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    A question for people with experience painting base / clear...like Redfire 4 example!

    I am painting my own car and I was wondering if I can paint the body with doors, fenders, hood etc off, then put them back on and have them still match right. I really want to paint the parts separate because I want to pay alot of attention to detail areas like the mouldings for example. I want...
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    Engine mounts? Solid, Poly, Stock? And Why?

    I guess vert mounts win this one
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    Factory filler in my car...and a bunch of it!

    Well guys I stripped the rest of the car with the exception of the fenders and didn't find any more filler. And I know the fenders are fine cuz I have them off and inspected them from behind. So I am going to get a new compressor any way cuz even though my current one is great it's just not...
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    Factory filler in my car...and a bunch of it!

    well i hit another snag. my crappy air compressor wont keep up with my da. now back to chemicals. ugh.
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    POLISHING my 10 holes

    Started as a 86 Gt hatch black, huge k and n conical, no smog, saleen ground effects and wing (not on yet) 4 whell 5 lug disc brake conversion (not on yet), smoothed engine bay (almost done), converted to mass air. roll control, being stripped down to metal for redfire paint job, newer 1/4...
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    Found a bad bad thing during paint job prep...any opinions on frame rot?

    Heres a pic of the bad area welded back up and my smoothing progress
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    POLISHING my 10 holes

    What do you have? Mods and all?
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    Found a bad bad thing during paint job prep...any opinions on frame rot?

    funny your mention the encapuslator i was just on eastwood's web site pricing that stuff. i think that the route I am going to go..... I also am using the sandblaster to do some more removal, just cant see anything in there though.
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    POLISHING my 10 holes

    West TN, just North of Jackson...about 2 hours from Nashville on 40. I was hoping to have my car painted and semi drivable for the cruise but I dout it's gonna happen. Do you guys have any mustang car clubs in your area? I was thing of starting a cc here, but there is no way i could limit it...
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    POLISHING my 10 holes

    Man if you get the same strengh stipper I ended up with you can probably just hose the stuff off. I used an old sock and literally wiped the paint of my car.
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    Factory filler in my car...and a bunch of it!

    I was stripping my car down to metal for its new paint and found a tiny bit of filler in the rear left wheel lips. I figured huh must have been bumped in the factory. then when I moved up to the roof area like 1/3 of the roof had a thin layer of light green filler right over the factory...
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    Anyone have a home made Panhard Bar?

    I was looking for info on this because a friend of mine in NY said he made his own and was happier with it than the one he bought. Any sites or info would be appreciated.
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    POLISHING my 10 holes

    Sounds like a good idea. Idont want to spend a bunch of time on mine cuz I have a 4 wheel disc 5 lug conversion setup to do soon. Hey you going to the thing in Nashvill next month? Where's Springville any way? I am in McKenzie Tn
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    Found a bad bad thing during paint job prep...any opinions on frame rot?

    I could always convert to a tubular front end.
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    POLISHING my 10 holes

    Are you going to clear them or anything now or just leave them?
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    Need Help NOW! Whats the difference between Design Concepts and Cervinis?

    good luck....if you dont care to have the holes from a looks perspective and your car doesnt get hot then i would leave it alone
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    Found a bad bad thing during paint job prep...any opinions on frame rot?

    Well while I was smoothing out my engine bay I found a bit of flakey rust on the drivers side strut tower where the frame rail is spotwelded to the tower, just below the brake proportioning valve. So i got the old da out and went to town, next thin I know I am seeing light through the other...
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    Need Help NOW! Whats the difference between Design Concepts and Cervinis?

    I have seen the hole thing done b4 and it looks good if they are laid out well. i think the new goodmark steel cowl hood has the holes in cowl approach doesnt it?
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    POLISHING my 10 holes

    i am usinf the aircraft stuff from autozone...it cost like 7 bucks and stripped my paint (5 layers) down to metal in 15 mins.
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    Need Help NOW! Whats the difference between Design Concepts and Cervinis?

    thats a good idea with the drilling but my cervini's isnt like that. it has the ovals cut out with a metal scren mesh glassed in from the back, actually the oval weren't cut out the were formed in cuz they are gel coated around the edges just like the rest of the hood. i know it seem minor to...