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MDG

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230SL Touch up paint
« on: June 08, 2014, 21:09:54 »
Where can I order touch up paint from for 230SL?  Code 050. I am in the UK.
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Re: 230SL Touch up paint
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2014, 21:23:35 »
 I bought a small bottle of 050 from my local MB dealer a couple of years ago. I had a small chip next to the grill and it matched my original paint perfectly.

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Re: 230SL Touch up paint
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2014, 22:18:42 »
I went to a local shop that mixes and matches paint based up on the paint on your car. It took the Gentleman about 2 hours to exactly match my color. I needed to touch up the area where the right and left hardtop locking studs  enter the body. He did a good job. He only charged me $25- for a 5 once jaw of touch up paint.

Recommendation, perhaps ask a Benz, BMW or Porsche dealer where they get special paint prepared this might be one way for you to get a good match up.
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Re: 230SL Touch up paint
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2014, 00:29:03 »

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Re: 230SL Touch up paint
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2014, 06:35:49 »
Paintscrtch are good and they will ship international for the small paint touch up bottles but will not ship the preasurised cans due to IATA regulations on Air Carriage.

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Re: 230SL Touch up paint
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2014, 06:40:37 »
Halfords in the UK provide a paint mixing service (available in touch up bottle or spray cans). They matched the colour from their system using my paint code. I bought some last week and used it to spray a miss matched hubcap, the colour is spot-on.

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Re: 230SL Touch up paint
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2014, 10:09:57 »
Do these touch up paints work well with single stage paints too?