W111 Transmission dip stick color....

[Idle]

I picked up a dipstick that looks like new. I mean it is in fantastic shape. The guy I got it from said it had not been pulled out for about twenty-five years.

But the top cap is rusted. Not bad but it has lots of surface that can easily be sanded off.

So what was the original color of this cap? Red? Black? I am not going for a 100 point car but I would like to make it look as original as possible.

[Benz Dr.]

They're usually clear zinc or silver.

[LWB250]

Originally Posted by Idle

I picked up a dipstick that looks like new. I mean it is in fantastic shape. The guy I got it from said it had not been pulled out for about twenty-five years.

But the top cap is rusted. Not bad but it has lots of surface that can easily be sanded off.

So what was the original color of this cap? Red? Black? I am not going for a 100 point car but I would like to make it look as original as possible.

Yup. As the previous poster suggests, they’re bright metal, not painted.

Oil dipstick is painted black on the “bell” and the handle loop is bright red.

Dan

[Idle]

Originally Posted by LWB250

Yup. As the previous poster suggests, they’re bright metal, not painted.

Oil dipstick is painted black on the “bell” and the handle loop is bright red.

Dan

Thanks! Cleaning it up to bright metal will be easy and look much better than the current color which is best described as 'surface rust'.

[ejboyd5]

Suggest chemical such as Evapo-Rust rather than sanding so as not to alter surface texture. Coat with Gibbs lubricant when clean to deter further oxidation.

[NCMickey]

Hey guys, anybody ever see the end of the transmission dipstick bent at the end? I just pulled mine to check the transmission fluid and I'd never noticed that in past. And I mean a nice smooth, bent, rounded tranny dipstick !
Is it me ? TY for any reply.

[Idle]

Can you post a photo of this? And the year and model of the Mercedes?