Practically Classics Forum

Not quite, it's citric acid in powder form. You can get it directly from MB and it will cost you an arm and leg, or you can go to your local ethnic food store (middle eastern or Indian) and buy from there as they usually sell it in the spice isle. The way they recommend to do it is to remove the the...

Mercedes Benz recommend citric acid flush. I've done it before on my 6.9 with no ill effects.

Harbor freight sells a smaller one for about $150.
http://www.harborfreight.com/40-lb-port ... 67625.html

Usually there is a special that takes it down to about $120.

They have eastwood company in the UK? I think that there's a smaller one that can be bought for less then $300 US. Pretty good value if you want to strip a whole car. I was thinking about getting one for when I start on my 71 280SL. A professional blast company would charge about $800 to strip one. ...

This thread really interests me. I have a 60 gallon compressor which I use for painting and more then keeps up with my gun. But it gets quite foggy and noisy and it's obviously not portable.

What do you guys budget for when you buy these? Can you shoot base / clear?

Nice car, I just finished painting my 76 W115 300D and I'm about to start on a major welding effort on a W114 280CE. I love those old cars, the looks are classic but they handle, brake and (in the case of my 280CE) go very well.

Watch out for rust, these cars will rust in the desert.

Anything by Shakira

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