Front end repair
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7th Gear
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Front end repair
Ok a car backed into me and gashed the nose of the corvette while I was in the mall. Does the process in this article apply to repairing it? I don't wish to claim insurance since it's already high for me. The process looks simple but the taking a heat gun to the vette kinda scares me. Lol I don't have any bodywork experience but I can follow directions. I just wanted to patch and prime it and let the bodyshop respray it. Any advice is truly appreciated.
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/vemp_08...air/index.html
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/vemp_08...air/index.html
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Don't know about the repair procedure, but it sucks that someone backed into your car. I assume that they did not leave a note or stuck around to claim responsibility. Good luck with the repair.
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Ya that's pretty much what the article was about I think. Just part of the process was using a heat gun to bend the urethane back to it's shape. That's kinda vague to me. Any prep work involved before you put heat to it?
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I'd pull the cover off the car to repair it, easier to get heat to the back of the panel and when it's painted you'll get a better job off the car.
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I would never take any nice sports car to the mall and park among F---ing Morons--take it to a good body shop and get an estimate--you would never be happy with what you want to do--good luck
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