Ceramic clear coat

Hi,

I was wondering, when does mercedes started to use ceramic clear coat.

I might have to polish a 2000 SLK soon.

Thanks

 

Not sure of the exact year, but I believe it was recent like in the last couple of years, so the 2000 won't have it.

 

i believe it was in 2004.

 

I think richy is right. It was 2004 or 2005.

 

That's about right 2004/2005 but I have seen older Merc. have a hard clear coat as well not sure why but they felt just as hard as the new ceramic clear coat.

 

I not sure about the year but my wife's 05 E500 has it.

 

Thanks guys

 

I belive they no longer use ceramiclear, my dads 08s550 dosent have it, they have a new paint that they are using, supposted to be even better

 

What's the main difference between the two?

 

How can you know if the car has it?

 

There should be a paint code on the vehicle, you can refer to it that way.

 

I was told differently. How sure about this are you? 1 way you can tell is that there will be a "C" in the paint code indicating it's Ceramic.

 

I thought it was Infinity that upgraded to the new clear coat, I didn't know that Merc. did as well :shead:

hmmm...interesting :thinking:

 

I will go check the paint code tom (assuming he takes the jag) but i remeber when we bough the s550 I was told that we had to request the cerami clear, they had some new paint technolgy that was better....but ill double check as soon as i can get my hands on the benz

 

I am pretty sure the scratch resistant clears started in 2002 but only on the CL's. Then on July 14, 2003, the W170's (SLK) and the R230's (SL) got the C in the paint code. Sept 1, 2003 marked when every vehicle made in Sindelfingen got the ceramiclear. I think that all of the Bremen got ceramiclear Dec 15, 2003.

haha what can I say...I used to/ still detail a lot of Mercs.

 

thanks for the help guys