[DML] Re: Factory painted Ds

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

To my knowledge there is NO SUCH THING AS A FACTORY-PAINTED CAR!!!
It is true that the factory was experimenting with painting the S/S.
There was a test panel that was in the wharehouse in Ohio that had
different color paint on it. DMC even had a procedure that was given
out to paint the S/S. It is also said that DMC was planning to offer a
painted panel kit that you could have installed when you wanted to
change the color of your car. You would get credit for your old panels
and drive out the same day with a different colored car! That said
there were many Deloreans that got painted in the 80's by dealerships
trying to move out the "dead" inventory. They thought by painting them
the public would be more inclined to buy them. The other way Deloreans
got painted is if they had any body damage. In the early 80's body
shops couldn't get panels so they would use body filler and talked the
owner into painting the whole car to cover it up. The problem here is
the S/S alloy used on Deloreans is non-magnetic so you cannot use a
magnet to see if any of the panels are repaired with "bondo". If you
buy a painted car it could be expensive to remove the paint. In any
case the car would have to be regrained. Part of the process to paint
the car involved using an orbital sander to prepare the surface so it
will be all scratched up under the paint even if there is no filler.
If you buy a painted Delorean you should figure leaving it painted.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757 


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "anbrahaesl" <anders@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi, I just responed to an add I saw on a swedish site. A guy is
selling a Delorean in 
> original condition, he sais. Except the little detail I protested
against - it's red!
> 
> But the fellow is claiming that the car is one of 240 factory
painted cars! Does anyone 
> know anything about this? As far as I know the cars was painted after 








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