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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 08:55 AM
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Finally almost ready for paint!!!
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 10:17 AM
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how hard was it to take your front clip of the car off? cuz i think i got a nice leak starting where the front clip and door meet, that little section of the side of the firewall. did you find any cracks or anything unusual when you pulled your front end off?
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 10:20 AM
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not hard at all!! Got T-boned last fall by a SUV. so it was pretty easy. Just have to grind off all that darn glue
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 01:06 PM
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take some pics as it is painted. i am planning mine- do you paint the botttom color first and just tape the edge, or what? I'd like to avoid having a slight ridge...you be the guinea pig!
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 01:13 PM
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ok sure will, putting Primer on monday, then leave it for a few days to cure.the stripes will divide the 2 dif. colors
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 04:48 PM
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yup
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 08:31 PM
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Did you sand the paint off or use a stripper?
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 02:27 AM
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Not ready. Get those mirrors off. You'll never get the paint to flow evenly if you leave them on. It's real tough to get paint between the window and mirror evenly. You certainly won't get the paint on the window side of the mirrors either. GET THEM OFF!!!!

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Thanks, I will do that ASAP
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