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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 07:53 AM
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Superb work!! You obviously know what you're doing!
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 07:56 AM
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Much better - great job

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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 08:02 AM
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Beautiful job.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 08:18 AM
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 08:31 AM
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very nice a little time and bravery is all it takes sometimes! way to go
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 08:50 AM
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Nice job getting the marks out. Now just watch out for that front end.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 11:08 AM
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I figured that I had nothing to lose at that point and that if I screwed it up It was going to a Body Shop in the morning, which I might still do in the future and I'm no done with it yet I'm going to order up a buzz can of GM touch up paint and lightly hit that area around the duct and try to blend it in. Thanks for all the good comments and I'm glad I could share.

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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by blkdevl
very nice a little time and bravery is all it takes sometimes! way to go
That's always been my motto. I rarely pay anyone to do anything for me mainly because I'm so cheep. I had a auto shop teacher tell me once to never be afraid to try to do anything and that has stuck with me for some 30 years.

I even was brave enough to do this to my 04 GTO:

H/C swap

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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by TheDEfan
I even was brave enough to do this to my 04 GTO:

H/C swap
Phhht! I'd do that to YOUR GTO as well!

But I agree with your basic philosophy. I once took our dryer apart to attempt to fix it (it worked!) and my wife came in as the pieces were scattered about and she asked, "Have you ever fixed one of these before?" My reply was, "No, but I have never FAILED to fix one before either."
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 11:52 AM
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Looks alot better
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 2000_Convertible
Phhht! I'd do that to YOUR GTO as well!

But I agree with your basic philosophy. I once took our dryer apart to attempt to fix it (it worked!) and my wife came in as the pieces were scattered about and she asked, "Have you ever fixed one of these before?" My reply was, "No, but I have never FAILED to fix one before either."
I was waiting for the "no but I slept at a Holiday inn last night" response. My wife thought I had totaly lost my mind when I tore apart the GTO with only 14,000 miles on it.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 12:19 PM
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Nice outcome on the buffing. It's amazing how we find out there are many things we can do with a little effort and thought.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 12:52 PM
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What compounds did you use?
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 12:57 PM
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Nice catch! I could live with that.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 01:01 PM
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Nice work
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 01:05 PM
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Very good !!! I knew you could do it.
Don't worry about making it perfect as the next time could be right around the corner !
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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WOW! I'd never have thought you could fix it that well based on the damage images.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 02:01 PM
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What compounds did you use?
These are what I used and the order I used them in along with the 1500 & 2000 grit paper and a lot of Windex for lubricant.


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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 02:19 PM
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That is awesome results especially for over the counter products.

Great Job
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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Very well done
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