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07-25-04, 08:31 PM
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somethin aint lined up right....hood bumper and headlight covers....looks like it has been hit...and looks like it needs to be wetsanded so you can get a gloss to it..,.not too be too critical but when i look at the reflection on the hood it looks misty
07-25-04, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by croffeyc
Looks great.
I was in Lancaster this weekend. Left the vert at home though. I still haven't figured out how to fit the wife and kids in it yet.
I was in Lancaster this weekend. Left the vert at home though. I still haven't figured out how to fit the wife and kids in it yet.
Depends, somedays the reasons for a sports car is to leave the wife and kids at home
07-25-04, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Dltreezan
somethin aint lined up right....hood bumper and headlight covers....looks like it has been hit...and looks like it needs to be wetsanded so you can get a gloss to it..,.not too be too critical but when i look at the reflection on the hood it looks misty
07-25-04, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Dltreezan
somethin aint lined up right....hood bumper and headlight covers....looks like it has been hit...and looks like it needs to be wetsanded so you can get a gloss to it..,.not too be too critical but when i look at the reflection on the hood it looks misty
I'm picking mine up from the paint shop tomorrw..sure as hell better not look like that!
07-25-04, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Dltreezan
somethin aint lined up right....hood bumper and headlight covers....looks like it has been hit...and looks like it needs to be wetsanded so you can get a gloss to it..,.not too be too critical but when i look at the reflection on the hood it looks misty
07-25-04, 09:48 PM
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lol cool, same here, but mine will be done wednesday, post up some pics of it on my post (90` Turbo II - Open Hood Surgery) how much did you pay?
07-25-04, 10:15 PM
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cool, I paid $1500 including some bodywork, and a top clearcoat... im gonna have to wet sand it myself though if the painter doesnt lay down a clean coat of clear.
07-26-04, 12:16 AM
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it still needs wetsanded, thats why its not glossy. the one headlight cover mount thinge is a bit fubared and needs replaced just havent gotten around to it
07-26-04, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by deltr0n`
cool, I paid $1500 including some bodywork, and a top clearcoat... im gonna have to wet sand it myself though if the painter doesnt lay down a clean coat of clear.
As far as the thread car, hopefully a good wet sand and light compound will bring up the gloss. My body guy says use 1500 grit while spraying with a soap/water mix. That sound right?
07-26-04, 10:53 AM
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After you wet sand (to get rid of orange peel), it's really important to get ahold of a buffer (even a el-cheapo 20 dollar one from walmart), and hit it with some polishing compound before you wax. It'll look like a mirror then 
That's what i've read/heard, anywho..
That's what i've read/heard, anywho..
07-26-04, 03:33 PM
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yeah of course, you HAVE to buff it with compound, thats part of the wet sanding process. but its a bitch cause if you go all the way to the edges of the body the compound gets in the crevices of the widow and other places, and its almost impossible to get it out!