I've seen your car at Robs shop and know exactly what you are talking about. If you decide to strip the paint off here are your pro's and cons: 1. The Stainless panels are in perfect condition and only need to be re-grained (as Dan D's car was) ,PRO 2. The bosy has bondo on it and now you have to again sell the car as is for the same price as you would have gotten for it if lefted painted minus all the work you just did to get the paint off or repaint it the right way and sell it for more. You could also replace the damaged parts but that would still cost you. ,CON IMHO, I would just leave the car as is and sell it at a fair price. Let the buyer know that you are not sure if the body is free of bondo so it dosn't come back to haunt you if he finds out there is bondo on it. If you start stripping the car you may open up a can of worms and you stand to loose more money (and your time). If you were going to keep the car then I would say strip it down and take the chance. If the body is perfect then great! If not then either replace the damage parts OR repaint it the RIGHT way. Steve --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "tp8534" <mpolans@xxxx> wrote: > Hi folks, > I've had a few very serious bites on my car. It's VIN #10365, > 1982 gray 5-speed. Mechanically it's really nice, drives solid, all > leather was redone in 1997, many new parts done professionally by Dan > RC30 and P.J. Grady DeLorean. Here's the problem: it's painted white. > The grain appears to be in tact underneath (it's been stripped in > various places) and the paint never adhered correctly (Previous Owner > job). It looks like white alligator skin, no luster