So, I found this bottle of wax downstairs in the old farmhouse. Purchased at KMART a really long time ago. I have always used car soap that had wax in it....you know, kinda like shampoo and condition in one.

So Just for giggles I waxed my car. Holy Potato(e) Dan Quayle. That paint really came back to life. I wish hand waxing wasn't such a long drawn out process or It would never not be waxed. Its like 75% of the scratches just disappeared.

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77' 300D, "Cartman" SOLD @ 150K (didn't know what I had)
83' 300SD, "The Superdon" 325k+ @ 28mpg
95 E320 wagon, "Millennium Falcon" 231k+ @ 24 Mpg
95 E300D, "Sherley" 308k @ 33.69 Mpg, currently anticipating a head
99 Suzuki Intruder "Trudy" @ 45 mpg

You've had that chassis resprayed!

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'84 300SD sold
124.128

What do you mean by resprayed? repainted? I didn't...the previous owner said that this is not the original paint, and that the job was done "well" by a painter who typically does higher end sports cars. Now I have no idea what that means...BUT...the clearcoat on this baby is like still water on a quiet Bahama midnight.

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77' 300D, "Cartman" SOLD @ 150K (didn't know what I had)
83' 300SD, "The Superdon" 325k+ @ 28mpg
95 E320 wagon, "Millennium Falcon" 231k+ @ 24 Mpg
95 E300D, "Sherley" 308k @ 33.69 Mpg, currently anticipating a head
99 Suzuki Intruder "Trudy" @ 45 mpg

Nice job, nice result. They don't come more classic than a black 126!

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1988 California version 260E (W124)
Anthracite Grey/Palomino
Owned since new and still going strong and smooth
MBCA member

Past Mercedes-Benz:
1986 190E Baby Benz
1967 230 Inherited from mom when she downsized
1959 220S Introduced me to the joys of keepin' 'em goin'

There are only 10 kinds of people in the world--those who understand binary and those who don't

That baby had a really good wet sand. Better appearance than OEM.

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2010 Toyota matrix

'93 500 SEL
A bad addiction. Takes all of my cash.

'12 Volvo S80 T6
Needed something that wasn't as hard to deal with as my bad addiction

'18 Mazda Miata
No more boring cars for everyday transport!

No, just a proper machine polish.

Pillar of salt or not - that is one smart looking car...


...though it would look friendlier without the tinted FBI windows - or is that the intention?

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Sure is a Beautiful effect.

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'84 300SD sold
124.128

The tinting is to help out that old R4 compressor. Black 126 with a 134 conversion (for now) needs all the help it can get.

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77' 300D, "Cartman" SOLD @ 150K (didn't know what I had)
83' 300SD, "The Superdon" 325k+ @ 28mpg
95 E320 wagon, "Millennium Falcon" 231k+ @ 24 Mpg
95 E300D, "Sherley" 308k @ 33.69 Mpg, currently anticipating a head
99 Suzuki Intruder "Trudy" @ 45 mpg

Oh right - does it have a great effect? My W123 has factory fitted green tinted windows... perhaps that's why the dash isn't as cracked as it could have been?

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

well, my arm doesn't hurt anymore when I am in direct sunlight for long periods of time, so I guess the leather doesn't hurt anymore either. It does cool down quicker, thats probably because the interior isn't allowed to get as hot as it used to. The only actual evidence is my arm not hurting when its in the sun.

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77' 300D, "Cartman" SOLD @ 150K (didn't know what I had)
83' 300SD, "The Superdon" 325k+ @ 28mpg
95 E320 wagon, "Millennium Falcon" 231k+ @ 24 Mpg
95 E300D, "Sherley" 308k @ 33.69 Mpg, currently anticipating a head
99 Suzuki Intruder "Trudy" @ 45 mpg

a can of 25 year old wax? it must be dry as a 85 years old woman. wink wink~

That said, that result looks way too professional to have been done by an amateur. You probably cleaned, clay-bared, polished, then hand waxed that w126 to give off such shine and luster.

Dont lie now.

Dang-----That's one good looking RIDE.............

You really think that that is the case with those doors? I see absolutely no orange peel. Even the best sprayers in the world can't get it that smooth. You always had to sand the peel off.

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2010 Toyota matrix

'93 500 SEL
A bad addiction. Takes all of my cash.

'12 Volvo S80 T6
Needed something that wasn't as hard to deal with as my bad addiction

'18 Mazda Miata
No more boring cars for everyday transport!

Phew that makes me feel a little bit better about my efforts...

...I think we would all want to drive in a car that's as shiny as thayer's - and he's done especially well as it looks like he's busy with a young family too.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!