After two years of storage I tossed a battery in the old 1987 300E and she fired right up. No leaks, everything running good and it's time to continue the process of working out all the kinks.
I am going to handle the brute force wrenching and cosmetics and leave it to the experts to do the finesse work.
So here I go with question number 1. The black vinyl bumpers and side trim are very faded (in sharp contrast to the fairly bright paint job). I would like to re-blacken them via paint or whatever method is recommended.
So:
1: What do y'all recommend for bringing those bumpers back to a better condition. I think they are beyond Armor-All and really need to be dealt with more thoroughly. Is a good quality vinyl paint adequate?and
2: Should I go through the process of removing them or just mask the vehicle and treat them on the car. My preference would be removal so I can do a more thorough job, but I'm not sure the level of pain involved in removing them.3: Is there a good trick for removing the side door trim or is is inevitable that I will snap the little brackets in the process.
Thanks, and I look forward to participating in the newsgroup once again.