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Need a little info here, the rain/guide rails on the roof seem to be peeling cleat coat on my car. I attached pictures for reference. Any help would be great!
1. Are they painted the body color or black?
2. What are the part numbers of these things?
3. Should I replace or just repaint (color)?
2016 GTs, 2014 C63 AMG and 2014 C350 Sport (wife's car, she thinks it's an AMG - shhhhhh)
Pretty sure that they were originally painted to match the car. It looks like someone just put black vinyl tape over them. You can see the original magnatite under the tape in the close up shot.
I'm not sure about that, all the other cars I've seen have glossy black. The texture underneath is kinda rough. The part is not listed as primed/paint-able part in the Mercedes parts catalog as well. I could be wrong though......
2016 GTs, 2014 C63 AMG and 2014 C350 Sport (wife's car, she thinks it's an AMG - shhhhhh)
Originally Posted by sqitis
I'm not sure about that, all the other cars I've seen have glossy black. The texture underneath is kinda rough. The part is not listed as primed/paint-able part in the Mercedes parts catalog as well. I could be wrong though......
What year? I have a Magno 2014 Coupe and mine are painted to match from the factory
These are black by default on many 204s, clear coat on them is failing from being baked in the sun. Harsh cleaners can do it to. My only plan for when this happens is either remove and repaint, or replace with new
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You’re going to do something either way. Try peeling the rest of the black off first and see if you can polish whatever is underneath (looks like factory paint match). That’s not what it looks like when the clear coat peels off.
looks like about $150 each if you shop around, may be just as cheap as paint to replace, you could wrap in vinyl I guess to save some money.
Yea, I'm going to ask the body shop how much to sand and repaint. I found them for $128 & $123, so not too bad. I'll update once I find out from shop on price.
That's the factory finish on those pieces. If you do wrap it, if you don't sand it down first, the unevenness will show through the vinyl material. However, if you do wrap over the pealing finish, at least it'll hold everything together and prevent it from getting worse.
Looks like yours is vinyl from the previous owner. Mine is peeling and is a very thin layer of transparent vinyl.
i think these should come in the color of your car. Cant imagine coming in black for a White MB.
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Originally Posted by Rick X Joaquim
Looks like yours is vinyl from the previous owner. Mine is peeling and is a very thin layer of transparent vinyl.
i think these should come in the color of your car. Cant imagine coming in black for a White MB.
My car is Polar White with all gloss black trim (507) and the roof rails are gloss black so it matches pretty well - wish they painted the roof black on the sedan from the factory would then work great with the gloss black roof rails.
The peeling part does feel like factory clear coat for sure. Kinda thick and flaky, however it's not peeling off very easily......ugh
If you have a good high pressure washer you may be able to peel back the clear coat with the spray jet - it worked for me. On the other hand I wonder if a high pressure spray (I tend to only use mine for a foam cannon coating or up closer on the wheels) started the whole peeling drama.
If you have a good high pressure washer you may be able to peel back the clear coat with the spray jet - it worked for me. On the other hand I wonder if a high pressure spray (I tend to only use mine for a foam cannon coating or up closer on the wheels) started the whole peeling drama.
Oh yea, I have that same issue on my wheels as well. Need them refinished next.
If you have a good high pressure washer you may be able to peel back the clear coat with the spray jet - it worked for me. On the other hand I wonder if a high pressure spray (I tend to only use mine for a foam cannon coating or up closer on the wheels) started the whole peeling drama.
Good to know. I was going to try a gentle wet sanding, but if the pressure washer works, even better.
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