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You could go to a body shop supply and get a gallon of polymer sealant that will protect your paint, all that other stuff is b/s in my opinion. the cost is about 50- 70 bucks then use a foam pad and low speed buffer and micro fiber cloth to finish. Split up the gal into small bottle and sell to your friends to make back your investment, The gallon jug goes a long way.
You could go to a body shop supply and get a gallon of polymer sealant that will protect your paint, all that other stuff is b/s in my opinion. the cost is about 50- 70 bucks then use a foam pad and low speed buffer and micro fiber cloth to finish. Split up the gal into small bottle and sell to your friends to make back your investment, The gallon jug goes a long way.
I used to go around to used car lots and do these type of repair a lot. First clean the area well, I use a damp chamois to get the heavy crud off then either prep solvent or lacquer thinner. mask around the perimeter as tight as you can, use 3/4 or 1 inch tape then come back with 2 inch to give a cushion so if you get wild with the sand paper you don’t scratch the paint next to the repair area. Then get some super glue and some 320 sand paper and scuff the tiny crack but don’t remove the dust put a dab of glue on the crack area and sand it in using the dust to fill the cracks and the glue will harden quickly. do this a few times to get it filled then sand with 400 till it looks like it filled and smoothed out to your satisfaction. prime with what ever type primmer you have. I like 2 part epoxy for most repairs, but a spray bomb of lacquer will work. I even used water bourne primer, it takes a little longer to flash off but some times it works best. for the larger chunks missing I use a 3m product called auto mix 5895. It is a 2 part type epoxy specially made for bonding these type of material. It can be sanded fairly smooth. If the gap is huge then I take my scotch- brite pad red is really stiff or the gray, and smear the auto mix into the pad to saturate and stick it on. use masking tape to hold it in place if needed. Let it set up and work it with a grinder just like bondo. then prime and finish with sand paper till smooth, prep and paint.
I used to go around to used car lots and do these type of repair a lot. First clean the area well, I use a damp chamois to get the heavy crud off then either prep solvent or lacquer thinner. mask around the perimeter as tight as you can, use 3/4 or 1 inch tape then come back with 2 inch to give a cushion so if you get wild with the sand paper you don’t scratch the paint next to the repair area. Then get some super glue and some 320 sand paper and scuff the tiny crack but don’t remove the dust put a dab of glue on the crack area and sand it in using the dust to fill the cracks and the glue will harden quickly. do this a few times to get it filled then sand with 400 till it looks like it filled and smoothed out to your satisfaction. prime with what ever type primmer you have. I like 2 part epoxy for most repairs, but a spray bomb of lacquer will work. I even used water bourne primer, it takes a little longer to flash off but some times it works best. for the larger chunks missing I use a 3m product called auto mix 5895. It is a 2 part type epoxy specially made for bonding these type of material. It can be sanded fairly smooth. If the gap is huge then I take my scotch- brite pad red is really stiff or the gray, and smear the auto mix into the pad to saturate and stick it on. use masking tape to hold it in place if needed. Let it set up and work it with a grinder just like bondo. then prime and finish with sand paper till smooth, prep and paint.
That is a great description of a problem. What would be an answer to that problem ? Possible timing belt/chain slip or snap ?
All the Mad Max flicks,Two lane Black Top for sure,haven’t seen that one in a while. Even in Terminator the massive LTD really hauled ass and took a beating,and it was cool to see the light blue Eldorado burning tire too.
All the Mad Max flicks,Two lane Black Top for sure,haven’t seen that one in a while. Even in Terminator the massive LTD really hauled ass and took a beating,and it was cool to see the light blue Eldorado burning tire too.