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#641
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My wife and daughter didn’t even notice them until I pointed them out. I think as I was drying it I noticed a little dust under the clear. You’re right I’m freaking out cause I hadn’t noticed it before and I always assume the worst
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#642
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Shop is totally taking care of me with a shop up here that’s a guy he knows. Whatever it takes to fix it is on his dime so all is good
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#643
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Good to hear - can you post a pic of the blemish?
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Will Rivera '69 Firebird 400/461, 290+ E D-Ports, HR 230/236, 4l80E, 8.5 Rear, 3.55 gears '64 LeMans 400/461, #16 Heads, HR 230/236, TKO600, 9inch Rear, 3.89 gears '69 LeMans Vert, 350, #47 heads: Non-running project |
#644
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I was freaking but it’s not the end of the world. In his defense he even offered to ship the car there and fix it but I have appointments for glass and AC I have to keep
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#645
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And more progress
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#646
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Just to show how long this has been going on
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#647
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Maybe it'll be done in time for her to drive it to her senior prom.
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#648
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Car is at the glass shop. I chipped the door on the trailer fender getting out and I am pretty bummed. Bodyman says he will fix it for free in august/September when I take it down there for its final once over but it’s still upsetting. Glass shop says he’s gonna have it about a month. I will post updates
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#649
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The chips will happen. Take a deep breath. I remember when I got one of the first Chevy Avalanches in Toronto and I saw someone scratch it from my office window. I ran down to confront them but they were already gone. Probably a good thing. I was ready to get right into it with them.
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#650
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If it's a driver, yup, chips/scratches happen. Ask your body guy for some touch up paint, and dab some on as soon as you notice a chip/scratch, especially if it's down to primer. It's worse if it starts rusting.
Chips/scratches/blemishes are going to happen, and the job you got appears to be of a quality that will allow for touch ups. Every body guy I know who doesn't do the assembly is prepared to have some touch up work. .
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. 1970 GTO Judge Tribute Pro-Tour Project 535 IA2 http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=760624 1971 Trans Am 463, 315cfm E-head Sniper XFlow EFI, TKO600 extreme, 9", GW suspension, Baer brakes, pro tour car https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...ght=procharger Theme Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zKAS...ature=youtu.be |
#651
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Yep. Might as well scratch it as soon as the paint dries! LOL! heavy metallic paints are hard to touch up with a brush. It looks great! Don't worry about it.
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#652
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Yep, absolutely don't worry about the first chip or scratch. It's a rite of passage.
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1966 Pontiac GTO (restoration thread) 1998 BMW 328is (track rat) 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited (daily) View my photos: Caught in the Wild |
#653
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So are all specialist (paint,glass,upholstery) prima donnas? Bodyman picked apart AMD’ work, now glass man is picking apart Bodyman’s work. Glass man said that the back glass is about 1/4 of an inch off from being able to allow the molding to lay totally flat and that my Bodyman should have fixed it. I said the Bodyman didn’t install my quarters, AMD did, on a jig and I think that’s as good as it gets. He sent me pictures and I honestly didn’t see anything and since I have Covid I couldn’t go down there. He says on the passenger side the mounding is perfect but on the drivers side it gradually rises to a 1/4 inch give or take. I finally said how bad does it look. He said not awful but it’s my shop, perfection, blah blah. I said is it gonna leak and he said no so I told him it was a driver and to just do it. Am I wrong? I mean at what point does this end?
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#654
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On a side note Bodyman is fixing all my screw ups and his solvent pop free. I just gotta set aside 5 days to go to Tampa
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#655
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To an extent, I think that that just comes with the territory of having multiple people involved with a project. When you're given a car and told to perform work in an area, you hope that everything will go according to plan - the way the books say it should go together. If it doesn't, and you know someone else's hands have been there previously, that's when people start getting a little grumpy. I imagine you'd have felt similarly if it had been you trying to install the window trim. I also understand someone who was tasked with installing trim not wanting to take the blame for trim that does not install correctly due to someone else's work. They have to bring that to your attention, because if they didn't, you might notice it at some point and blame them.
What do you mean "solvent pop"? Is that referring to the paint bubbling you found?
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1966 Pontiac GTO (restoration thread) 1998 BMW 328is (track rat) 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited (daily) View my photos: Caught in the Wild |
#656
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Yes I have about 10-15 tiny pimples that appeared on my right front fender where something rose to the surface and escaped. It’s called solvent pop and apparently it can happen to anyone so I can’t really blame him. He’s fixing it and my chip for free but…he’s 463 miles away. I already was gonna take it down in august for a final cut and buff and detail but because of my trouble he is gonna fix my stupidity for free and anything else he sees that I might miss plus pay for my gas. I just gotta set aside 4/5 days to blow in Tampa while he does it
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#657
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Are you going to drive it down there to him, or trailer it? A road trip could be fun.
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1966 Pontiac GTO (restoration thread) 1998 BMW 328is (track rat) 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited (daily) View my photos: Caught in the Wild |
#658
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I helped paint my 78 TA in about '88. We took it all apart except for the doors. Glasurit black single stage and clear over that for depth. Won 2nd then 4th in class at the Autorama. Then started autocrossing it with road race slicks. Well stick front tires turning throw little gravel too! Then drag race burnouts. Hurt at first then got used to it.
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#659
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I’m driving it
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