We had the valve cover and air intake of our W113 re-polished to get a shiny aluminum look...
Original these parts were bare aluminum.



Personally I think it looks great and it is about the best you can do with it...

greetingz,

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1990 300SL-24
1993 C250D with a minor 600+k kilometer
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