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Old May 28, 2011 | 07:06 AM
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Heat guns help a lot on this job for getting things to fit but be REAL careful....excessive heat will remove the grain pattern from the pad before you realize it.
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Old May 30, 2011 | 10:27 PM
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Things started going back together today......

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Thanks for all of the help!

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Old May 30, 2011 | 10:34 PM
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Looks great.

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Old May 30, 2011 | 10:39 PM
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Damn...you should be giving US advice !
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Old May 31, 2011 | 03:12 AM
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You got that done very fast, looks great!
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