You're pretty much screwed Chip ;
If you can remove the flaking clear coat without damaging the underlying ' Petrol Blue ' paint , then you can have the car re sprayed with clear coat , this actually works out really well but only used car paint shops will ever do it because there's always blemishes remaining and body shops just don't believe we'd be happy as long as it's sealed up again and glossy , no matter the stone chips and scratches .
Good luck , DO NOT try waxing / polishing the paint below the clear coat ! .
Yesterday Jr. and I saw a super clean looking Petrol Blue 300CD Sports Coupe on it's way to some junkyard.... it was shiny and glossy like new but was missing a wheel and the tow truck hauling it , was from some scrapyard ~ I nearly cried .
-Nate
Chip wrote:
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> Does anyone have any experience with color sanding old paint on their Benz?
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> Mine is the original light metallic blue, with the hood, top and trunk with clear coat peeling.
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> I have recently been reading about this process, which starts with a 2000 grit sand paper to work through the layers of clear coat until you get to the original colored paint.
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> After that, they follow it up with rubbing compound and polish. Most use a buffer which I will not do. I am not sure how much I have to loose with the top of the car, as the clear coat is a real mess.
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> I have been big on the idea of keeping my car's paint totally original and would love for this process to have some merit.
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> Any thoughts?
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> Chip
> Houston
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