in wood Repair for Mercedes? I plan on getting materials together and get Zebrano Veneer and do wood repair for mercedes... would there be any Demand for that here?

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

If by here, you mean online, then yes. If your price is reasonable and your work good im sure plenty of people would love to have parts refinished. My dad would be very interested im sure

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1981 300SD 512k OM603

I would be interested if the price were right and the quality is good.

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Same here. Although you need to ask yourself a few questions namely who else is doing this, how do they refinish the wood and how much do they charge.

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

I would probably be interested, any idea of the cost for a full set of wood for a W123?

I'm not sure yet. a full sheet of the Zebrano 4X8 verneer is ~140.00 I dont know how much wood a full set would take, but I'm sure not too much. I'd just have to see really. I have a 124 and 126 Set of wood I can redo and post it's quality

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

Cool, my 300D wood is pretty cracked; I would be interested when you're ready.

the hard part will be getting the exact same finish that will not crack under temperature changes.

*Silently happy my wood is not cracked*

I've always wanted to switch the wood to bird's eye maple. My viola is bird's eye maple and the swirl is just one of the prettiest things I have ever seen.

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I've been researching that and speaking with a few people, Time will tell, I'll have to Take my work to some extreme's to make sure Whoever gets my work wont be getting Crap. thats one thing I dont want to do is give crappy product

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

I'm eventually looking to have the burlwood piece on the center console where the window switches are located, either replaced or redone. The original one has minor cracks and some fogging after 20 years.

If you are interested in a w126 job for that in burlwood, depending what Mercedes Benz wants for a new one - I would be interested in an estimate.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

If I can do it decently there's a verneer place that has TONS of different verneers that can be ordered, I've seen some really pretty stuff from Floridian Cypress to the birds eye maple.

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

Hope I'm not stealing your 'thunder', but I just got mine re-finished this past winter - took me a long time since I was not in a rush to do it... started with the console where I replaced the Zebrano veneer... then the ashtray and climate control where I simply removed the original finish but left the wood the same then just re-stained and reapplied the finish (Helmsman's Spar Urethane) - there is also Marine Spar Varnish available for ACE Hardware, but I've had trouble getting the finish right and had to strip it and re-apply the finish.... part of the reason it took me 5 months to finish this job...

Here's some pics:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=274506

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1987 Mercedes 300SDL; SOLD
1985 Mercedes 300D; SOLD
2006 Honda Pilot - wife's ride; 122K;
1995 Toyota Land Cruiser - 3X locked; 182K

It's not just temperature extremes themselves that cause the cracking and peeling. It's also UV radiation.

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

Florida... we got a lot of that.

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed