Originally Posted by Alandf

I purchased my E-350 from a used car dealer and knew none of its' history. I was OK with that because it still had two years left on the factory warranty. The first time I took it to an M-B dealer , the service writer takes on look and says 'this hood has been repainted' . I ask, how can you tell, The answer he gives me is that there is no orange peel, and all M-B's have orange peel.
Weird - Never heard of such a thing. Also, there is no evidence of any repainting. Not color,over-spray or paint on fasteners.