A black sharpie? Oh goodness, did I really just say that?!

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> On Jan 24, 2019, at 10:42 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes 
> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
> I used Dupli-color in a w115.  Prep work is the key.  I tried to be thorough, 
> but was not as good as I could have been.  The original was black Tex.  Tan 
> rattle can on door cards and seats lasted really well for over five years.  
> Driver seat did show some issues in spots that were not really clean, and had 
> a little flaky spalling.
> 
> The SDL got leather seats and Tex door cards (grey turned to green) rattle 
> can done much better with good prep work.  I went for almost antiseptic and 
> fully scrubbed down, removing any contaminants.  Instead of the w115 method 
> of plastering on color, I first used 3m pad to scuff, then did a seal coat, 
> then light primer, followed with mist coat of color.  Flexible coating rattle 
> can products so it would not crack in usage.  Three color coats lightly 
> sprayed.  
> 
> Body oils on the arm rests made for less than spectacular adhesion even with 
> the deep cleaning prep.  The results are acceptable for a five footer.
> 
> clay monroe
> 
>> I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm 
>> looking for didn't fall out.
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jan 24, 2019, at 4:53 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes 
>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Spray paint might work but there are lots of types of spray paint and who
>> knows how stable they would be over time.
> 
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