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If it helps you John, very few TRs of any type up to the end of the 6 ever l=
eft the factory with consistent panel gaps! If any did ever escape in such a=
condition, it was purely accidental.
Jonmac
Whenever I feel the need for exercise, experience has shown me it is better t=
o lie down until the feeling goes away. WINSTON CHURCHILL
> On 7 Oct 2019, at 21:19, j t <jat1127@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Listers,
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> I recently did a bare metal refinish on my TR8 coupe. I had NOT intended t=
o do so........started out as a touch up and then.........
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> My pal has a water blasting system that mixes in a media. We used coal du=
st...aka Black Beauty. It completely stripped the car in a short two hours w=
ith NO panel warpage. Then it took 5 hours the next day with two orbital gri=
nders using 220 grid to cut down the roughage caused by the BB. In twelve h=
ours we had a very good result. Cost $100 a bag of BB x 3 bags.
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> If one is going redo an older car I suggest this be considered.
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> As for a TR frame I would get the shell off it and be sure it measures c=
orrectly. Then I would add various bracing. Then fit the body.
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> Yes, getting the gaps is an art !=20
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> CHEERS
> John Taylor
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<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;
charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">If it helps you John, very few TRs of
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dir="ltr">Whenever I feel the need for exercise, experience has shown me it is
better to lie down until the feeling goes away. WINSTON CHURCHILL</div><div
dir="ltr"><br>On 7 Oct 2019, at 21:19, j t <<a
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I recently did a bare metal refinish on my TR8 coupe. I had NOT intended
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My pal has a water blasting system that mixes in a media. We used coal
dust...aka Black Beauty. It completely stripped the car in a short two hours
with NO panel warpage. Then it took 5 hours the next day with two orbital
grinders using 220 grid to cut down
the roughage caused by the BB. In twelve hours we had a very good
result. Cost $100 a bag of BB x 3 bags.</div>
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If one is going redo an older car I suggest this be considered.</div>
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As for a TR frame I would get the shell off it and be sure it measures
correctly. Then I would add various bracing. Then fit the body.</div>
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Yes, getting the gaps is an art ! </div>
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