[diesel_mercedes] RE: Pebble In My Shoe

 

 Nate, will be coming through around Oct 31/Nov 2, will you polish mine now that you are experienced???.

Tony.



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A few weeks ago (? longer ?) one of the neighbors side swiped my beloved Diesel Sports Coupe stem to stern and drove off , never said anything .

To - day I got out my tin of ' Met - All ' metal polish , this is a 2,000 grit super fine metal polishing compound used on aluminum aircraft , we also used it on the L.A.P.D.'s plexiglass canopies and bubbles , I put a dab of it on the corner of a clean rag and rubbed a bit and Lo ! 99 % of the transferred paint and rubber from the other car , vanished .

I still have some scratches and dents but unless you knew it had been side swiped , you'd never know .

Then I broke out the Meguiar's # 15 Cleaner Wax and a new natural cellulose sponge  and hand polished the entire car , taking care to remove all those thousands of oil / tar droplets ijn the chalky paint , this took most of the day and nearly killed me ~ this is young mans work , not for crippled fat old geezers like me .

Then I got my bottle of Polymer Wetcoat Wax and another new sponge and applied a full coat of wax .

It hasn't looked this good since I bought it , if then .

Looking at the scratches every  time I went to drive it , was driving me batshyte .

I replaced a broken gummipuffer air cleaner mount and I guess I'm now ready for Sunday's TT Run .

-Nate

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[diesel_mercedes] Neither Gracious Nor Understanding !

 

Therin lies the rub Bill ;

I don't know who did it , only that it occurred during/after another one of Paul's drunken parties *X( angry

Fighting with the neighbors is always fraught with peril , I try to avoid it and paul's a drug dealer / ner'do well so I'll prolly come out the looser if I torch his truck or whatever .

The pisser is : whomever did it , _knew_ ~ they dragged my whole damn car and broke the mirror to boot *~X( at wits' end .

Sometimes I can't win for loosing .

SWMBO says we're leaving this 'hood in a year or three , I can't wait .

-Nate
        Bill Asked :


For those of us that are not as gracious, or understanding …what did you say to the neighbor?  Bill in Oregon

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Pebble In My Shoe

 

'86 300SDL (250K miles).  Half a day to remove and spray paint her wheels with silver gray.  Somethings just scream out to be done.  By no means a professional job, but I sleep better at night having fixed the old eyesore wheels.

Fred
From: "vwnate1@yahoo.com" <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 8:28 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Pebble In My Shoe

 
A few weeks ago (? longer ?) one of the neighbors side swiped my beloved Diesel Sports Coupe stem to stern and drove off , never said anything .

To - day I got out my tin of ' Met - All ' metal polish , this is a 2,000 grit super fine metal polishing compound used on aluminum aircraft , we also used it on the L.A.P.D.'s plexiglass canopies and bubbles , I put a dab of it on the corner of a clean rag and rubbed a bit and Lo ! 99 % of the transferred paint and rubber from the other car , vanished .

I still have some scratches and dents but unless you knew it had been side swiped , you'd never know .

Then I broke out the Meguiar's # 15 Cleaner Wax and a new natural cellulose sponge  and hand polished the entire car , taking care to remove all those thousands of oil / tar droplets ijn the chalky paint , this took most of the day and nearly killed me ~ this is young mans work , not for crippled fat old geezers like me .

Then I got my bottle of Polymer Wetcoat Wax and another new sponge and applied a full coat of wax .

It hasn't looked this good since I bought it , if then .

Looking at the scratches every  time I went to drive it , was driving me batshyte .

I replaced a broken gummipuffer air cleaner mount and I guess I'm now ready for Sunday's TT Run .

-Nate


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[diesel_mercedes] Pebble In My Shoe

 

A few weeks ago (? longer ?) one of the neighbors side swiped my beloved Diesel Sports Coupe stem to stern and drove off , never said anything .

To - day I got out my tin of ' Met - All ' metal polish , this is a 2,000 grit super fine metal polishing compound used on aluminum aircraft , we also used it on the L.A.P.D.'s plexiglass canopies and bubbles , I put a dab of it on the corner of a clean rag and rubbed a bit and Lo ! 99 % of the transferred paint and rubber from the other car , vanished .

I still have some scratches and dents but unless you knew it had been side swiped , you'd never know .

Then I broke out the Meguiar's # 15 Cleaner Wax and a new natural cellulose sponge  and hand polished the entire car , taking care to remove all those thousands of oil / tar droplets ijn the chalky paint , this took most of the day and nearly killed me ~ this is young mans work , not for crippled fat old geezers like me .

Then I got my bottle of Polymer Wetcoat Wax and another new sponge and applied a full coat of wax .

It hasn't looked this good since I bought it , if then .

Looking at the scratches every  time I went to drive it , was driving me batshyte .

I replaced a broken gummipuffer air cleaner mount and I guess I'm now ready for Sunday's TT Run .

-Nate

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] RE: RE: RE: RE: $7,600 Offer from Insurance 1982 MB 300 CD turbo coupe

 

I won't pay the Gecko.  The reason for insurance is to replace an accidental loss.  If you pay less, they must reimburse less.

At least they didn't do what they did to my brother.  First accident and they canceled his insurance policy.  Every new insurance company will ask if you have ever been canceled.  If so, they won't insure you either.  You end up on the states "assigned risk" list that forces the insurance companies to cover you.  This is where the DWI's and reckless end up.  The new policy price jumped 10X in price.

Carl




On 10/10/2013 8:35 PM, vwnate1@yahoo.com wrote:

 

Geico has a long reputation of this plus they're the most expensive when I went insurance shopping....


That Lizard sure is greedy ! .


-Nate

       I forgot whom Wrote :

 

Who is your insurer?  I have GEICO and when I hit a deer, it was a nightmare getting them above 4,000 on my car.  I was dinged by the adjuster for such things as "smoke around tailpipe - indicating fire or engine damage".   I might as well have been speaking Navajo when I said it's a DIESEL and that soot is typical.  The body was also rated "bad shape" because of a minor ding with a chip the size of a ball point pen on the driver's side door.  I've dropped coverage to liability only because they were such asses. 



---In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I'm gonna check on my insurance and then get my car stolen. Max



---In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


To each their own Chip ;

As it puts you better than you were , I'd take it and begin anew .

 

I'm still flabbergasted anyone would steal an old Mercedes Diesel .


I bet it went overseas .


Oh wait ~ you're next to Mexico , they love Diesels more than we do .


-Nate

       Chip Wrote :


Well, here is the number guys.  It's three times what I paid for the car.  Probably more money than I put in it over the last 6 years.  

But, it's a first offer number to settle up on the theft.  Any thoughts?  Do I counter offer on the settlement?  Who's done this before.

Thanks for the help.

Chip
Carless in Houston

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[diesel_mercedes] RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: $7,600 Offer from Insurance 1982 MB 300 CD turbo coupe

 

And they win for the stupidest commercials. Max

 



---In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Geico has a long reputation of this plus they're the most expensive when I went insurance shopping....


That Lizard sure is greedy ! .


-Nate

       I forgot whom Wrote :

 

Who is your insurer?  I have GEICO and when I hit a deer, it was a nightmare getting them above 4,000 on my car.  I was dinged by the adjuster for such things as "smoke around tailpipe - indicating fire or engine damage".   I might as well have been speaking Navajo when I said it's a DIESEL and that soot is typical.  The body was also rated "bad shape" because of a minor ding with a chip the size of a ball point pen on the driver's side door.  I've dropped coverage to liability only because they were such asses. 



---In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I'm gonna check on my insurance and then get my car stolen. Max



---In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


To each their own Chip ;

As it puts you better than you were , I'd take it and begin anew .

 

I'm still flabbergasted anyone would steal an old Mercedes Diesel .


I bet it went overseas .


Oh wait ~ you're next to Mexico , they love Diesels more than we do .


-Nate

       Chip Wrote :


Well, here is the number guys.  It's three times what I paid for the car.  Probably more money than I put in it over the last 6 years.  

But, it's a first offer number to settle up on the theft.  Any thoughts?  Do I counter offer on the settlement?  Who's done this before.

Thanks for the help.

Chip
Carless in Houston

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