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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>For the latest restoration (TR250), I didn’t want to have the tub or panels blasted, as I am always afraid of warping. Similarly, I didn’t have the patience for paint stripper or grinding – plus there are always areas these methods cannot reach. So this time I took the car to get it dipped and e-coated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Before I did, I repaired areas where there was some rot (mainly the result of longstanding mice nests). I was concerned about the trunk floor, where the metal seemed very thin and I wondered if the car would come back with no floor in it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>But I collected the car today and have to say I was delighted with the result: everything straight – no warpage and a trunk floor intact apart from an area a few inches long where there were several pinholes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>While a lot of this is testament to the state of the car (original, never hit, no bondo), I also think the process worked well. It was expensive, but this is a car I intend to keep and I think it was money well spent.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Just FWIW<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Andrew Uprichard<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jackson, MI<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>