Mercedes W123 Restoration | Preparing For Paint | Part 5

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In this episode of Restore It, James and I continue to make progress on the Mercedes W123. The current paint is prepared for new coats with 800 grit sanding pads, the rust in the engine bay is shot blasted away, and the trim gets a good polish.
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Tools & equipment used:
Quartz Lacquer - goo.gl/8PTVKM
Base Coat Paint - goo.gl/mWhufG
Rust Remover - goo.gl/13gopW
Rohr 250 Welder - bit.ly/33mkOGP
U-Pol Weld Through Primer #2 - bit.ly/2qL38ak
Fast Mover 1kW Infrared Paint Dryer, Stand, Timer - bit.ly/2WYR9jJ
Workbenches - arborgardensolutions.co.uk
Moldex Full Face Mask - goo.gl/NNYGrv
FGL 5 Spray gun - goo.gl/Acg5rd
A.N.I. R150-T Mini Spray gun - goo.gl/cHTJS2
Colad Washable Overalls - goo.gl/3Css9E
Colad Mixing Cups - goo.gl/8DYmE8
Colad TurboMix Sticks - goo.gl/cYZfks
Colad Synthetic Paint Strainers - goo.gl/H79ZgL
Steel wire bits - geni.us/keyaD
Blasting Cabinet - bit.ly/2GxvKJ7
Blasting pot - bit.ly/32TMnrU
Cordless Ratchet - bit.ly/30YNlkG
Parts Washer - bit.ly/2K5G9wA
Rotary Tool - geni.us/HGed
Concentrate Degreaser - geni.us/yUn9
Mannesmann Socket Set - geni.us/HCDZ
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[@houseofno]

I love how the Mercedes is progressing. This is going to be one beautiful classic.

[@RestoreIt]

Thank you Brian, I can't wait to finish it!

[@datsunruss]

Jesus - i,ve had withdrawel symptoms this last 4 weeks. Nice to see it coming along lads.

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks mate, next one will be sooner don't worry!

[@CH4NNELZERO]

I'm really glad to see James has stuck around. It seems like you work well together.

[@RestoreIt]

James is a great guy and fantastic in the workshop :D

[@houseofno]

Glad to see James stuck around too. Good help is so hard to find.

[@danielprivate7442]

This is the stage of the restoration every KZbin restorer hates. "This week, sanding. Next week, more sanding". I appreciate the update on progress. I also appreciate the shorter videos at this stage of the project. Good call.

[@michaelrawlins419]

So glad there’s a new episode out! I would keep the white wall tires, they look great on the car.

[@RestoreIt]

Cheers Michael, I'm not sure what he's doing with the wheel yet :D

[@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn]

Love how the Mercedes is progressing, getting ready for paint

[@ChristianWahrheit]

I restored around ten W123 in the last years. Watching this feels familiar and satisfying.

[@Daniel-zz4qr]

dude I strongly recommend that you study what is lung silicosis and why it is called sandblaster disease

[@AlexGnok]

Exactly! I cringed when I saw how they were using the sandblaster!

[@michaelkenefick]

3:03 he finally put a mask on!

[@Wacked]

Guys, overspray. If I'd been the customer and my tires / whitewall or rims had any on them after the open air spraying, I'd not be happy. It is such an easy oversight and no need to risk the biscuit sort speak.

[@ArendTroost]

Again a very dedicated part of the series!

[@LucaVerciani]

Your videos are some of the best i have seen in terms of editing, smooth background noise, your voice is easy to listen to, no annoying music, usually with timestamps. The list goes on, keep up the good work :)

[@ThePippin89]

I hope the owner isn't waiting as long for their car as we are for the videos! Sorry had to be done... 🤣 Great work as always.

[@RestoreIt]

Thats the least I deserve! haha cheers mate

[@RedsGarageUK]

Another great job. Looking forward to seeing the end result!

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks dude!

[@DangerDIY]

I am really enjoying your restore of this Mercedes. Thank you for putting it up on KZbin to watch. You guys are doing an amazing job.

[@jeromemorin4016]

Nice job! Good call for the mask after the first blasting shot,silicosis is not fun..

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks man! Yeah I cut that out quickly haha

[@TrapShooter68]

I had to stop the vid at 3:30 to say that a simple dust mask is not adequate for blasting with glass.

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Trap, I'll get a proper one!

[@georgecurtis6463]

Great choice for a restoration. When I first saw the 123 at the dealership, I was a tech there, I thought mb was insane. Now I think it was one of the best cars they built. Ok, I'm still partial to a 280se 4.5 .

[@pamed76]

I’m so happy to see young people work on these timeless automobiles. Keep up the good work! Trust me, more and more people with knowledge about these cars die. Creating a niche market for people with the appropriate skills.

[@markdunstan8277]

Good to see you back

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Mark, the schedule will pick up soon :)

[@RoderickSpoke]

I have been eagerly waiting for this episode great content. I have loved this model since it came out in the 70’s pure class.

[@starovejo]

good to see you back, !

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks mate!

[@afiqakhtar7033]

Always loved your video. Inspired to build myself a workshop as well.

[@thekurgan3688]

Yeah just dont ask him anything on Twitter cuz he just straight up ignores you.

[@RestoreIt]

I dont use twitter, message me on Instagram Kurgan.

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Afiq! Go for it :D

[@markdaugherty6378]

Thanks for sharing, looking forward to future installments

[@RestoreIt]

Thank you Mark!

[@PaulinesPastimes]

Gosh, that car keeps revealing itself. You guys are working so hard on it, what a job. The finished product should be wonderful. 👍😊

[@RestorationApprentice]

Great work guys, as always! Excited for future episodes!

[@mikemike690]

How come you never removed the rear window to sand or spray paint? cutting corners?

[@andrewedwards6548]

Always happy to see this pop up in my feed :)

[@joeygaming2987]

Good job love the work I can’t wait to see a new video again

[@RestoreIt]

Thank you Ginator!

[@AutoMotivate]

Always looks forward to your videos man!

[@electronic7979]

Nice restoration video. I liked it

[@JeriDro]

damn, I've watched this channel go from 40k subs to over 500, nice work

[@omarelsawy3234]

i restorted my 1978 peugeot 504 same as you did in these eposides... not by my self but at a workshop here in egypt , and they did a great work .... as you did in that 200E

[@fastbulli6003]

Good work my friend!!! And now a good car...

[@maceopedrogarciagimenez9546]

I love your work

[@punkbloater]

Nice work guys, this must have been a massive task.

[@arnhemseptember2009]

Looking good!

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks dude!

[@victormanuelprietoiglesias9843]

Q ganas de verlo acabado,sois los mejores

[@RestoreIt]

Gracias!

[@bobjoncas2814]

...lookin' good, nice work, keep safe..

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Bob, you too

[@frk380]

Really hard work 👍

[@myrestorations]

Great video!!!🤝👍

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks!

[@rondeco30]

Nice work and great to be learning as you go. Re: the aluminium trim you'd have to strip the anodising before you can polish it as it's a very hard surface, what looks like water drops are stains from the ingress of water under the hard anodising. The original finish is called Bright Dipped

[@pascaljeske7307]

Wow next very top Video and Job Love it ❤️👍❤️

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Pascal!

[@davebuts1921]

She is looking, good mate.

[@RestoreIt]

Cheers Dave!

[@sonyhk3824]

Like it 👍 nice job guys

[@RestoreIt]

Cheers Sony!

[@sonyhk3824]

Cheers 👍

[@focusedelectronics]

I’m just curious as to why you went the route of cutting and putting a patch? If there’s that much filler already and based on the patch just as much will stay, could you have not just cleaned the metal, treated it for rust and then filled over the imperfections?

[@skorpius2029]

I'm not expert in body repair by any means but from what I know you can put layer of lead over areas that need to be smooth instead of filler which as far as I know is done during car restoration.

[@focusedelectronics]

@@skorpius2029 yeah that’s definitely an option, but if he’s leaving all the other filler that wouldn’t (IMO) make much sense either to fix on small part with cutting a patch and then lead. Really could have just done the lead without the cut. Just wondering what his process was for making the cut.

[@RestoreIt]

I would worry the rust would come back after some time and ruin what is going to be a great paint job. Cheers!

[@focusedelectronics]

@@RestoreIt I see… many ways to accomplish perfection I guess :) I’m certain I would have been way to afraid to make the cut lol 😂 I would of had to go another route Lo

[@wmforester007]

That's EXACTLY what mine looks like

[@jn8092]

Careful with sanding inside the workshop - the dust gets everywhere! Ask me how I know…..

[@2007chevrolettahoe]

Alright how?

[@jn8092]

@@2007chevrolettahoe you should see the amount of dust & crap I have all over my workshop! I’m never sanding a car again indoors. Actually if I had a big enough workshop I’d split it into a “clean” area and a “dirty” area

[@300DBenz]

I just finished reupholstering the driver seat in my w123 and this pops up in my feed......coincidence? *I think not!*

[@ismailhitam7321]

nice job

[@malice6081]

Hey for those using his playlist it is also including other things than just the restoration so I have a playlist named the same thing for those who just want the restoration

[@barneykennett9282]

Nice...👍.

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks!

[@richie9777]

Your welding as really come on well.

[@ezequielsilva2709]

O vídeo passa voando 👏👏

[@mihai-alexandrudzubaila585]

You can use soda blasting and it will not require cleaning just a wash

[@angelac9498]

The cars that you restore, are to daily use or cars show or cars exhibition? Thanks Si hablas español: los coches que restauras ¿son para uso diario o para concentraciones de coches clásicos o para exposición de coches clásicos? Gracias.

[@RestoreIt]

The cars are daily drivers so the finish isn't concours. At least not on this one. My E30's are done differently for sure.

[@pajanovak454]

dobrá práce

[@R3Cat]

Where are you and this workshop located in Spain? I wish I could do work like this for a living, that’s the life!

[@RestoreIt]

Back in the UK now Re :D Thanks!

[@ozzyfreeman2619]

Hi buddy, a lot of work with this MB. Look, which welding gas do you use, is that a CO or mix CO+Ar? Welding spots looks not so clean. Mix CO+Ar it's is the best choice I this case , on my opinion. Anyway I wish you good luck with this project. By the way, do you have any updates regarding yours cars?

[@thardyryll]

Hearing protection? Lung protection? Eye protection? Not sometimes. All the time.

[@maxadrian]

Thanks again for sharing your work. This might be a touchy question but how much does it cost the client to restore his car? Thanks, Max

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Max, its tousands... Not a cheap job at all. Mainly because of the time it takes.

[@maxadrian]

@@RestoreIt Yes. I would imagine it takes quite a bit of time and very careful skilled handy work to correctly complete a project. Fastinating to see the process so intimately. Thanks.

[@richardhumby8704]

I am lucky enough to own one of these beautiful cars, fortunately mine is a low mileage car loved from the start. Parts for these are becoming harder to get and restore costs are high. Cosovich has top end cars for 40 k. My advice don’t take on a resto unless you have money to burn and patience of a saint!!

[@maxadrian]

@@richardhumby8704 Thank you Richard. Good advice from an insider. I'll keep watching. You do very careful work. I like the quality. Your welding has definitely improved since a while back. Congrats on the bigger shop space. Max

[@Mojavestalker]

looks like a nightmare job , you guys are patient

[@RestoreIt]

It truly is! Kind of thrown a spanner in the works in terms of my plans but we'll get it done and move forward. Cheers dude.

[@mohamedelbadrawy1677]

Why u didn't remove the rear window maybe there is dust?

[@nathansmith1085]

You should tell the owner that you are no longer having fun working on his car and don't feel like putting it back together. Just tell him you'll put everything you took off, in the trunk and he has by Sat to pick it up so you can start on your next project.

[@Saskinny]

AHHHH! Flying glass debris without wearing a mask!

[@Frogmood]

9:03 isn't this a sports logo?

[@ameerelharoony9914]

where is the car after all restoration ?

[@Djwally13]

😁👍

[@taimoorkhalid1565]

Why you don't upload the video every week.... We almost wait more than a month for your video.... Hope you upload regularly at least 1 video a week.... Great work👍

[@RestoreIt]

Check out the second channel, I just posted a video there also :) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWPQZWuDe9KkhKM&t - Weekly vidoes will be back from now on thanks!

[@daedalus_20v]

Mate, I don't know your age or experience level working on cars so I'll try to put this as plainly as possible, and since this is the internet, this might "read" as rude or condescending, but it's not intended to be that way. ✌🏼 I've been working on cars for 20+ years and I'm also a filmmaker by trade. What you see in every Restore It video covers many many MANY hours of work on this car - masking, sanding, grinding, welding, cleaning, polishing, wheeling the car outside for some jobs, back inside for others, etc. with the additional step of filming it all (ie. repositioning the camera and tripod 50 times in the midst of everything else, changing dead batteries, dumping full memory cards, etc.). THEN, those many hours of footage must be organized, assembled, and edited down into a coherent video, then the voiceover is added. It's a lot of work to release videos at this level of quality _once a month,_ never mind every single week. Try filming yourself changing the oil in your car and making a video to the same standard as Restore It and you'll discover just how difficult it really is!

[@1leggeddog]

Always wondered why its a trunk in NA and a Boot in europe.

[@RestoreIt]

Me too!

[@houseofno]

Lots of differences in language. My theory is that this stems from centuries of geographic separation between the UK and USA. Much of the development of American English comes from French, Spanish and Native American words entering into the American variant of English. You'd have to dig into the past few centuries of American history for that, but since this is not the forum for that, I leave the historical research to you.

[@lucasconstantino3884]

2:39 fica bravo não.

[@VintageVaughnVehiclces]

Do the owner a favor and replace the flemsostar with a beefy w116 grille star a little filler epoxy or weld in a plate to resize the top hole to make it fit but so rewarding to cruise with the best star they ever made 😀 And don't forget to fit a w109 enamel grille badge.. Those tail lights now exist DIY cob led plates And those inboard lights no need for one to be a fog make those into quad brake lights I did so many quad conversions on w123 and w126 taillights only now the led cob plates make for very bright lights to compete with today's modern cars super bright lights that make old cars look dim and dangerous. I can only wonder the bill that customer will get on that restored coup. Here in America I fit Cadillac leather or pillow seats to get the ultimate in comfort in my old merks. merk seats are hard and just not comfortable...w115 w115 they always get a seat ectomy for Cadillac power seats.

[@kakourosa2955]

nickel rien à redire

[@shabbytiger5528]

An excellent series of how best to restore. A big thank you to you and your team. Having just purchased a 280CE 1985, how can I become a customer. Web site or email address would be appreciated.

[@lukagvimradze8891]

audi next ?

[@RestoreIt]

After this, its back to the BMW projects and random car parts from all brands :)

[@lukagvimradze8891]

can you colab with m539 restorations

[@RestoreIt]

Maybe one day :D

[@135Ops]

Great video, such a shame it's not a BMW...

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Daisy! Don't worry, I feel the same. Getting back to BMW's as soon as it's done.

[@CarsRestored]

Me: No way he can restore this Restore It: Hold my mercedes

[@chaack70]

Save your lungs, with sand blaster use good quality respirator.

[@RestoreIt]

Yes I should really cheers Chaack

[@timzikgamingftw]

first

[@RestoreIt]

Cheers Tim

[@agusruiz8171]

[@RestoreIt]

Thank you Agus :D

[@agusruiz8171]

@@RestoreIt :'D

[@ThatBum42]

If your MIG doesn't have good penetration then you need to see your doctor.

[@cexmusic]

Hubiera preferido "Sand Blasting" en todo el vehículo...

[@milan6909]

10:57 very very bad Why didn't you use it Sn- tin ,,,, this material fender is now bullshit

[@Saskinny]

British alphabet: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S (Sometimes T, not always needed and mostly never pronounced) U V W X Y Z

[@andreshapo6398]

remove the rear window there rust is a disease on w123

[@Pabl0_88]

Damn whats up with the upload schedule. This channel has really slowed down for some time now

[@RestoreIt]

The work has changed quite dramatically from the beginning also. Once this Merc is done I'm going to focus more on single item restorations as it's much better for constancy.

[@sueablitt1168]

First

[@RestoreIt]

Third!

[@carmoto-ky5lv]

Faster please

[@RestoreIt]

The next one will be don't worry!

[@carmoto-ky5lv]

@@RestoreIt of course I am joking take your time my friend each project is different

[@rickfulton2353]

you guys are too young to ruin your lungs, shooting glass without a proper respirator.

[@ianrudge4580]

Why are you messing about putting patch panels in a wing with multiple areas of a rust when genuine wings are available for £220. Just bolt on a new one. Too much time fabricating welding and then bodywork. Just wet on wet then paint.

[@ianrudge4580]

Apologies thought it was the wing not the quarter panel

[@thechronic6708]

I use to be one of the first subscribers, came across the channel again and the irritating voice overs is still on, cant subscribe again