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Re: Painting and undercoating

To: d0m6803@acs.tamu.edu
Subject: Re: Painting and undercoating
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 09:13:08 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
In-reply-to: <1.5.4.32.19980612044757.00691f94@acs.tamu.edu>
Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
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I used undercoating in a trunk once and it is a bad idea.  Everything you
put in the trunk will be black with that goo on it, yuk!
Ulix




On Thu, 11 Jun 1998 d0m6803@acs.tamu.edu wrote:

> Dear Group,
> 
>         My 59 Bugeye has finally made a trip to a local Body shop in College
> Station, Texas. Strangely, when I got there yesterday, another Bugeye was
> sprawled right on the floor outside, dropped of (maybe thrown off) by some
> truck driving R_D Ne_k who was intent on putting his "302" in her. Foot
> wells where rudly hacked out to make room for his evil plan... I guess it
> might work well for pulling his cattle trailer. Just thought is was a
> strange coincidence in a small town to see another.
>         Well I have more than one question about the work I'm having done.
> Here are a few.
> 
> 1.Moss Floor Panels - do they finally have an exact match?
> 
> 2.My body guy suggested putting an undercoat in the boot area on top of
> fresh paint. Any thoughts?
> 
> 3.Any thoughts on undercoating in general? How was it done originally, and
> how should it be done now (if at all)? Pros/Cons
> 
> 4.I will be using PPG paint. Is this a good choice?
> 
> 5.We will likely sand blast. I still have the option of having it stripped
> by hand and chemical methods. Any thoughts? What is the best treatment of
> this metal before painting (sealants, epoxy primers, etc.?) 
> 
> 6.Also curious on the best order to replace sills, rockers and floors.
> 
>                                         Thanks to all who can help.
>                                         David Meduna, Bugeye #12654
> 
> 
> 
>         
> David Meduna
> College of Veterinary Medicine
> Department of Biomedical Science
> Texas A&M University
> 

    Ulix                                                    __/__,__        
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