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Originally Posted by ATS
So do you know if the Merc repair plants over here have the ability to apply the nano or is it the previous clear coat?
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Some paint shops can put a ceramic clearcoat on top of base coat (colored paint). I thikn the ceramic clear coat might be the second best thing next to factory nanopaint.
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Sorry to hear of the accident and your injury. Glad that it was nothing more serious. Your pictures remind me one of one of primary reasons I bought the E-class -namely being able to survive a serious collision.
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i'm glad you're doing ok except for the shoulder. that E is a tough nut to crack! btw, your headlamps appear to be completely intact - i always wonder how they make it so tough such that it doesn't crack even in an accident.
i had an "incident" where my friend plowed my E into the back of a 30-year old van. the van's rear end and rear suspension were decimated. my E had a misaligned shutline, but again, the expensive xenons were perfectly intact. i was impressed.
i had an "incident" where my friend plowed my E into the back of a 30-year old van. the van's rear end and rear suspension were decimated. my E had a misaligned shutline, but again, the expensive xenons were perfectly intact. i was impressed.
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Originally Posted by CE750
BTW... Ironically I was just at Phoenix Motor today getting my wooden wheel, and I spoke to their body guy about whether they can re-apply the nano paint if there is a repair.. sadly he said "only at the factory"
CE750, that's mostly correct, but there are special clearcoats available for work on nano-clearcoated cars. There are 3 or 4 paint systems that MB has certified. I know for a fact that Glasurit has a clearcoat that's specifically designed for application on cars that originally had "C" color codes. I tried to get my dealer's body shop to tell me exactly which one they used when they worked on my CDI, to no avail.
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Originally Posted by pa28pilot
CE750, that's mostly correct, but there are special clearcoats available for work on nano-clearcoated cars. There are 3 or 4 paint systems that MB has certified. I know for a fact that Glasurit has a clearcoat that's specifically designed for application on cars that originally had "C" color codes. I tried to get my dealer's body shop to tell me exactly which one they used when they worked on my CDI, to no avail.
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Pardon my ign'ance, but what is a nano clear coat? I know about the clear coat, just the nano thingamabob has got me all excited.....what's it and why? 
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Originally Posted by PHXATC
Pardon my ign'ance, but what is a nano clear coat? I know about the clear coat, just the nano thingamabob has got me all excited.....what's it and why?
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Interesting...acrylic, polymer, different stuff mixed in there for the protection? Ah heck, I wouldn't understand it if you started throwing polymer equations and definitions at me anyway. I get the picture. 
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The SOB had the nerve to ask “Where the hell did you come from?”
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Originally Posted by PHXATC
Pardon my ign'ance, but what is a nano clear coat? I know about the clear coat, just the nano thingamabob has got me all excited.....what's it and why?
