you don't topcoat the POR it is useless and breaks down. Rust bullet does not have to be topcoated." ---willrev

You clearly did not read and follow the directions for prepping and applying POR15.

You need to give it grip with the metal with either phosphoric acid treatment or sand blasting.... just like any metal painting requires to stick.

The instructions specifically say " POR15 is not UV resistant BUT THAT THE CHANGE CAUSED IS ONLY COSMETIC... IT DOES NOT ERODE YOUR METAL PROTECTION.

I have been reading about POR15 for at least 20 years in Hemmings Motor News... the Bible of Auto Restoration....and NEVER saw one word of complaint... then you come along and bash it ... which do you think I am going to believe ?

PS. A week ago I bought one gallon of gloss black... had my 38 inch mower deck sandblasted ( $30 ) and painted two coats on it.... which must be applied within a window (three to five hours typically depending on moisture level in the air ) just like most metal paints... It is hard as a rock and beautiful....and I am gathering up other stuff from the farm to prep and slap this stuff onto...

That's quite an advantage. Not needing to purchase the prep materials and then doing a topcoat is a big savings.

I might try some in this area by the firewall below the battery. I've also got to patch up an actual hole in the firewall in the same location.

Unless you had a written, binding agreement regarding the specific issue's you mentioned, it'd be not wise to express expensive unhappiness through an atty's letter. "I said" / "He said" is of no real worth. We all buy these things as is. I bought my 69 220d knowing that the guy was lying if he was speaking. I factored that in and told him what I'd give him for it. He said, "Yes", I'd already dispensed with his lie's and am dealing with the car's problems one by one. And have had a lot of satisfaction is learning the in's and out's of this car and solving problems and doing the work myself. I think in the long term you would not be happy with yourself if you did some global smear of the guy's name on this site. Just use PM's when you see people dealing with him and tell them to beware. My best wishes. To me, I guess everybody on this forum has one commonality: We all like to turn junk into something pretty and useful and fun.