hello

my question is on my 87 420 with a gold/champagne. it has quarter size rust spots at the edge of the sun roof 4 of them. the po used touch up and did a very poor job. i would like to cover them up properly.

i have purchased the factory touch up paint. now i'm wondering if i could use the langka system. these are not little chips. i will need to get the rust out which may make the spots bigger than they are now.

so the first part of the question is would langka work on spots as big as a quarter? i'll have to pull the seal out to get the entire spot.

or

what about cleaning the spot then sanding out and spraying the spot then rub it out to match then do a clear coat and then rubbing that out to match. i know the color may be somewhat off but it would be more acceptable than the rust. Note: i found a guy in wisconsin that will mix up factory paint in a spray can.

this is a daily driver so i'm not really interested in laying out major dollars just to make it acceptable to the eye.

i appreciate any advice you guys can give me.
tks
craig

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Craig

1972 350sl Red/Blk 117k
1988 420sel charcoal/Blk 140k
1987 420sel gold/tan 128k
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Pound it to fit then Paint it to match!

There is only First Place and Varying degrees of last!

Old age and deceit will overcome Youth and Enthusiasm every time!

Putting the square peg in the round hole is not hard... IF you do it fast enough!

Old enough to know better but stupid enough to do it anyway!

I'm not sure the best way to handle your rust problem but I wanted to comment that if you're referring to Tower Paint, their spray paint products are outstanding.

They match factory paint perfectly, so you won't be disappointed.

Good Luck

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-Paul-
'01 E430, Sport 72,000 mi
'98 C280, 126,500 mi

hi paul

yes that's the one. i found them the other day as i was doing a search here.

i'm hoping the repair to the roof proves to be an easy one.
tks
craig

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Thanks Much!
Craig

1972 350sl Red/Blk 117k
1988 420sel charcoal/Blk 140k
1987 420sel gold/tan 128k
See My Cars at:http://mysite.verizon.net/res0aytj/index.html

Pound it to fit then Paint it to match!

There is only First Place and Varying degrees of last!

Old age and deceit will overcome Youth and Enthusiasm every time!

Putting the square peg in the round hole is not hard... IF you do it fast enough!

Old enough to know better but stupid enough to do it anyway!

I found 11 of these on the roof of my Euro C180 1994 and what is called filiform corrosion which is veins spreading out under the paint coat from the rust centre. I have dug right down to bare metal and removed anything which looked like rust. Then treated with 2 types of rust killers/busters, dried the patches and used thick car paint of the same colour to fill up the surface dents. I overfilled the dents to ensure a good seal. When dried after a few days, I sanded down to the surface level and sealed with wax, polish etc. Unfortunately, the sanding down with 1000 grade left the paint shade different from the original if seen from different angles. Looked better if it wasn't sanded down. Think this will last me a few years before I manage to do a full respray provided I still have the car.

Have you tried to get an estimate from an MB approved body shop? I had some work done on my last car, sounds like the same amount of rust but in four different places. They got rid of the rust plus painted with paint from the factory for a little under $200. Not only could you not tell there had been rust there, but you couldn't even tell where they has repainted, it all looked seemless.

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Jason Priest
1999 E430
1995 E420 - retired
1986 420SEL - retired

hello jason thanks for your reply

you know it never crossed my mind. i just figured it would cost too much. there must be 10 small body shops in town maybe i should go around a get some estimates before tackling the job myself.

good idea
tks
craig

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Thanks Much!
Craig

1972 350sl Red/Blk 117k
1988 420sel charcoal/Blk 140k
1987 420sel gold/tan 128k
See My Cars at:http://mysite.verizon.net/res0aytj/index.html

Pound it to fit then Paint it to match!

There is only First Place and Varying degrees of last!

Old age and deceit will overcome Youth and Enthusiasm every time!

Putting the square peg in the round hole is not hard... IF you do it fast enough!

Old enough to know better but stupid enough to do it anyway!