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08-28-2001, 10:44 AM
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My 92 Z was "screwdrivered", the pr*cks weren't nice enough to use a key, not to long ago. I am going to hold off on getting it painted till I move out cause I live with 2 women and 3 cats at the moment, and you know how that goes. These marks are deep, down to metal in most spots. They got me on my roof, hood, and all the way down the passenger side. It has been in rain a few times and there is a little bit of rust. Anyone know any tricks that I could use to clean up the rust in these hard to reach spots so I can try and blend it in as much as possible untill paint day comes? Thanks a million-
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92 Z-28
305 -5speed
160 thermo.
K&N Air Filters
B&M Ripper
14.7 @ 96mph (stock run)
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92 Z-28
305 -5speed
160 thermo.
K&N Air Filters
B&M Ripper
14.7 @ 96mph (stock run)
09-01-2001, 11:12 PM
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I had a similar thing happen, except with a switch blade...
I just bought some factory replacment paint to fill it in. It looks a LOT better than when it was scratched. Call your local GM for this, and they can match up your paint, if it is still a factory color. ------------------
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09-01-2001, 11:34 PM
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Car: 87 Formula/ 00 Xtreme
Engine: TPI 305/ v6
Transmission: struggling t-5/ 4l60E
Axle/Gears: 3.08/ 3.23
Sorry to hear about your car man,, a shame people have to trash others property to get a thrill.
To get into the scratch area, wrap some medium grit (120-220) wet (the black stuuf) paper around a thin object (e.g., like a 3.5 floppy disk or something similar) & wet sand the scratches to blend the sharp areas. You can get touch up paint from the dealer like Fire suggested or go to somewhere like Autozone & get some there to closely match the paint color. Paint the scratches to your satisfaction, the more you build the layers to the existiing paint, the less noticable the scratch will be. When you've achieved something close to good enough for you, let it dry then com back & colorsand(wetsand) down the touchup paint with some 1000-2000 grit to smoothe it out/down to the original paint. The buff it out with a polishing compund & wax. It won't be perfect but, the scratches will be sealed & it'll look better than seeing the fine 'artwork' that was done to your car.
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To get into the scratch area, wrap some medium grit (120-220) wet (the black stuuf) paper around a thin object (e.g., like a 3.5 floppy disk or something similar) & wet sand the scratches to blend the sharp areas. You can get touch up paint from the dealer like Fire suggested or go to somewhere like Autozone & get some there to closely match the paint color. Paint the scratches to your satisfaction, the more you build the layers to the existiing paint, the less noticable the scratch will be. When you've achieved something close to good enough for you, let it dry then com back & colorsand(wetsand) down the touchup paint with some 1000-2000 grit to smoothe it out/down to the original paint. The buff it out with a polishing compund & wax. It won't be perfect but, the scratches will be sealed & it'll look better than seeing the fine 'artwork' that was done to your car.
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