2006 Mercedes-Benz 550S Dash

1995 Mercedes-Benz SL600

YES, we can put a Piano Black finish on ANY woodwork.  This is a picture of a Mercedes-Benz S-Class with a Piano Black finish.

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This set was refinished by us.

Notice how much tone is lost over the years. The restored woodwork is once again rich and vibrant, has more depth and the grain pattern really comes alive.

This is a stock set of woodwork from a 1971 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL - Before we restored it. Except for the finish, this set is in terrific condition.

These are the front door trim strips from the same 1971 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL.  Unlike many we see...that are rotten and warped, these are very nice.

These are the rear door trim strips from the same 1971 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL.  

We Reveneered and Refinished All of the woodwork for our customer. 

Above are the Dash Wood Trim Panels & the Windshield Bow.

We use matching veneers for each side of the Front Window Surround Trim.

We use matching veneers for each side of the Rear Window Surround Trim

1961 Mercedes-Benz 300 D  Sedan

(in Macasar Ebony)

Our customer sent us this set in for a Complete Restoration

We Reveneered it in a beautiful Macasar Ebony and then Refinished it.

Our craftsmen paid close attention to all the fine details.

Matching veneers are chosen.

And the results are Pure Art !!!!!

1969-1971 Mercedes-Benz W111  280

This set below, is a great example of wood type color change and customer confusion over what species of wood was in their Mercedes-benz.

When our customer contacted us, their woodwork was still in their car and they thought their woodwork was either Mahogany or Straight Grained Walnut.   They wondered why the back of their Glove Compartment Door might have been veneered in something else.  We told them not to worry, and that we'd be able to tell once we had the parts "in hand".

  As far as this vintage goes, this set was in really good condition - except for the broken lower windshield bow.  The substructure was in fantastic shape, compared to the many sets we get in where the plys are delaminating and the "A" pillar/windshield trim panels are broken at the corners.  Additionally, the veneer was in great shape even though it had faded and changed in color tremendously !!!!

Here is what the set looked like when we got it:

 

The windshield pillar posts (picturedbelow) are from a different car.

Our attention to detail is evident in everything we do. 

It is standard proceedure for us to Reveneer opposing parts using matching pieces of veneer, as you can clearly see on these W-111 windshield pillar posts that we Reveneered along with the entire set. 

Our customer was thrilled !!!

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The picture Below, shows a the Reveneered and Refinished woodwork installed

on a dashboard of a late 1967 to 1971 Mercedes-Benz  W 111. 

This is the standard configuration for Coupes - 250 SE, 280 SE and 3.5 

Our customer wanted two different styles of Burled Walnut, to go with their interior colors.

This picture Below, shows a set that we restored. 

It has been Reveneered in Burled Walnut and beautifully Refinished.

 

1968-76  Mercedes  W114   (230, 250C/CE, 280C/CE/E)

1968-76  Mercedes  W115 (1968-76 200/D, 220/D)   (1973-76 230, 240D)   (1974-76 240D 3.0 & 300D)

1968-76   W115 Long-Wheelbase (LWB) Saloon  (1968-73 200D Lang)   (1973-76 240D Lang)   (1968-76 230 Lang)

                 We Refinished these 250C Dash Trim Panels.

1963-1971 Mercedes-Benz  230 / 250 / 280 SL

Above is an example of  the Speaker Grille after we Reveneered it in Burled Walnut. 

The Mercedes-Benz 600's are some of the most sought after collector cars in the world and Madera Concepts is proud to be the company that the best restorers and collectors turn to for the restoration of the Mercedes-Benz woodwork.

Only 2677 of these luxurious vehicles were built, and both the SWB and LWB models had very extensive woodwork.

When it comes to the wood restoration of your Mercedes-Benz 600, you can trust Madera Concepts to get it right !!

Below are pictures from a 1972 Mercedes-Benz 600.

When we got this set of woodwork from our customer, it was in very very poor condition.....ESPECIALLY the ends of the Windshield "Trinket Tray" Bow.  Both ends of it had suffered major water damage. 

The veneers in the base substructure had delaminated, rotted away at each end and most of those pieces had been lost.  Just so you get an idea of how bad it was, we placed both ends and the assorted fragments that were left, in the picture below!

The craftsmen at Mercedes Benz designed and manufactured really gorgeous woodwork for the 600.  This set was sent to us for restoration and our customer customer chose the veneer and color you see.

Here is a picture of the 2pc Windshield Bow, one of the 2 Circular Grilles and the Speaker Grille after we rebuilt and restored it.

 

 

Notice how the colors on this 55 pc set of 1972 Mercedes-Benz 600 SWB woodwork have faded differently.  Our customer sent us this set to be Refinished and requested that we make the color all blend together in a darker shade, as close as possible to how it was when new.

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Normally we finish these sets in our High Gloss finish, but our customer wanted a softer look and had us finish their set in a Satin finish.

We never know what automotive woodwork might come to our facility for restoration, but years ago a gentleman came to us with woodwork from a 220SE.   As he began to unwrap the parts, we saw that the veneer under the failing clear topcoat, was really special...but it was failing too.  It was Birdseye Maple !!!  Additionally, he told us that the car once belonged to Marilyn Monroe, which made this Mercedes Wood Restoration even more SPECIAL.

Here are pictures of that beautiful Mercedes and the Incredible looking Birdseye Maple woodwork after we Reveneered and Refinished it.

1958 Mercedes-Benz  220S - Window Surrounds

The Mercedes-Benz Type 300 (chassis codes W186, W188, and W189) were the company's largest and most-prestigious models throughout the 1950s.

Since our founding in 1982, we have restored the woodwork from dozens of these magnificant Mercedes-Benz's.

This set represents a Complete Restoration of the woodwork by us. 

We repaired any parts where needed, then Reveneered it in a beautiful Burled Walnut

and Refinished it.

Reveneering this set in Burled Walnut is extremely difficult and labor intensive.  We hope you agree that the end results are incredible.!!

Matching Door Panels are just one of the highlights of this set.

This is prime example of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SC Woodwork Restorations that we do !!!  This woodwork is in a 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC Cabriolet.  We Reveneered it with a gorgeous Burled Walnut and then Refinished it. 

This set has been in the car for a number of years, and the Burled Walnut veneer has changed in color a bit, from the medium dark brown color that it originally was...to the color you see now.

Above is another example of a Mercede-Benz 300 Woodwork Restoration that we did.   In this case, our customer wanted something very unique...and so we Reveneered the woodwork with a gorgeous English Burled Walnut !!!

 

YES, we know....it is the same configuration as the 1955-57 SC Cabriolet.  In fact, this is picture is of the woodwork from a 1956 300 SC Cabriolet....BUT we are showing you it as an example that could have come from Mercedes-Benz in the 1954 (late model) - 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SB.

 

The Late 1954 and 55  Mercedes-Benz 300 SB models had the same dashboard as the 1955-57 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC's had.
The difference is in the Radio faceplate. 

The 300 S used a Becker Neurberg Radio.

The 300 SB and SC used a Becker Mexico Radio.
But to confuse things further either model could have used either radio depending how it was ordered.

This set below was one of the most Unique sets we have ever seen from Mercedes-Benz !!!

 And YES, it came from the factory with very distinctive Rosewood, Burled Walnut and gorgeous Zebrano Crossbanding.  Some might say that woodwork like this NEVER came from the factory....but this one did !!

Getting ones' woodwork done "specially" was probably quite rare, but sometimes prestige and money were what it took to get something really out of the ordinary. 

We don't know how this one came to be....but in our 30 + years restoring Mercedes-Benz Woodwork, this is the first we have seen, where Rosewood timber and veneers were specially cut and laid out in diagonal patterns on the top of the dash cappings and the tops of the door capping rails.....and the first we have seen where Zebrano accenting "crossbanding" was  used around the perimeter. 

Additionally, the craftsmen at Mercedes-Benz used Burled Walnut as the "face" veneers on some of the panels and then surrounded those areas with Zebrano "crossbanding" .

Above is a picture of Mercedes-Benz 230 Cabriolet woodwork BEFORE we restored it.  It was pretty obvious that at some point in the life of this woodwork, someone refinished it and used a stain that was almost "pink" in color.  Needless to say, our customer wanted it to look like it ought to.

Here is what this set of Mercedes-Benz 230 Cabriolet woodwork looked like AFTER we restored it.  Our customer loved the warmth and beauty that was the end result of our restoration.

 

Madera Concepts is Proud to have been featured in

the September-October 2014 issue of the

"The Star Magazine"

Mercedes-Benz Club of America

Here is the link to that article:

The Star Magazine Article

About Us

Sept. / Oct. 2014 Issue

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(custom specialty veneers are available at an extra charge)

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