It looks great. Max
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Brian Barnhart <brianbarn@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Max. It's the basic Ambassador paint from Maaco for $399. I
> had them fix a couple of dents and add pin stripes (which were done
> today) so it was $647 out the door with tax, etc. Given the price, I'm
> really happy with the results.
>
> I dislike the color, but it's the original, Golden Brown. I refer to it
> as Light Poop. :-D
>
>
> On 8/25/2011 9:57 AM, max_stemple wrote:
> >
> > The paint job looks drop dead gorgus. Intresting colur though. How
> > much does a paint job like this run these days? Now you have to watch
> > where you park. Great looking car. Max
> >
> > --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:diesel_mercedes%40yahoogroups.com>, Brian Barnhart
> > <brianbarn@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello, folks. When I bought my '81 240D last November I could see
> > that it was a
> > > great car that needed a little bit of loving care and fixing. One of
> > the things
> > > that drove me nuts was bad paint on much of the front end. Evidently
> > someone
> > > had tried to buff it and ended up taking off most of the paint on
> > the tops of
> > > the fenders and the cowl. So, now that all the mechanical things are
> > sorted
> > > out, I had to get it painted.
> > >
> > > No matter how great the mechanical condition of a car, I need for it
> > to look
> > > good in order to be happy with it. So, I broke down and had it
> > painted. It's
> > > not a high-priced job, but I think it looks pretty darn good, and
> > the car looks
> > > much better than before. Now all I need to do is paint the hubcaps.
> > >
> > > Here's a link to some pictures:
> > >
> > https://picasaweb.google.com/bribarn/240DPostPainting?authuser=0&feat=directlink
> > <https://picasaweb.google.com/bribarn/240DPostPainting?authuser=0&feat=directlink>
> > >
> >
> >
>
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