Polished! Matchbox Mercedes 230 SL
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Many people have asked for it so here it is! A polished casting with no paint!
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It looks great. Thanks for flying the American flag. So many people in our country disrespect it, it is great to know people from other countries don’t. 🇺🇸🇬🇧
I think this was a perfect car to leave bare metal. It came out great. Hopefully another car comes along here and there that can be done this way.
100% Paint Removal! The car looks fantastic!
Thank you, for the video reminder on how to remove the base, and set up the casting to receive a screw.
A beautiful result, on a classy cast. Wow! :)
It was a great idea to choose the Mercedes. It's a lovely model.
Nice work Rob👌👍👏
Nice job! I think the diecast looks nice with no paint. It's a very classy Mercedes. Awesome! Thanks Rob.
Rob, love your videos - thanks for sharing. That Grinding/Polishing Wheel needs it's own dedicated space. You have to Bolt it to a solid base, for safety. I know you love your hobby, as much as I enjoy watching your videos, but I don't want you to get hurt. Stay safe. You are very talented. (the paint booth is for paint, not polishing.)
Agree. Next paint job may be full of dirt, dust or fuzz.
From shabby to shiny! 👍
Wow what a transformation absolutely love the polished look.
Nice change of pace, beautifully done Rob
100% paint removal! Rob, this model looks absolutely beautiful in its polished state only. The base red interior matches perfectly. I'm happy to see you finish up a model in this state, I think the Mercedes wss a perfect choice in this case. Well done and keep safe!
Very nice. A convertible Mercedes always reminds me of the '80s TV series "Hart to Hart."
100% paint removal and shinny. Looks like a million bucks.
Awesome job
100% paint removal, love your work.
I do like the bare naked look of these Matchbox cars however they do tarnish over time without protection. Lovely job, well done and keep it up.
Lovely job Rob. Good choice of casting to polish too. As it's an older, classic car, I think the imperfections actually work and add character.
Thank you for finally telling me the sizes of bits and tap to use and for demonstrating the proper technique I've been reticent to do any of these because I was afraid I would come up with the wrong tools you know like the wrong pants
Came out great!
Love the detail in the lights.
WOW! Just...wow! Beautiful! 🤩
Nice job, very shiny finish.
For the polisher base, if you dont want to permanently bolt it to a board, get a piece of plywood to fit inside the paint booth, sand it and give it a few coats of floor varnish. The varnish is tough and will give a smooth water resistant surface to wet stick your polisher succion cup feet. And you can use your forearms to keep the board in place.
Very nice job. I enjoyed seeing a more in depth video showing your whole process on restoring a car.
Great job with the Polished Work on theMatchbox Mercedes Benz230SL looks Stunning . 💯 Percent paint removed .
BLING! SPARKLY!. Super nice!
Nicely done......silicon rubber in the suction cups will hold it down...keep safe and we'll see you in the next shoot 👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️👍❤️❤️
100% paint removal , Looks great !
Perfect choice of car for polishing
100% PR! Looks great Rob
Try using a wall or floor tile for your wheel , nice finish... Two thumbs up... 😂
I love the polished looks it's brilliant.
Thank you for doing the video, Rob! I really like how it turned out. I hope you'll do more like this.
Nice job! Looks awesome! Well Done! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Finally... just a polished casting. For every restored/custom also do a polished version.
You've answered the question I've had for a long time now. Magnificent job, Rob! Looks fantastic.
Hey Rob.
Drill two holes in the bench and fix two bolts sticking up (toward the roof/ceiling/and just drop the polisher over the two bolts when needed and two nuts to hold it down.
This looks superb.....reminds of the chrome Yesteryear models that were on the ashtrays and pen holders....great stuff ....that was a lot of work...!
That looks terrific! To prevent deterioration of the surface finish you can use rennaisance wax. Its great for bare metal protection.
Fantastic. Love the polished look!
It's so shiny! Very nice work, Rob
Hi Rob,nice model in chrome,it looks like a limited edition Mercedes,with the small details it is awesome.
nice polish job on the casting job. i have went back and watched all of your videos to get caught up with ever thing you have done
I think it came out well nice, Rob!
excellent job - thanks for showing us how its done
Perfect job Rob
Excellent job. Your methods are accurate.
Super looking result Rob! The little bit of detail you added makes this model really shine. I agree that ejection across the room whilst buffing is never good. When you showed the drill and tap process I thought wow, going back to the earlier days. A very enjoyable video! Cheers!!
Great job Rob, I didn't expect it to come out so well. I'd love to see this treatment one a VW beetle and Porsche 911.
Great bare metal shine! Another 💯 % paint removal. The Mercedes looks very nice, definitively something diferent 👍
Very relaxing clip...I haven't realized when 20 minutes have passed 😊..and even if I would have expected a different color for this beautiful SL, I must admit that it really looks well polished like that.
Great clip 👍👍😊
Nice build and details 👍
Great job Rob 👍👍👍👍
Wow! Look way better than I anticipated. Great job as always
Very nice, Rob.
Looks great polished up.
Bolt the polisher to a piece of plywood and use a pair of vise grips or c- clamps to secure it to your desk.
Beautiful...I'm up to my eyeballs in polishing equipment but now I'm considering a bench polisher too!
Another 100% removal!
I think the polished look suits this casting very well. And I think that, with time and practice, you'll get better at it. :)
I think any luxury brand car would do nicely as a polished model. It would give that extra 'bling' factor.:)
Really like this one rob shining up the casting was brilliant mate great idea 👍👏
Great job... When you said you were keeping original wheels I was apprehensive and werent sure it would look good but im pleasantly surprised... Well done sir!
I have a collection of cars I have stripped and left polished raw like you've done. A lot of them look really cool like that! Try a Ferrari, they look good with the red interior also. Nice job Rob!!
Hey Rob thanks for tip and tricks of how to buff and polish the metal bodies of the car that’s a process that I need to learn , for your new piece of equipment you can bolt it down in place so it doesn’t slip and go all over the place and to make it easier for you to polish
Looks great. Good job
Maybe put a clear coat on it. That casting looks great.
Yes I'd like to see some plastic in the soda and see the effect.
This turned out beautifully.
I can't help but think that a Rolls, if you have one, would be great to do this with.
Interesting finish.
Very unique, I like it!
Came out good nice and shiny but I prefer when you paint it
Awesome job sir.👍
Always great choice
I remember when you first mentioned doing a polished car over a year ago. At last .... awsome job. ✌
Yeah it was about time
Like a mirror . Awesome. 😁
A series of sports cars polished up, Jags, Ferraris etc.
Great! I watched every second of this unusual video with incredible interest. This roadster now looks like a jewel, congratulations! I also appreciated you showing the drill scar. Everything has been enthrilling & instructive : thanks for shooting and sharing the process.
That is awesome. I want one. Hmm 🤔 . Rob try screwing the buffing machine to a small concrete tile - or something with a larger base. Brilliant job 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Car turned out great bytheway
Nice job my friend.
I do this to all my beater vintage cars,gives a new lease of life
Quality resto Rob. 👍👍🙂🙂
That looks fantastic. It's one of my favorite of the classic Lesney castings--I had one in the batch of '60s Matchboxes I was given by an uncle when I was little. As I recall, mine was Fingernail Polish Beige (not my doing :).
I like this a lot!
It's a learning curve Rob, the more you use the wheel the better you'll be at getting all areas covered uniformly. The detailing works with this so well. Other polish cars, the Poliski Fiat of course (j/k) A Roller would be the obvious choice and a double decker bus of some type maybe the easiest with all those flat surfaces .
The car looks great. As for the bench grinder, I would definitely make a box to bolt it into. I also just had a thought about making some sort of metal bar with a slot to screw the body to to keep it from flying away while polishing. Another thing you might do, is get some polishing wheels for your dremel, that would allow for slower speeds while polishing, as I have seen another person do. Going to do my first restoration very soon.
Nice and shiny! Only done one polished car and it took forever - I think for the ultimate shine you have to zinc coat the casting first to fill any imperfections
what you could try is to use a very visible diluted paint on spots you think may still not be a smooth as you want it to. When that paint (say red) is fully removed, you know you have polished out all the pits and scratches that were there ;) ... I would even suggest nuln oil but as that is dark to begin with, it may not show as much.
Other than that: nice work :)
Exellent work ,looks good nice casting had one as ñ child 👏
glad you fixed up this Mercedes , they are really good looking cars.
I would like to see you do a Rolls-Royce Phantom in a polished look I think it would be killer specialty it was one super fast well done I say for what you have to start with and those Mercedes is always fund of to do thank you again
Awesome! Been waiting for you to leave one like this! Great work!
That looks fantastic. I honestly can’t figure out why more restorers don’t use a polishing machine instead of a dremel. Don’t get me wrong the dremel does a good job but a nothing beats a polishing machine finish. 👍👍😊
Hi rob and family great video lovely work and the polishing on a German motor well done mate 100%👍can’t wait for next one be nice to see a big car beaing done for 2021 good work indeed ❤️
Use strong earth magnets to hold motor in place from underneath.
Mercedes ❤ good job rob very good 👍
100%. Would love to see any experiment you want to do on anyting that has to do with these cars. If you don't do it I'm going to. LOL. Came out pretty cool. Now would you clear coat that? I would probably take a black and highlight the license plate and the front grill. Turn out nice Rob. Thanks for the video. Stay safe.
Looks great I don't have the patience for that kind of job.
This is absolutely gorgeous
A beautiful job. I waited till the end to comment this part. Maybe if you have the 56-58 Chevy bel air? I would love to see that polished. Now for the polisher.....I’m not sure what you have as a base for your paint booth but if the could put some holes with threads in the bottom and then have bolts to hold it down while you are working with it. That way you could remove it for painting and put it there when needed.
Maybe coat it with Renaissance Wax to keep the shine?
That looks superb. One question: Did you clear-coat it? That will stop the ZAMAC/MAZAC from oxidising. This time of year, when the air is damp, and will carry traces of contaminants, including salt from the roads - is likely to dull that mirror finish in a few months.
Polished, as it is, it looks like it has come from a motor show where it has been displayed for the first time. Nice one.
I've not clear coat it but will be interesting to see how it weathers
Great job Rob what a great looking car it looks fine on it’s own wheels! It would be very interesting to see what other things do in caustic soda so I would watch those videos with interest! Congrats on 100% Paint removal and take care of yourself mate