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2020 G63, 2021 E450 All-Terrain Wagon
The problem is that the minimum charge at MBZ Calabasas (Which is the only one who fixes these kinds of scratches) is $350, which I don't feel I should pay for fixing a few minor scratches. Has anyone had any luck with the Touch up paint? Even when I took it to the dealer, they told me to buy the touch up kit and save my money. Has anyone had luck with this?
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Ther are many touch up paint guys that work out of the truck, the dealers use them all the time for touch up. I had my other benz done and had no problems after 5 years, silver is hard to blend. Its not too much, just call a couple dealers to see who they use.
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2013 GL450 (traded for 2015 Escalade), 2012 Corvette, 2014 Ford Fusion, Previous: 2007 GL450, 2011
The problem is that the minimum charge at MBZ Calabasas (Which is the only one who fixes these kinds of scratches) is $350, which I don't feel I should pay for fixing a few minor scratches. Has anyone had any luck with the Touch up paint? Even when I took it to the dealer, they told me to buy the touch up kit and save my money. Has anyone had luck with this?
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2007 GL450 2005 C55 2002 C32 sold 2001 ML320 sold
Not perfect, but this is what i did to a few tailgate and bumper scratches...
1) Cleaned with dawn and water mix (after most steps below)
2) Meguiars Scratch X 2.0
3) Touch up paint over the remaining scratch
4) left it for 2 weeks
5) Meguiars Scratch X 2.0 gently over the touched up area until flush
6) 5 coats of Klasse SG over 3 weeks
Unless you are looking for the scratch you won't see it. I'm sure there must be some kind of clearcoat touchup that would have improved on this, but i don't know what that product may be.
1) Cleaned with dawn and water mix (after most steps below)
2) Meguiars Scratch X 2.0
3) Touch up paint over the remaining scratch
4) left it for 2 weeks
5) Meguiars Scratch X 2.0 gently over the touched up area until flush
6) 5 coats of Klasse SG over 3 weeks
Unless you are looking for the scratch you won't see it. I'm sure there must be some kind of clearcoat touchup that would have improved on this, but i don't know what that product may be.
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I personally wouldn't use touch up paint on my GL. If it is that bad, I would take it only to a Mercedes certified shop. I was surprised to find that their rates were reasonable. I would however start with Maguire's ScratchX if you are not down to the primer. I had one on my liftgate that ran from one side to the other courtesy of the local Mercedes service dept. I used progressively Maguire's ScratchX, SwirlX, Polish, and then Tech Wax. It is now pretty much unnoticeable. You have to try really hard to see it in the perfect light but it took me at least an hour of work to get it where it is.
