I agree with you Douglas. This rear bonnet probably does not need fully stripped to achieve a very good result. On the other hand, when the job is put into good hands, you simply can't go wrong with fully stripping it down to the metal. I am having this 230 completely stripped to the bare metal, mostly just to make sure there is nothing nasty hiding there.
It probably doesn't add much to the repainting cost for just a rear bonnet.
Chad
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1967 230SL, 113.042 10