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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS","serif";color:#002060'>No, I don't think it would damage the paint that isn't going to be drilled out anyway. That has been my experience. If possible, you can back up the area to be punched with a piece of scrap wood or similar to minimize the area affected by punching.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS","serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS","serif";color:#002060'>Steve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS","serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael MacLean<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 12, 2016 7:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> Bob Spidell; Healeys Help<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Holes in Painted Surface<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460461337215_8636"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>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?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460461337215_8635"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Mike<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>On Tuesday, April 12, 2016 4:26 AM, Bob Spidell <<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net">bspidell@comcast.net</a>> wrote:</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:3.75pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div id=yiv3636857433><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>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 paint.<br><br>Begs the question: do you use a punch to 'prime' the hole--with or without tape--before drilling?<br><br>Bob<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=yiv3636857433yqt40397><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>On 4/12/2016 12:29 AM, Michael MacLean wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div id="yiv3636857433yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460445982370_18849"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>What's the best way to drill holes in a painted surface?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Mike MacLean<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#A0A0A0' align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>No virus found in this message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 2016.0.7497 / Virus Database: 4545/11973 - Release Date: 04/06/16<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>