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Old 12-22-2010, 06:06 PM
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zipper06
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Originally Posted by DrivingMissDD

IF you were to TRY to use what you have, it just wouldn't be worth the time as it all needs to come off and start over from the primer out. To save the factory base, ALL of the clear has to be removed without disturbing the base. Next to impossible.....
Start sanding one panel at a time, as time allows, primer seal it, then move on to the next when you can.
It is a 1990 model, so the paint is atleast 20 yrs. old.

I've 2 friends that restore old cars and trucks within 7 miles of me and they do 2 or 3 a yr. each,one has 4 cars going right now and the other has 2 going, and they both said the same thing, not savable. But the car is borderline on what it's worth and the paint alone would be about $800.00. I could do all the labor and either one would spray it for next to nothing. I'm trying something and i spent 2 hrs on 1/2 of the rear bumper and it's o'k at 20 foot, but it's so dogone cold here i'm having trouble getting it to dry. I don't have heat in my shop (heck it's supposed to be 60 degrees not 20 degrees that it's been, hell i got Orange trees not heaters.
I'll take a pic tomorrow to show what it looks like.

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