On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Michael Lupynec wrote:
> Main body shell has seams and would cost close to a $1000 CDN .
So lets say $600USD retail, and I'm trying to scam a special "friend of a
friend" price. Is the main problem with seams that it takes more work to
clean the acid out afterwards?
As for the underside, I'm confused. How the hell do I flip an MGB roadster
chassis upside down so I'm not laying under it with noxious chemicals like
davinci in the sistine chapel?
> Soooo.....I go at the body shell paint with aviation stripper.
> Gloves, masks, putty knife scrapers, 4 cases beer and as many true
> friends as you can con into a Saturday afternoon strip party.
> Finish with metal prep (phosphoric acid) to prevent rusting. If
> undersides are tarred - propane torch and thin putty knife to the
> remove bulk of it and if your elbows are still on scour with
> lacquer thinner. Then pull out the sand blaster and lightly scour
> those surfaces to bare metal. While the blaster is running
> (between clogs) get all the convoluted tight contoured areas that
> the paint stripper couldn't get at. And then go get a lifetime
> supply of QTips.
The whole process sounds just lovely. :|
As for body panels, has anyone experienced the Fiberglass panels that Smooth
Line ( http://www.smoothline.com ) sells?
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