[Shotimes] Re: 96 SHO damage report

[Ron Nottingham]

I always suspected that would happen, since paint over metal doesn't have
anything added to it to make it "flexible" like you would put in the paint
for bumpers, etc.

Ron N. - Dalton, GA
90 SHO
89 325i
"It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"

----- Original Message -----
From: "sho2go" <srfdude@cox.net>
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Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: 96 SHO damage report


> My '95 got 2 hail dents in Texas, on the top.  One of the local paintless
> ding-fixers straightened them up, and you couldn't tell.  Now, a year
later,
> the paint has cracked over those 2 spots and is flaking off; a little rust
> is showing.  I think long-term this type of repair is suspect.
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
> To: <dmall@mwonline.net>; <sholando@yahoo.com>
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> <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 4:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: 96 SHO damage report
>
>
> > Don,  I have personal experience with an outfit called DentTeam USA.
> > They're a mobile outfit that come to your place and have techniques to
> > massage most dents out.  Don't know if they're up in IL.
> >
> > Why did I need this do you ask?  We have been known to get hail down
here
> in
> > South Florida.   One afternoon the sky just opened up and these olive
> sized
> > hail granules came pouring down.  When it was over we had over 4 inches
of
> > ice backed up in the gutters, and it was still almost 80 degrees
> outside!!!
> > Freakiest thing I've ever seen weather-wise down here.  That particular
> day,
> > my leased 2000 LS8 was sitting outside and got pummeled, though I'm sure
> not
> > as bad as your SHO.  Since the car wasn't mine and I had no intention of
> > keeping it, I used that company to work out most of the dents and then
> game
> > the car back when it was time.  Really couldn't tell there was any
damage.
> > I would use this on my personal cars if I needed to.
> >
> > Carl P.
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