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1025 messages, Last post on Nov 12, 2009 at 10:06 AM
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the body shop said i can save alot of money by removeing the old paint myself on my 68 mustang than another said removing all the paint might not be nessary which should i believe?
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Replying to: debose (Jul 26, 2008 12:30 pm) Unless you are doing a complete color change, and unless the old paint is totally screwed up with rust, checking, etc., you might not in fact have to remove all the old paint. If you DO though, the shop is right--it's a long arduous task. Don't underestimate the hours, days, even weeks of work involved to strip a car to bare metal. Or the god-awful mess of it. Or the toxicity of the process.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 26, 2008 12:34 pm) |
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Getting into the car yesterday my wife stepped in gum and dragged a long string of it over the rocker panel and door sill. I of course tried to wipe it off with a tissue and smeared it all over the rocker panel.  Any suggestions on how to get it off without scratching the paint? 
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Aug 21, 2008 2:49 am)
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Replying to: kiawah (Aug 21, 2008 3:29 am) That's what my wife suggested but I wasn't talking to her after she defiled my baby. Anyway, it was in the 50s this morning and I noticed I could just peel it off with my fingernail. Another cool morning any It'll be back to perfect. I may trade in my wife though 
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i just got a 88 honda prelude. there is rusting at the driver side rear quarter panel where the main frame meets the rear bumper and on the passanger side front and rear quarter panel now. some are easy to fix but the ones on the rear quarter panels are a bit harder, because they are actually almost holes. so any good ideas on how to fix it. i do my own work on vehicles since its cheaper but i just want to know the best way.
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Replying to: prelude884ws (Aug 22, 2008 7:24 pm) Rust never sleeps. You have to surgically remove it or you are wasting your time with fillers, cover-ups, etc.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 23, 2008 6:56 am)
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Replying to: bigfur (Aug 26, 2008 4:09 pm) |
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