GlynC
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Just been crawling around cleaning my wheels today, and noticed a bit of paint loose on the front section of the wheel arch. On the C class this in the metal section after the plastic sill part towards the front of the rear arch.
Anyway it seems this was fairly loose and came away with a scratch of the finger nail. I have now cleaned it up and touched it it with some primer then some top coat. I checked the other side and b*gger me it was the same.
So again cleaned up the area and finshed with primer then paint. More for temporary protection than anything.
The rust was very much surface rust and not deep into the metal at this stage. SO a proper repair should see this off and I think as this small section is almost a separate panel it should be a simple repair.
What is the situation with MB on this. The car is an 05 with 24K on the clock. The last service was with an indy, before I bought it last month. Is it worth me speaking to a dealer or am I better biting the bullet and getting it done elsewhere?
Not impressed to be honest, thought MB had sorted their rust problems out!
Anyway it seems this was fairly loose and came away with a scratch of the finger nail. I have now cleaned it up and touched it it with some primer then some top coat. I checked the other side and b*gger me it was the same.
So again cleaned up the area and finshed with primer then paint. More for temporary protection than anything.
The rust was very much surface rust and not deep into the metal at this stage. SO a proper repair should see this off and I think as this small section is almost a separate panel it should be a simple repair.
What is the situation with MB on this. The car is an 05 with 24K on the clock. The last service was with an indy, before I bought it last month. Is it worth me speaking to a dealer or am I better biting the bullet and getting it done elsewhere?
Not impressed to be honest, thought MB had sorted their rust problems out!