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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Oh good golly......I would never use black beauty on a car body. That is an abrasive we use in the industry to remove extremely hard deposits like Blue Blush from very thick / heavy steam turbine valve components. I would be extremely worried about base material removal in your case.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Chad in Tulsa</div><div><br></div>
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On Monday, October 7, 2019, 03:19:17 PM CDT, j t <jat1127@hotmail.com> wrote:
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Listers,</div>
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I recently did a bare metal refinish on my TR8 coupe. I had NOT intended to do so........started out as a touch up and then.........</div>
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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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