Hi Guys,

I recently got all new door panels, quarter panels and lots of other odds and ends that I got from the Junkyard and are in perfect condition. I intend to swap out my old crusty sun damaged and cracked interior with all of this. The only problem is that all the good new pieces are Burgundy and my interior is Gray! My plan is to paint them, but before I go testing 20 different types of paint I was wondering if you guys have done anything like this and if you can reccomend a paint to match an early 80's Gray?

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1983 300SD White with Grey interior

See post #4

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=112185&highlight=15393+gray

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The Golden Rule

1984 300SD (bought new, sold it in 1988, bought it back 13 yrs. later)

Thanks!

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1983 300SD White with Grey interior

Hmmm...I'm planning to buy from the site you have posted, but Im torn between the Warm Gray 15183 and the med Gray 15393, which you suggested. Based on the picture on the web site the warm gray looks much closer to what I have in my interior and the med gray looks much darker. But who knows how reliable those pictures are. Did MB make two diferent types of Gray (I can't say for sure, but I don't think so)? If you vouch for the Med thats what I'll get. How many cans do you think I should purchase.

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1983 300SD White with Grey interior

15393 was the very close match for my car. 300SD from our era = only one gray.

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The Golden Rule

1984 300SD (bought new, sold it in 1988, bought it back 13 yrs. later)

I used Leatherique dyes for some of the vinyl parts in my SEC. It doesn't absorb into the vinyl, of course, but they will custom match to MB colors and it works pretty well. It's great for leather parts, of course.

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

what about airbrush? someone told me they use that at detailing shops