Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items => Topic started by: HAMILTON BERTONI on November 13, 2023, 09:55:46

Title: I NEED TO FIND THIS ACCESSORY HERE IN GERMANY
Post by: HAMILTON BERTONI on November 13, 2023, 09:55:46
HELLO MY FRIENDS IN PAGODE SL GROUP , ANYONE KNOWS TALK ABOUT THIS IN GERMANY ? BECAUSE IN EBAY I FOUND ONLY IN USA Ca. this accessory for paint hubcap ( hub cap painting stencil    https://www.ebay.de/itm/256169908488?hash=item3ba4ea9908:g:i-YAAOSwlaBiEAKR                          thanks a lot
Title: Re: I NEED TO FIND THIS ACCESSORY HERE IN GERMANY
Post by: JamesL on November 13, 2023, 12:18:45
There's history here...

"we" (the club) had a couple of sets but they disappeared...
https://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=27024.25
Title: Re: I NEED TO FIND THIS ACCESSORY HERE IN GERMANY
Post by: mdsalemi on November 13, 2023, 13:41:31
Well, we found a set in the USA simply by looking for the last person who had them!

You can purchase the sets as well from aftermarket suppliers, in the USA, although, as usually happens with overseas members is the taxes and shipping kind of prevent them from doing what they would like.

In less time than it takes to order and wait for them to arrive, the body shop I used some years ago had 10 hubcaps all masked off by hand and painted. Former member Tom Rose and I both have 568 signal red cars thus we did them together.
Title: Re: I NEED TO FIND THIS ACCESSORY HERE IN GERMANY
Post by: dirkbalter on November 13, 2023, 15:24:32
Also, make sure you get the correct ones. These are different dog dish versus full hub caps.

Title: Re: I NEED TO FIND THIS ACCESSORY HERE IN GERMANY
Post by: John W Mitchell Sr on December 30, 2023, 19:10:07
Hello: I just finished my 1969 280Sl, Signal Red body and top black and hub caps black.  it is a rare color combanation.   It is also a manuel trans.
I have stencel for the hub caps.    Cost me $50.00 including shipping, look great, my restorer did a fine job. Will be done this spring.  Make me an offer.
John W. Mitchell Sr   
Title: Re: I NEED TO FIND THIS ACCESSORY HERE IN GERMANY
Post by: mmizesko on January 02, 2024, 16:07:06
During my renovation 100 years ago, the stencil bled a little.  A meticulous tape job was the ticket, in the end.

Mike Mizesko
Title: Re: I NEED TO FIND THIS ACCESSORY HERE IN GERMANY
Post by: lreppond on January 04, 2024, 21:16:28
Quote from: mmizesko on January 02, 2024, 16:07:06
During my renovation 100 years ago, the stencil bled a little.  A meticulous tape job was the ticket, in the end.

Mike Mizesko

Mike is spot on.  The body shop where Ive had work done told me the same exact thing.  He has a teenager with the steadiest hands I’ve ever seen meticulously tape off the wheels for a sharply detailed final product. 
Title: Re: I NEED TO FIND THIS ACCESSORY HERE IN GERMANY
Post by: stickandrudderman on January 15, 2024, 10:50:21
It's your car and your choice but the factory used stencils to paint the hub caps, not masking tape. The stencils give a slightly feathered edge to the paint which is what purists will want.