how to shine up the brassy bits running around the windscreen and other the roof?

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how to shine up the brassy bits running around the windscreen and other the roof?
Topic Started: Sun May 10, 2009 3:39 pm (395 Views)
tpv01	Sun May 10, 2009 3:39 pm Post #1
Member Posts: 114 Group: Members Member #1,489 Joined: July 10, 2007	The brass strips around the 190 look quite tasty but always look a little dull. How can I bring these out better? I have used crome polish but i dont see a noticeable difference. Are they actually brass - so would Brasso work better?



mindingthepotole	Sun May 10, 2009 3:42 pm Post #2
Go on... buy a rusty one. lol Posts: 1,849 Group: Members Member #3,843 Joined: February 17, 2009	could try it... or autosol....... it is a chrome cleaner, but i have used it on mine and comes up nicely. i usualy just polish mine and then buff off.



Richy190E	Sun May 10, 2009 3:43 pm Post #3
Sales Rep Posts: 1,822 Group: Members Member #1,387 Joined: June 9, 2007	brass? mine are black....



mindingthepotole	Sun May 10, 2009 3:46 pm Post #4
Go on... buy a rusty one. lol Posts: 1,849 Group: Members Member #3,843 Joined: February 17, 2009	Richy190E Sun May 10, 2009 3:43 pm brass? mine are black.... yeah they have off chrome too... looks a little brassy. i have a set from my breaker that i am gonna put on my daily.



Richy190E	Sun May 10, 2009 3:55 pm Post #5
Sales Rep Posts: 1,822 Group: Members Member #1,387 Joined: June 9, 2007	pics?



rick 1	Sun May 10, 2009 4:33 pm Post #6
Member Posts: 816 Group: Members Member #573 Joined: October 9, 2006	Edited by rick 1, Sun May 10, 2009 4:35 pm.



Richy190E	Sun May 10, 2009 4:41 pm Post #7
Sales Rep Posts: 1,822 Group: Members Member #1,387 Joined: June 9, 2007	Ah, cheers Rick. Nicer than I imagined actually I'd recommend Meguiars NXT metal polish, but i'm a Meguiars user some are AG users...both great products IMHO.



charl44	Sun May 10, 2009 4:42 pm Post #8
Member Posts: 1,931 Group: Members Member #243 Joined: April 10, 2006	The brass/bronze ones start of black and turn to bronze after a while, here`s a pic of the trim from above the front screen,(top of pic)this is a new genuine part from MB. Ian



rick 1	Sun May 10, 2009 4:48 pm Post #9
Member Posts: 816 Group: Members Member #573 Joined: October 9, 2006	i think they came in different colors from the factory.. Edited by rick 1, Sun May 10, 2009 4:50 pm.



cossie connoisseur	Sun May 10, 2009 4:56 pm Post #10
fat tits Posts: 9,670 Group: Members Member #110 Joined: December 18, 2005	there are a couple of different colours but most have different levels of fade



charl44	Sun May 10, 2009 4:57 pm Post #11
Member Posts: 1,931 Group: Members Member #243 Joined: April 10, 2006	rick 1 Sun May 10, 2009 4:48 pm i think they came in different colors from the factory.. They do come in the colour you want but the bronze ones start off black. Ian



rick 1	Sun May 10, 2009 5:00 pm Post #12
Member Posts: 816 Group: Members Member #573 Joined: October 9, 2006	charl44 Sun May 10, 2009 4:57 pm rick 1 Sun May 10, 2009 4:48 pm i think they came in different colors from the factory.. They do come in the colour you want but the bronze ones start off black. Ian oh im with ya,bronze meaning the darker shade to mine??



charl44	Sun May 10, 2009 5:21 pm Post #13
Member Posts: 1,931 Group: Members Member #243 Joined: April 10, 2006	Yours looks the same as mine. on the label of my new trim piece it`s label says brown/ bronze. Ian



rick 1	Sun May 10, 2009 5:25 pm Post #14
Member Posts: 816 Group: Members Member #573 Joined: October 9, 2006	yes,i have seen darker ones though..which started off black.just when you said the bronze started off black. i thought ours come from the factory that color.i get it now.i think. no wait.now im confused ok they came in different colors.but ive only ever seen . black. bronze. darker bronze. so if the the bronze started off black... what colors did they come in?. Edited by rick 1, Sun May 10, 2009 5:56 pm.



kentronix	Sun May 10, 2009 7:39 pm Post #15
Admin Posts: 16,348 Group: Admin Member #147 Joined: January 20, 2006	Mine are the darker bronze. Its not 100% even so I would agree its faded from something else.



RM Merc 190	Sun May 10, 2009 7:50 pm Post #16
Member Posts: 3,400 Group: Members Member #1,114 Joined: March 29, 2007	The easiest way to tell roughly what colour it was new is to slide the piece to the side at the top of the rear screen surround, it will have escaped the fading of the rest.



marcus.hopkins	Sun May 10, 2009 8:01 pm Post #17
Administrator Posts: 2,362 Group: Admin Member #76 Joined: November 23, 2005	if you look at the center top of your rear screen trim you will see a small joint finishing tab. Slide it sideways a little and you will see the original colour of the trim i believe they all started life black in truth. LOL will teach me to start a reply and then go for a fag before sending Edited by marcus.hopkins, Sun May 10, 2009 8:02 pm.



rick 1	Sun May 10, 2009 8:17 pm Post #18
Member Posts: 816 Group: Members Member #573 Joined: October 9, 2006	so,they only came in one color then,black.? tpv01,in arnser to your original question.maybe try some white vinegar. Edited by rick 1, Mon May 11, 2009 6:22 pm.



stwat	Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:34 am Post #19
Moderator Posts: 12,386 Group: Moderator Member #28 Joined: November 11, 2005	Just read this. No they didn't all start off in black . There are a number of different colours. Black, grey and bronze. Both my cars have the grey trims but my first 190 had the bronze trims. The grey and black trims seem to have a plastic coating. The bronze ones dont and are coloured metal. Some will tell you that the door handles, headlight wipers and windscreen wipers were all jet black from new. This is not the case as many, if not all, came with dark grey. The same as the front grill.



RobertE	Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:42 am Post #20
Serial victim... Posts: 6,874 Group: Members Member #1,403 Joined: June 13, 2007	I think (but might be wrong) that the 2.3-16 had a matt finish, whereas the 2.5-16 has a shinier finish. This may coincide with the 'facelift' changes on other models.



balamb37	Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:43 pm Post #21
Member Posts: 562 Group: Members Member #3,881 Joined: February 25, 2009	Hi, Those trim strips are mostly brown/bronz coloured by Anodizing and shouldn't be polished as it wares the Anodizing off which makes them look lighter or faded, the lighter they are the more they have been polished, Not a good idea as Anodizing is a protective coat, incidently used a lot on aircraft building. Cheers Barrie. Ps It is the same with the paintwork that has clear laquer on they should also only be waxed but not polished as too much polishing takes the protective Laquer off.



MICHAEL	Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:48 pm Post #22
Member Posts: 5,627 Group: Members Member #555 Joined: September 28, 2006	balamb37 Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:43 pm Not a good idea as Anodizing is a protective coat, incidently used a lot on aircraft building. Cheers Barrie. Agreed, mine are bronze and shine like a new shilling, sorry were bronze until yesterday, when I sold it. Edited by MICHAEL, Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:52 pm.



rick 1	Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:01 pm Post #23
Member Posts: 816 Group: Members Member #573 Joined: October 9, 2006	stwat Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:34 am Just read this. No they didn't all start off in black . There are a number of different colours. Black, grey and bronze. Both my cars have the grey trims but my first 190 had the bronze trims. The grey and black trims seem to have a plastic coating. The bronze ones dont and are coloured metal. Some will tell you that the door handles, headlight wipers and windscreen wipers were all jet black from new. This is not the case as many, if not all, came with dark grey. The same as the front grill. at last a straight answer..thank you!!!.



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