<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460461337215_8636">Have a just finished BN2 body and have not drilled any holes in it yet. Just don't want to screw up the paint job after costing so much. I had not thought of using a puch to "start" the hole. Wouldn't that crack the paint?</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460461337215_8635">Mike<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460461337215_8618"><span></span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"> On Tuesday, April 12, 2016 4:26 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:<br></font></div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv3636857433"><div>
I suspect it would depend on type of material, type of paint,
condition of both, etc. but have always assumed applying some kind
of tape--electrical, masking, etc.--over and under--if the
underneath is painted, too--the area to be drilled is about all you
can do to prevent chipping. Make sure you use a sharp bit, and a
variable speed drill so you can start slow to drill through the
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Begs the question: do you use a punch to 'prime' the hole--with or
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