Frosch had some pretty deep scratch marks due to the idiot children. I looked around for a viable repair solution. Body shop came back with $3000. I am not ready to drop that cash, or to look at Maaco for a crap paint.
I looked at DR paint crap, but that did not seem to be able to fill the depth of the marks. The other option was Scratch Wizard. It seems to use a glaze to fill the gouge, presenting a more even surface for paint. For the cost, I figured the wizard would be a better start. I was not overly impressed with my abilities using the glaze, but it did fill the holes. A little over well. You need to use a solvent to wipe it down, removing the excess, and hopefully not sucking out from the gouge. The paint is custom mix and you get to use a wee tiny brush to fill the marks. I am not a quality artist and it got messy. I did five coats by poking tiny dots of color into the scratch. It looks really bad. It looks lumpy, so I am thinking I should use 3000 grit to blend it then clear coat. Color is no match. Well, if I did a full repaint, it would be perfect match to factory new, but this is a 40 year old car, so it is much too dark and stands out. clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
