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: Media Blast Damage


BobFmTyler
Oct 14th, 01, 6:36 PM
I looked at a car today with some pretty nice features. However, when you looked down the sides of the car it looked like the skin might have been damaged by sand blasting or something. There were faint imperfections (low spots) in all the side panels. It didn't appear to be any kind of accident damage. The color was dark.

I mentioned it to the owner and he seemed to think that a good primer filler would solve the problem.

Will the primer solve the problem by itself? Won't it shrink like bondo over time?

TIA



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Tom Lasater
Oct 14th, 01, 7:52 PM
Be careful on a deal like that. The shop that media blasted my Monte Carlo ruined the hood, it made a better washboard than hood after they were done with it. They did buy a replacement but not in any kind of a hurry.

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Daytona Jeff
Oct 15th, 01, 6:50 AM
If it has in fact been sandblasted, Ditto's to Tom's comment. Stay away from it.
A buddy of mine who works at a welding shop got the bright idea to have the shop sandblast his 56 Chevy. Wave City!!
The worst part is it changes as the sun, temp changes. Some days it looks OK other days Surf's UP!! http://www.chevelles.com/forum/eek.gif


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BobFmTyler
Oct 16th, 01, 5:37 PM
Thanks Tom and Jeff, that's what I thought.
Is a shame, pretty straight SS and a reasonable price.

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