Rust free car oxymoron

There's always some somewhere. Usually hiding behind something prominent.

Lucky I've spent all that time with Italian cars so I can fix it.

This is the only bit of "proper" rust I've found on my year 2000 SLK so far besides some untreated stone chips. I only noticed it because the paint was lifting and starting to push the badge off with it! Most of the damage will be hidden by the badge when it's replaced, the bit that sticks out will get some touch-up paint.

The badge is held on by two pins which go through little plastic plugs in the two holes you can see in the picture. To get it off I removed the bonnet catch from underneath which allowed me access to push directly on the pins to pop it off.