SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: SL65 Engine cover question
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SL65 Engine cover question
Have a problem with a cover that has several spots from battery acid being dripped on.
My question is, has anyone been sucessful in refinishing the silver part of the cover.
What say the experts?
I know the option, $1400.00 to replace.
My question is, has anyone been sucessful in refinishing the silver part of the cover.
What say the experts?
I know the option, $1400.00 to replace.
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Have a problem with a cover that has several spots from battery acid being dripped on.
My question is, has anyone been sucessful in refinishing the silver part of the cover.
I was thinking of bead blasting to blend the affected area or should it be painted?
What say the experts?
I know the option, $1400.00 to replace.
My question is, has anyone been sucessful in refinishing the silver part of the cover.
I was thinking of bead blasting to blend the affected area or should it be painted?
What say the experts?
I know the option, $1400.00 to replace.
Tom
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I needed to remove the AMG logos and the signed plate from the cover so I had the body shop fill the indents, smooth it, prime it and paint it with the same hard ceramic paint as it was originally:
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Did you remove the AMG labels off your Calipers too? looks like you have completed your S600 to S65 transformation
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Yes I actually wanted to repaint the calipers and put the Mercedes-Benz logo on there instead like on the SL600/SLR.
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That's koool! You've done a great job! even swapped out the reg Cluster for the 65 euro version, I'm just thinking you could've easily purchased the real deal S65 w220, if you added $$ all these extra bits up to your original purchase of used S600...
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No I don't think so. This stuff is not cheap - true, but when I bought my car the price difference between an S600 and a S65 with the same miles and condition was many times greater than what I paid for my upgrades.
