# Mercedes Made of White Gold **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [April 15, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498 "2010-04-15T17:06:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/1 "2010-04-15T17:06:46Z")
If you haven’t seen this, you should check it out. [http://www…edes-benz/](http://www.caradvice.com.au/19864/gold-for-mercedes-benz/) ![](http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff328/jrhoyt0895/mb_gold_001.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/2 "2010-04-15T17:38:01Z")
Wow, that would be something to see. I can only imagine what that thing looks like out in the sunlight. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/3 "2010-04-15T17:45:24Z")
These sheiks have all the fun… ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/4 "2010-04-15T18:25:51Z")
It’s polished with a special finish, it’s not white gold. ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/5 "2010-04-15T18:40:07Z")
How can you be so sure? According to the caption, the car is plated in white gold. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/6 "2010-04-15T18:49:56Z")
Same thing has been done to several cars, like this M3 (I’m not having much luck posting pictures): > **[BMW M3 Chrome Edition](https://www.motorpasion.com/tuning-preparaciones/bmw-m3-chrome-edition)** > > Te compras un BMW M3 E46 en perfecto estado, le modificas el motor para que entregue 600 CV, le colocas un kit de ensanche Widebody Flossman y ¿luego que haces en tus ratos libres? Pues sencillamente, te dedicas a cromarle toda... More at Snopes: > **[Silver Audi](https://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/silveraudi.asp)** > > Photographs of an Audi automobile made from solid silver. ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/7 "2010-04-15T18:55:41Z")
Now that’s funny. I searched [snopes.com](http://snopes.com) to make sure it wasn’t fake. I guess snopes let me down. ---
**Author:** ![twotone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@twotone](https://community.cartalk.com/u/twotone)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/8 "2010-04-15T18:57:54Z")
My guess it’s rhodium plated over white gold. Most white gold jewelry and watches are rhodium plated to give that nice shiny white look. Real white gold actually looks pretty dull. Probably not a very thick plating or it would too heavy. Twotone ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/9 "2010-04-15T18:59:02Z")
It’s a scam to exploit anti-Arab prejudice. Check out Texases’ link. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/10 "2010-04-15T18:59:43Z")
I still haven’t gotten direct confirmation that it’s like the Audi and BMW, but that’s all that really makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/11 "2010-04-15T22:39:58Z")
Pur Sang On 11 September 2007, a special version of the Veyron called the “Pur Sang”[2] (French for “thoroughbred”, literally “pure blood”) was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The only difference from the standard Veyron is the body finishing: the Pur Sang has none, revealing the Veyron’s pure aluminium-carbon fibre body, with just a clear coat protection. Production of the Pur Sang will be limited to five cars, which will have high-gloss aluminium roadwheels with a diamond cut finish.[3]. All 5 vehicles were sold on the day of release. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a6/VeyronPurSang.JPG](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a6/VeyronPurSang.JPG) posted the link rather than the picture due to it’s size(3456x2304 pixels) ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/12 "2010-04-15T23:09:50Z")
Every article I’v efound on this (there are many) says it’s a white gold Mercedes SLR Mclaren. By the way, rhodium is more valuable than white gold, and even over a polished substate it’s a dull gray. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/13 "2010-04-16T01:09:12Z")
Nah, just one story repeated multiple times. There are a number of cars finished like this, no white gold involved. Anyway, there would be no reasonable way to do this. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/14 "2010-04-16T02:32:23Z")
There have been stories of exotic bodies on Sheikmobiles for almost 50 years; gold fixtures in the back of the Rolls for ritual ablutions. Hey, if you’ve got a couple billion burning a hole in your pocket, any version of a McLaren SLR is walkin’ around money. ---
**Author:** ![SonofSpermcube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@SonofSpermcube](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SonofSpermcube)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 6:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/15 "2010-04-16T06:48:31Z")
This has been a fad among the wealthy in the UAE and some surrounding countries for a few years now, ever since that paint came out. Yeah, that’s paint. It isn’t plated. (Can you even electroplate carbon fiber, anyway?) > **[Alsa Refinish Chrome Paint and Exotic Finishes](https://alsacorp.com/)** > > The official website of Alsa Refinish. Custom Paint • Chrome Paint • Paint Wrap • Additives • Decorative Car Wrap Films Now show me a 1987 Tercel with beat up body panels done like this and I’ll be REALLY impressed. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/16 "2010-04-16T12:51:14Z")
Reminds me of a sheik who put so much gold trim inside his jet plane that it was too heavy to fly. ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/17 "2010-04-16T15:06:12Z")
Are you sure that isn’t another urban myth? ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/18 "2010-04-16T21:45:44Z")
“Can you even electroplate carbon fiber, anyway?” Certainly. I assume that you mean a carbon fiber reinforced composite, since the body could not be built from carbon fiber without a resin or metal matrix. It’s a lot like plating a printed wiring board, and that works quite well. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/19 "2010-04-17T18:13:16Z")
You’re assuming that shieks with a gazillion-billion dollars to blow have to be reasonable. They do things like this just out of boredom. We had a wealthy guy in NH in the '80s who had a new black S-class Mercedes stripped of all its trim inside and outside and all the trim gold plated. I used to see the car around town occasionally. It looked like crap, but it was his money, so who was I to speak? ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498/20 "2010-04-17T20:33:41Z")
The car is not “made” out of white gold, it’s merely plated with white gold. The labor involved cost more than the gold itself… [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-made-of-white-gold/47498.md?page=2)