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Re: Paint / Body Questions response

To: <rbird@novell.com>
Subject: Re: Paint / Body Questions response
From: Bamandpeb@aol.com
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 23:36:34 EST
Ryan:

When you are done with all of the bodywork, and have your panels fit to your 
liking, then take the doors, hood and trunk off for painting. Leave the fenders 
on, as they mate with the front apron, and you will not get a clean line 
painting seperately. Also, take the hood and trunk off WITH the hinges still 
attached, so that they automatically line up after painting. And make sure all 
holes that got filled with Bondo are cleaned before painting. It is very 
embarassing to drill a hole in the wrong place on fresh paint. Good luck, and 
please ask any more questions concerning painting that you would like. There 
are very few feelings like seeing the result of multiple hours of your labor 
roll out of the paint booth with a sparkle to every angle (except firing up the 
race engine for the first time, late at night, with no exhaust system).

Dan & Susan
Race car replumbed, now rewiring the entire car

<< is it better to have the fenders
painted separate from the car, then bolt the fenders back on?  Or
rather paint the car with the fenders on?  The same question goes for
the doors, hood, and trunk hood.

Ryan Bird
67 1600
Santa Ana, CA

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