From what I've been told Mercedes Benz used wood from where ever they could get a lot fast. Heinz told me that from the looks of it, my wood came from the german black forest because of the grain, but some cars came with walnut or poplar.

How's everyone doing on their wood restoration projects?

Tp the original poster, Nice Job !!

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1979 300D 220 K miles
1995 C280 109 K miles
1992 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe 57K miles SOLD
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1979 240D 140Kmiles (bought for parents) *SOLD.
SAN FRANCISCO/(*San Diego)
1989 300SE 148 K miles *SOLD

Thanks! It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be to remove the wood and do it right!

Here's the wood stained but still awaiting the polyurethane:

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1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S (70,000)
1987 Porsche 911 Coupe 109,000 (sold)
1998 Mercedes E300 TurboDiesel 147,000 (sold)
1985 Mercedes 300D 227,000 (totaled by inattentive driver with no insurance!)
1997 Mercedes E300 Diesel 236,000 (sold)
1995 Ducati 900SS (sold)
1987 VW Jetta GLI 157,000 (sold)
1986 Camaro 125,000 (sold - P.O.S.)
1977 Corvette L82 125,000 (sold)
1965 Pontiac GTO 15,000 restored (sold)

WOW! Scott98, that looks really cool! These cars amaze me! Everyone I've seen looks like the woods used in the trim are all different types. See, mine would never had taken a darker stain like that because of the grain. The grain would have just dissapeared. If I had to guess I would say your wood looks like chestnut! I believe mine is Black Forest Poplar. Great job! Isn't it nice when you take your time with it? Love the grain in the ashtray!

Here are some pics of my final product:

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1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S (70,000)
1987 Porsche 911 Coupe 109,000 (sold)
1998 Mercedes E300 TurboDiesel 147,000 (sold)
1985 Mercedes 300D 227,000 (totaled by inattentive driver with no insurance!)
1997 Mercedes E300 Diesel 236,000 (sold)
1995 Ducati 900SS (sold)
1987 VW Jetta GLI 157,000 (sold)
1986 Camaro 125,000 (sold - P.O.S.)
1977 Corvette L82 125,000 (sold)
1965 Pontiac GTO 15,000 restored (sold)

Wow man that looks great! You definitely have a different wood in there than me. My guess is that it looks like Ash because of the way that the color of the wood varies in fading shades with the stain going from darker to lighter and back, but not necessarily on the grain! I love the look of Ash and once had a Duncan Phyfe set of dinig room chairs made with Ash. I was almost going to say Yew Wood, but Yew does not have the pronounced grain striping like Ash does. Neat Job! Isn't it nice when you can be patient and make it come out right?

Looks good and clean Scott, BUT, we really need to talk about that wood shifter handle.....
Nice job!

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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

For Zebrano I noticed:

1977-1979 - more yellow-black like (yellowish)
1980-1982 - more yellow-red like (pale red)
1983-1985 - more red-black like (reddish)

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I love those things! Its my favorite part of the car. The best part about it, it was free!

Scott

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1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S (70,000)
1987 Porsche 911 Coupe 109,000 (sold)
1998 Mercedes E300 TurboDiesel 147,000 (sold)
1985 Mercedes 300D 227,000 (totaled by inattentive driver with no insurance!)
1997 Mercedes E300 Diesel 236,000 (sold)
1995 Ducati 900SS (sold)
1987 VW Jetta GLI 157,000 (sold)
1986 Camaro 125,000 (sold - P.O.S.)
1977 Corvette L82 125,000 (sold)
1965 Pontiac GTO 15,000 restored (sold)

Here are some pics of my restoration project on the '83 240D.
Before and after.

HDen

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W210 1998 E300D TurboDiesel (sold)
W124 1993 300D 2.5 Turbo (sold)
2012 GMC 2500 Duramax PickUp
2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel PickUp

Here is a good tip for you all.

There is a new clear coat product. It is NOT epoxy so it will not turn yellow with sun exposure.

It cures fast and you can spray several coats professionally. The clear coat is super hard.
I plan to use this for my rims. I will make a thread to advise wheel people.
Product:

Spray MAX 2K (2 part) rapid cut-in spot clear coat.
Part no. 3 680 062

the activator is inside the spray can. Once you release it, the stuff is good for 24 hours. So, that is how much time you have to spray your wood, rims etc.

cost: $20 per 12OZ can. Spray gun like results.

peter kwasny inc.

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1979 300D 220 K miles
1995 C280 109 K miles
1992 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe 57K miles SOLD
********************
1979 240D 140Kmiles (bought for parents) *SOLD.
SAN FRANCISCO/(*San Diego)
1989 300SE 148 K miles *SOLD

A friend gave me a little trick for repairing the wood from refinishing his 1993 300E, all you have to do pull it from the car, rub it with motor oil, let it dry, and wipe clean. Works like a charm!

Nice job, HDen. Mine looks really bad, so it's on the To Do list.

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