Alistair, you have our sympathies!!! I didn't realise we were talking about your car when I started reading the mail and caught myself thinking "ah well, you can use paint stripper - it's a DeLorean!". As you know Dave used to work for BMW. A former colleague of his has now set up his own bodyshop and his work is absolutely excellent. If you're looking for a good shop to do repairs to your paintwork, give us a shout, and we'll put you in touch. Martin pastyman@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: >Hi all > >I would also like to attend this car show, however it will depend on whether my car is ok, unfortunately some one with a vengeance against me got into my garage and poured 3 litres of white emulsion paint over my car. > >They also scratched the bonnet, door etc, I have a feeling I know who it was but its partly my fault for leaving the garage unlocked, they is nearly always a car parked in front and where I live you stand a very good chance of seeing someone entering my garage, but no-one saw anything on this occasion. > >I was to p***ed off at first and couldn’t do anything except stand there and look at it of hours, eventually I started a cleanup with the pressure washer etc to assess the damage, removed louvre that would need re-spraying and engine compartment cover, plus wipers and trim etc. Luckily the interior is untouched. > >The main problem is that its all in the door wells, and is time consuming to clean up, Luckily we are extremely lucky to have James RG in our club who suggested I drive it to his ramp/valeting centre to see if the diesel powered steam cleaner would shift it. > >I drove it there on Good Friday and we managed to successfully clean all bodywork, fascias and trim of the paint (with the help of some strong chemicals!), and its mainly door wells left to give a second clean, if all goes well should be back on the road in 2-3 wks. > >Thanks to James RG > > Alistair > > Vin 11622 > >Some pics if anyone interested > >http://www.dmc12.co.uk/11622_damage_page.htm > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Yahoo! Autos. Everything you need to know about buying or selling a car. FREE Quotes, 360° Tours, Research, Blue Book, Compare Vehicles, Buy Used http://us.click.yahoo.com/kEZsdA/bwnGAA/YiGOAA/HliolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> DOC UK Website: www.deloreans.co.uk Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are assumed public and may be printed in the club magazine ** Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/doc-uk/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/