Starting the teardown
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Starting the teardown
And so begins my cars journey to a new paint job. Hoping to have bumpers,panels,glass,weatherstrip,lights ,mirrors,door handles and everything else removed in 2 weeks. 😆
Wish me luck!
Wish me luck!
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Just a little tip. If you remove the belt line mouldings, be careful when tightening during installation.
Use just enough torque to hold the moulding clip. Otherwise the studs will pull too tight and show two dimples for every clip.
Use just enough torque to hold the moulding clip. Otherwise the studs will pull too tight and show two dimples for every clip.
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Progress thus far. Time for a beer break
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Actually glad to hear you are staying with original color. I'm not a purist but prefer to keep them they way they were born, so to speak.
Good luck with project, I'm about 2 hours away on Long Island, if you need weekend help I could come up. I'll be watching your progress.
Good luck with project, I'm about 2 hours away on Long Island, if you need weekend help I could come up. I'll be watching your progress.
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Actually glad to hear you are staying with original color. I'm not a purist but prefer to keep them they way they were born, so to speak. Good luck with project, I'm about 2 hours away on Long Island, if you need weekend help I could come up. I'll be watching your progress.
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Everything has gone relatively well except for a few molding nuts. Even though I swabbed some pb blaster on them and let then sit they didnt give and the bolt just spun in the molding. Now its a game of cutting and cooling so the bumper doesnt melt from the heat. Tedious to say the least.
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Everything has gone relatively well except for a few molding nuts. Even though I swabbed some pb blaster on them and let then sit they didnt give and the bolt just spun in the molding. Now its a game of cutting and cooling so the bumper doesnt melt from the heat. Tedious to say the least.