1965
Complete Restoration
Finished
The Mercedes-Benz 220 SEb is part of a line of full-sized luxury cars produced by Mercedes-Benz between 1959 and 1971. The saloons' bodywork featured distinctive pointed tailfins that gave the models their Heckflosse nickname, which is German for "fintail."
This specific car brought to us underwent a complete body restoration.
The body was stripped down to bare metal using soda blasting, a method that removes everything except the metal itself, without stretching or wearing down the sheet metal surface. This allowed us to accurately assess the body's condition. We then cleaned rusted areas with sand or glass bead blasting, repaired corrosion damage, and replaced necessary body parts. This was followed by finishing with lead/tin solder.
For painting, we used the same technology as the Mercedes-Benz factory restoration department in Germany. The sanded and cleaned bare metal is first covered with Standox Washprimer 1:1 acid primer. Next, Standox Non-Stop Füllprimer is applied, ensuring a perfect isolation layer. After 48 hours of drying, all necessary body filling is done on the primed and abraded surface. Once the most time-consuming work—sanding the body to be perfectly straight—is finally complete, the entire body is primed again, up to a total of five layers. Finally, the car is painted and clear-coated using only top-quality Standox materials.
The areas under the bonnet and in the boot also received an authentic finish—semi-gloss black paint has always been Mercedes’ understated but solid choice.
For the final paint finish, we selected a sophisticated Standox metallic color from the Mercedes color palette and applied a double layer of clear coat with sanding in between. This Mercedes is now already providing driving pleasure to its owner in Finland.
23 Mar 2010
