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Subject: [Spridgets] Saturday
From: grunthaner at gmail.com (Linda Grunthaner)
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:41:26 -0400
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Thank you Larry for bringing more of Frank to us.
Lin

On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 4:57 PM, Macy Larry <lmacy at mac.com> wrote:

> My car is already in Tom's River, well the shell is anyway. My car is very
> rusted out and the easiest way for me to get it back on the road was to buy
> a shell. Well I did and frank towed it to Tom's River a few weeks ago. He
> and I and a couple others spent the weekend taking doors and fenders off and
> sanding and bondoing to get it ready for primer. I left it in primer in his
> garage a couple weeks ago while I went on a long scheduled Rhine RIver
> Cruise (really BAD internet on a river). I got home on Sunday and emailed
> Frank as to where we were. He replied he had been blocking it and filling it
> and everything was ready for paint. He had been told a sealer . . ., well.
> I'll let Frank speak for himself:
>
> > On 4/10/2011 7:10 PM, Macy Larry wrote:
> >> Frank,
> >>
> >> Last I heard from you was your brother was thinking about my painting
> request.
> >
> > I have not seen or spoke to my brother since but i will.
> > I hand blocked it down with 320 and hit a few minor spots.
> > I re-primed it yesterday and blocked down all but the left side.
> > it is     s m o o o o o t h !
> > Bonnet is good too, just 1 small spot needs a touch of filler. It is
> blocked down too.
> > Some one mentioned a sealer before paint. I never used a sealer but he
> said it seals the primer and cuts down on the dust.
> > Lord knows washing it twice still leaves dust. I will ask at the supply
> shop, they always steer me right.
> > We need a color. Under bonnet, inside of car, in the boot, needs to be
> color, unless it is pearl too.
> > I don't know pearl at all.
> > I did the bonnet hinges too, they are ready for paint.
> > 2 boxes of parts came with your name on them, I did not open them.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Frank Clarici
> > Toms River, NJ
> > Did you register for the Midget 50th meet yet?
>
> That was at 10:30 PM Sunday night.
>
> Larry
>
>
>
> On Apr 13, 2011, at 16:24 PM, Linda Grunthaner wrote:
>
> > If I can install my new pump quickly tomorrow I will drive Pinky. I am
> > tempted to have my mechanic do it as I am working late these last few
> weeks.
> > Lin
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Biff Jones <biffjones at verizon.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >> With the weather forecast for Saturday how many are planning on driving
> >> their
> >> spridgets to Toms River for Frank's service?
> >>
> >> Biff
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> --
>
> Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
> macy at upenn.edu
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