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Number: 3855
From: "SNP Marq"
Date: Mon Oct 27, 2003  10:07 am
Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] Bodywork Experts

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Re: [ASC McLaren ] Bodywork Experts

Oddly enough, my brother ordered a sparkling new 5.0 black coupe back in 1988.   At the time of the pre-inspection before taking possession he noted on the body what appeared to be an occurence of overspray which gave the front driver panel and part of the driver's door a slightly sandy feeling to the paint finish... as compared to the slippery smooth finish on the rest of the car body.
 
His first thoughts were that it may have been slightly scratched during transit to the dealer and that they had 'attempted' to camoflage the scratches.
 
The body shop foreman was brought out to see what all the hullabaloo was about.   He agreed that the vehicle 'should' have never left the assembly line in that condition.   But he also swore up and down that his bodyshop had never been tasked with repairing any scratches in transit on that specific car.
 
The bodyshop foreman took the car to his shop and kept the car for a few days while they did eveeerry trick in the book to bring the finish on the fender and door up to the level of quality on the rest of the car.
 
In the end they polished and coated that little black 5.0 so well that the paint job on it TODAY is still as fresh and shiny as the day he picked up the car back in 88.
 
But I guess the key to the story is that a 'new car' finish should not be feeling feathery to the touch.  The entire body when new should have a consistennnt smoothness at the time of first delivery...
 
Marq
 
 
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Brent Abrams
To: ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] Bodywork Experts

Sandy,

>From your description, it sounds like paint overspray to me from a previous
paint repair.
Take it to a highly reputable body shop that you trust and ask them to wet
sand it and buff it out for you, if it is a perfect color match as you have
said, then it should come out just fine.
If you don't have any body shops that you trust, check with the local
Corvette club(s), they are usually a good source for a quality oriented body
shop.
When you find the body shop of choice, ask to speak with the manager or
owner and show him some pictures of your cars and explain to him the
condition that they are in and that you expect your car to be taken care of
as if it was the shops first born child. If they don't seem like they care,
then find another shop.

Good luck,
Brent
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@comcast.net>
To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 12:19 PM
Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Bodywork ExpertsYou bodywork pros, I got a ??  4-U
What does it mean if you find a car that looks 100% perfect, say 2
years old, and as you run your fingers down the sides, much of the
paintwork is smooth as silk, like a showroom car.  Then, there's are
area that - while the paint is a perfect match - the feel to the
touch is "gritty" sorta like a finest sand paper one can buy, I think
it's called #1.  So, you apply a good quality wax and wax it, remove
wax, and it's STILL gritty.  Not REAL gritty, but alot more than the
OTHER real satin-ee smooth.

Dick.  The Crossfire is really nice.  I like them.  Especially that
claret-red colored one.  Will be a very hard car to sell down the
road, however.  1)Chrylser 2)Two Seater 3)not much luggage space 4)
some say underpowered.

.




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