how can I fix these problems

[kaiserh]

I bought the car with these body issues.
is there anything can be done without spending a lot of money.

white possible paint drops on the bumper

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8159/picture0420007so7.th.jpg (http://img514.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0420007so7.jpg)

body damage,possible from another car

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5999/picture0420008ft7.th.jpg (http://img247.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0420008ft7.jpg)

on bumper molds,little tiny hole and a strange white paint like stuff

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/7765/picture0420009gv2.th.jpg (http://img247.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0420009gv2.jpg)

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/1350/picture0420025mt2.th.jpg (http://img522.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0420025mt2.jpg)

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3623/picture0420026de1.th.jpg (http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0420026de1.jpg)

any help or suggestions will be apreciated

thanks

[NEA-4311]

Well try to use some gasoline to remove the white stains from paint or a special chemical if you can get your hands on one. All of the other stuff are just small scratches meaning that the actual paintwork has been damaged. You can make some color and repaint carefully these scratches with a small brush and then using a verrry thin sandpaper to smooth the new paint into the old one by wetsanding it.

[JRE320]

First of all why did you buy a car with a body issue?
Then you don't wanna spend a lot money repairing it.:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :o

[97C28O]

Those White Dots are probably ROCK CHIPS. If it is paint, you can try CLAYBAR, which is very good at making your paint ultra smooth. It takes off contaminants on your paint and leaves it feeling like glass. Those other "holes" can be use some touch up paint?

Your front bumper is bound to have those rock chips. However if you hate it, you can get it repainted then get some more rock chips on them... Or you can leave it. If theres paint on them, try the CLAYBAR. It also looks if the molding has been touched up.

The fender, is the white paint from another car? Or is the fender scratched? Try CLAYBAR this too. It works.

[OCKlasse]

if you get the bumper repainted, definitely invest in a clearbra.

[kaiserh]

thanks for all the replies,most of aren't very visible, visible only on close ups,but the fender is scratched,very visible.

If I was to use a paint for touch ups,what paint should I use ? car is a 1997 c280,original black paint.

I will try claybar too.

thanks

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/7765/picture0420009gv2.th.jpg (http://img247.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0420009gv2.jpg)

bumper mold has hole all over in the back,can this be replaced ?

[kaiserh]

Originally posted by JRE320
First of all why did you buy a car with a body issue?
Then you don't wanna spend a lot money repairing it.:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :o

its not a big deal.got the car in a great deal,only 75,000 on it.
I just don't want to take it to a body shop and spend a lot of money.thats all

[C280/////AMG]

Do NOT use touch up paint, especially on a metallic car. It really looks crap and looks like you're too cheap to do a proper respray.

My car has the same, from little stones. The only way to sort it out is to respray it, unfortunately. On parts that are exposed to excessive chipping (such as bumpers, beadings) ask the body shop to mix in some "plasticizer". It gives the paint a reasonable amount of flexibility, so it is more resistant to chipping.

[kaiserh]

thanks

how you do respray body? I'm new at this

[Abuimad]

Originally posted by C280/////AMG
Do NOT use touch up paint, especially on a metallic car. It really looks crap and looks like you're too cheap to do a proper respray.

My car has the same, from little stones. The only way to sort it out is to respray it, unfortunately. On parts that are exposed to excessive chipping (such as bumpers, beadings) ask the body shop to mix in some "plasticizer". It gives the paint a reasonable amount of flexibility, so it is more resistant to chipping.

exactly...i had to respray my front, and rear bumpers 3 times now . . .and now its going in for the fourth . . .

[PhilfromPA]

the white spots look more like chips than paint, but like has been said before, clay is your friend. Get a good clay kit and go over the whole car just to get it clean. Wash/Clay/Wash/etc etc. If its paint, clay will take it off usually. IMO most often you are better off leaving the touch up paint alone since it usually looks worse, but of course that is color & user dependent. I know some people on mercedesshop have had good results with langka products but I haven't touched them before.

[kaiserh]

Originally posted by PhilfromPA
the white spots look more like chips than paint, but like has been said before, clay is your friend. Get a good clay kit and go over the whole car just to get it clean. Wash/Clay/Wash/etc etc. If its paint, clay will take it off usually. IMO most often you are better off leaving the touch up paint alone since it usually looks worse, but of course that is color & user dependent. I know some people on mercedesshop have had good results with langka products but I haven't touched them before.

they are chips from rocks on the bottom side of the bumper,and paint on top side

thanks for the info

[cocawhitebenz]

RESPRAY--- About how much $$ am I looking at to respray the lower trim all the way around the car?