Re: Paint removal

[jtrealty@xxxx]

To restore the door you don't have to replace it. Even with some 
damage and holes from a dent puller it can be repaired. It would 
require removal and shipping to someone capable of such repairs but it 
would be a lot cheaper than buying another door. The bigger question 
is what other damage there is and how badly you want to return the car 
to the origional finish. Even if there is no damage to a painted car 
not only would it require removal of the paint and fixing any damage 
but it will also involve regraining as the surface was probably sanded 
by a random orbital sander so as to give the paint job a "bite". The 
best way to go about this would be to remove the panels from the car 
and chemicaly remove the paint. IMHO if the paint job is in fair shape 
leave it alone unless you have a lot of time or money. The person you 
need to talk to is Dan Deutch (I probably misspelled his name) as he 
had a BLACK car with a bad paint job that he tried to repair and one 
thing lead to another and now the car is stainless again.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, Jay Jones <JayJones@xxxx> wrote:
> I made a discovery. You guessed it, Bondo in the holes from a dent 
puller.
> I wanted to cry. I was planning on removing the paint and getting 
it back
> to the stainless steal that we all love. I can't afford to buy 
another door
> right now. The metal looks as though it would only be some slight 
dings to
> it. In other words if I did remove the paint I don't think it would 
look
> bad, (not great or even possibly good, but not bad