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1025 messages,  Last post on Nov 12, 2009 at 10:06 AM

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Re: Body Repair Question [ndelc] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Sep 19, 2008 (11:25 am)
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Replying to: ndelc (Sep 19, 2008 10:59 am)

They probably put it on the frame machine and shot it with a laser to see if the unibody was bent. Obviously they didn't have to do much straighening by pulling. I'd guess it was all sheet metal work.
 
You can cause $1,200 damage on a modern car with a golf ball.
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Corrosion heated garage by bobber1
Sep 20, 2008 (10:02 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 19, 2008 11:25 am)

I live in the Midwest and am planning on build a new garage with a radiant floor heating system. Does anybody know if heating a garage in the winter will cause your vehicle to rust quicker? I'm not planning on having the thing on all the time, but would like to turn it on when we have or real cold spells or when the snow and ice is built up in the wheel wells or when I'm in the dog house with my wife and need a sanctuary.
 
Is there a good temperature to keep your garage at? I was going to keep it as low as possible to save energy.
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Re: Corrosion heated garage [bobber1] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Sep 21, 2008 (6:09 am)
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Replying to: bobber1 (Sep 20, 2008 10:02 pm)

All you need to protect a car in a garage is air circulation. If your garage is so air tight that it cannot "breathe" (as a wooden garage does and a concrete one doesn't) then you might consider a small cheap fan under the car if the floor gathers moisture.
 
If you don't see any moisture on the floor, you're fine.
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Re: Corrosion heated garage [bobber1] by oldfarmer50
Sep 21, 2008 (6:41 am)
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Replying to: bobber1 (Sep 20, 2008 10:02 pm)

"...if heating a garage in winter will cause your vehicle to rust quicker?..."
 
I have heard that keeping the garage just above freezing is the worst for rust. It allows the salt encrusted slush that gets underneath to thaw and become active but doesn't warm it up enough to melt and and dry out.
 
I supose that if you never drove on salted roads in winter it would be OK.
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OK What's Going On? by oldfarmer50
Sep 21, 2008 (6:48 am)
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On a whim I decided to put some wax on the roof of my old Chrysler (1997) to see if it would improve the somewhat dull and faded paint. To my surprise the wax just seemed to sink into the paint. No matter how much I hand buffed, the wax would not come to a shine. Now it looks like I put the wax on and forgot to buff it out, all white and swirls.
 
What the heck happened, and more important, what can I do now?
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Re: OK What's Going On? [oldfarmer50] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Sep 21, 2008 (7:31 am)
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Sep 21, 2008 6:48 am)

Probably a deteriorated clear coat is what you have.
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Re: OK What's Going On? [Mr_Shiftright] by oldfarmer50
Sep 21, 2008 (11:31 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 21, 2008 7:31 am)

"...deteriorated clear coat..."
 
I was afraid of something like that. Any cheap fixes? I was thinking of using a mild rubbing compound. Car is too old for a repaint.
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Re: OK What's Going On? [oldfarmer50] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Sep 21, 2008 (1:45 pm)
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Sep 21, 2008 11:31 am)

I guess you could try a test spot but usually when the clear coat has curdled, there's not much to be done.
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Re: Body Repair Question [Mr_Shiftright] by bigfur
Sep 22, 2008 (2:49 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 19, 2008 11:25 am)

$55 is about the going rate to put the car up on the rack and measure it. Maybe a light tug to realign the core support, but nothing major.
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New Bumper or repair original by mspepper
Sep 24, 2008 (3:15 pm)
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I have a 2003 Mini Cooper and my back bumper got hit. Body shops say replace the bumper but a bumper specialist said they could repair the original because it's plastic; not cracked and holds its memory. I have to get a new chrome molding stirp (does anyone know where I could get one?) . Would appreciate any input.
 
Thanks

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