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BHamBenz

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Painting My SL
« on: August 01, 2010, 22:09:48 »
Here are some photos I took during the painting of my SL.

Louis

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Re: Painting My SL
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2010, 22:43:18 »
Nice !!!  ;D

Larry & Norma

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Re: Painting My SL
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2010, 08:16:11 »
Really nice!!
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Garry

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Re: Painting My SL
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2010, 08:47:32 »
Is it Dark Olive 291? Looks great.
Garry Marks
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BHamBenz

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Re: Painting My SL
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2010, 12:39:45 »
Thanks! Yes, my car was and is Dark Olive. At first, the color was not one of my first choices. But, I quickly learned to love it. The canvas top is tan.

dtuttle123

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Re: Painting My SL
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2010, 17:17:05 »
Sweet!  Did you do the engine compartment?

wd

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Re: Painting My SL
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2010, 19:07:17 »
Very nice. What paint did you use?

BHamBenz

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Re: Painting My SL
« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2010, 19:28:57 »
I did a complete restoration of the car. I am not much of a technician, but I believe we used a Glasurit product when painting the car. (I can't easily verify what we did as my painter went insane after dealing with me.) lol   I wanted my car to have the correct amount of shine and depth in the paint and not look too glossy like it has a clearcoat.

After three years of work, I hope we have completed the job. I found it very difficult to end the process. But, I must of enjoyed it as I just started a similar project restoring a 71-280 SE 3.5 coupe.

KevinC

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Re: Painting My SL
« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2010, 20:21:50 »
Beautiful car. This is a stunning color on a 113. Brings me back to a 114 I owned 25 years ago. You should be quite proud of the outcome.