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Re: Working on Stuff

To: LGMCAFEE@aol.com, land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Working on Stuff
From: Doug Odom <dlodom@charter.net>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 11:33:21 -0800
Hey KT, I have found it's not the paint that's important, it's the 
primer. The paints for color and looks. The primer is what keeps the 
salt from getting to the metal. Remember just because you sell fake 
rocks, don't mean you can use fake primer.
Doug Odom in rainy big ditch


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>>Spent the entire day yesterday stripping the car of all it's mechanical
>>parts... got just about everything except the rear suspension... so this
>>morning I'm off to finish that and take the belly pan off...  ( it's made
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>out
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>>of 1/8th inch plate ) The pan hasn't been off since the car was built so
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>this
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>>oughta be a hoot...
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>>My intent is to take the chassis outside and sand blast it...  Ron had
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>powder
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>>coated it and I'm just not a fan of the power coating because it's so
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>thick
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>>that it looks like it could hide cracks,  Don't know if that's a true
>>statement it's just the way it looks to me and I want to start from the
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>ground
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>>up with the car this year...figure I'll go back with a quality coat of
>>Rustoleum Gloss Black
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>>Just thought I'd give a quick update to what I'm up to ... what are you
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>folks
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>>doing?
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>>Keith ( morning Dave... Dan.... )






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