[Shotimes] Timing Belt/Misc.

[Michael S Wojton]

Some will say "I'll try anything to save money", but my opinion about
painting a car is "you get what you pay for".  MY OPINION is if you
want a professional looking paint job, get a professional to paint it.
Maybe my view comes from the fact that I suck at paintiong.  I painted
some stuff for my truck, but thankfully it was all underhood stuff, so
my pathetic attempt isn't hanging out there for all to see.

A friend tried to paint his own truck.  Basecoat/clearcoat.  Simple, thought
he.  I can wet sand the clearcoat to get out any orange peel, then buff it
shiny again.  He ended up with so much orange peel there was no
smoothing it out.  And the truck was orange too, ironically.

90% of a paint job is in the prep work, and I don't have the patience for
that.  I admit it.  If you think you do, my advice would be go to your
library or book store.  There are lots of books out there on bodywork
and painting.


Mike Wojton
'95 MTX
Toledo, Ohio
shomike@tri-statesho-svt.org

K&N sans silencer cone
SHO Shop Y-pipe

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan

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Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 20:48:24 -0800
To: Shotimes@autox.team.net
From: Kerry.Kinion[kerry]@kinionfurniture.com
Sender: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shotimes] Timing Belt/Misc.

Hi All,

('93 MTX - 110K - Bone Stock - don't have service records before about
70K)

I have torn down the following:

Radiator (was leaking previously then seemed to plug itself up - will be
replaced)
Water Pump/CPS (water pump was leaking bad)
Thermostat/Sending Unit
Timing Belt (broke - that's the reason for all this)
Valve Covers off - ready to do valve shim check/replacement
Plugs/Wires will get replaced (with Ford/MC of course)
Cleaned engine bay and repainted underneath where degreaser took a bunch
of paint off my sub-frame

I am kind of stalled out as I wait for parts and money for parts so I
can put everything back together.  I thought I would ask a few stupid
questions in the mean time!

1.	Timing belt - the one that broke and I took off is a Gates
#1248.  What were the original timing belts installed at the factory?
Does this Gates belt mean it has been replaced before, or was this
possibly original factory issue?
2.	I am kind of getting ahead of myself (since I will need brakes
and tires next) but I want to re-paint the car eventually.  All kinds of
minor nicks, scratches, etc.  Some fool before me tried to touch up
something on the rear bumper and it looks like crap.  I have a furniture
shop with a 25HP Rotary Screw compressor, air dryer, Binks spray equip,
etc.  Would it be possible, with these tools at my disposal, to re-paint
(original green) myself and have it look like it was professionally
done?  O.K. - I have never painted a car before and have no clue where
to start - Any step by step suggestions out there for a total re-paint?

Thanks in advance for any help again!

Kerry Kinion
McMinnville, OR.
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