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Re: Painting dash and RE: Sprite Tuning Video

To: <Lancer7676@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Painting dash and RE: Sprite Tuning Video
From: "Bob Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 16:56:19 -0500
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Organization: TheBest.Net, St. Simons Island, GA 31522, USA
Reply-to: "Bob Wiedemeyer" <boxweed@thebest.net>
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Lancer,

The paint won't wrinkle unless you put it on thick.  You have probably been
putting it on too thin in the areas where it's not wrinkling.

Bob

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> From: Lancer7676@aol.com
> To: sjonston@dreamscape.com; spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Painting dash and RE: Sprite Tuning Video 
> Date: Friday, April 02, 1999 4:28 PM
> 
> In a message dated 4/2/99 1:26:47 PM EST, sjonston@dreamscape.com writes:
> 
> << How much of a pain in the rear is it to remove and paint the metal
dash 
> from
>  a 66 Sprite?  >>
> 
> Scott:
> 
> I removed my '67 Sprite dash--didn't seem to be that difficult--lots of
small 
> nuts involved.  But painting it in the original Krinkle finish has proven
to 
> be a pain in the arse.  I have gotten how-to's and suggestions, followed
the 
> directions on the can and still end up with some of it looking perfect
and 
> some of it looking shiny--very uneven.  I have sandblasted it and painted
it 
> twice in two different ways with unsatisfactory results so far.  I am
going 
> to sand blast and try it again--only ONCE again--and it it screws up I
will 
> sand blast it a 4th time and paint it SATIN BLACK!!!!!
> 
> Hope you have better luck.






> 
> ---David


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