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  • So I worked a little on my red and white cars this weekend....

    ... still haven't figured out the red car problems. I was in the middle of nitrofarm's fuse block repair when it got cold so I finished that up. I didn't tin the spades but I did clean then and dipped them in a tub of dielectric grease I have prior to reassembling. I believe the problem is the ignition switch and I have a spare, but I'll save that for my other repair thread so let's not reference that here.

    I have insurance on the white car and will have the tags updated Wednesday. I told my wife to black tag it last year and she didn't so I have to catch it up. My intention is to sell this car but I want to drive it a while prior to selling it so I know what issues it may have and fix them. I did a driver's side fender and door swap and now the car is really straight except both quarters. It looks like a cow rubbed on the car.

    I used a 2x4, a 1x4 and a 1x3 to try and ease the dent out on the driver's side by removing the tail light and rubbing it back and forth on the inside of the quarter, but as the metal had been stretched along the edges, it came out sort of wavy. The paint isn't cracked and I might work it some more, but I'm worried it'll oil can on me. I'm thinking of taking walmart sacks and cans of expanding foam and make some pillows in the quarter to support the metal and it would add sound deadening. It would also be removable thought it would destroy the foam.
    1963 Fairlane - future NSS drag car
    1965 Mustang Coupe - A-code car, restoring for/with my son
    1973 F100 longbed - only 22k original miles, 360/auto, disk, PS/PB dealer in dash A/C
    1996 Sonoma X-cab - son's DD
    2002 Grand Prix - daughter's DD
    2003 Sport Trac - 180k, 130k on replaced motor with new timing chains - F/S soon.
    2005 Accord - wife's DD
    2008 Mountaineer - step daughter's DD
    2015 F150 SCrew - DD

  • #2
    That paintless dent repair is an art. I know the guy that does it here gets it to where you can't tell anything happened. He is choosy about which one he takes to do. It can take him a long time on some.
    See how good you can get it!
    Reflex paint by Langeman...Lifted...Tow Rig

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    • #3
      My nephew travels all over the country doing it. I saw a new luxury car he was doing that had severe hail damage. It was amazing, and black!!

      He had half the roof done and you couldn't tell.
      1963 Fairlane - future NSS drag car
      1965 Mustang Coupe - A-code car, restoring for/with my son
      1973 F100 longbed - only 22k original miles, 360/auto, disk, PS/PB dealer in dash A/C
      1996 Sonoma X-cab - son's DD
      2002 Grand Prix - daughter's DD
      2003 Sport Trac - 180k, 130k on replaced motor with new timing chains - F/S soon.
      2005 Accord - wife's DD
      2008 Mountaineer - step daughter's DD
      2015 F150 SCrew - DD

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      • #4
        Well, take the car to your nephew!
        Dan




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        • #5
          As much as I'd like to, not gonna happen. Too far away.
          1963 Fairlane - future NSS drag car
          1965 Mustang Coupe - A-code car, restoring for/with my son
          1973 F100 longbed - only 22k original miles, 360/auto, disk, PS/PB dealer in dash A/C
          1996 Sonoma X-cab - son's DD
          2002 Grand Prix - daughter's DD
          2003 Sport Trac - 180k, 130k on replaced motor with new timing chains - F/S soon.
          2005 Accord - wife's DD
          2008 Mountaineer - step daughter's DD
          2015 F150 SCrew - DD

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          • #6
            On subject of ignition switch try spraying WD-40 or contact cleaner into keyhole, insert key and move around to work liquid in. Sometimes works. May need to re-do once a year or so. Good luck.
            Original owner of silver grey carburetted 1989 Festiva. 105k km as of June 2006. 140k km as of June 2021.

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