OUCH!

[Plymouthfan]

Was taking something off a shelf over the Runner and as you would expect, a bunch of crap falls off the shelf and lands on the car.

One box contained two header reducers and of course one lands right on the hood and takes a small chunk out of my hood stripe. Fortunately no dent.

On the other side of the shelf a loose door handle falls and hits the side of the fender and takes a dime size chunk of paint out, right down to bare metal. GRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

100% my fault!!! :brickwall:

 

[69runner]

That really bites!!! I hate those kinds of days.

 

[toms69rr]

Sorry :brickwall: :brickwall:

 

[Big John]

Been there.. done that... it sucks :brickwall:

I've been gonna try this on a couple problems with my other cars.

http://www.langka.com/ I've heard good stuff about this.

An article on chip repair.

http://bugmanweb.com/c6/c6files/paintchipsbynon.pdf

 

[mac]

i am notorious for setting myself up for moments like that. that is why i bought a thick car cover to help with those "oh sh!t" times, like bikes, jack handles, ect....... i wish i had a new garage.

 

[1BADBIRD]

Sorry to hear that. I remember one time my wife,lawn mower,rock I need to go lay down I feel sick again.

 

[Basketcase]

man that sucks Chris. seems like stuff like that never happens to an old beater.

 

[Roadcuda]

You are definately not alone Chris. About a month after I had the Barracuda painted something fell off the garage wall and put a 10" scratch on the side of the car. Because of the type of paint they used I couldn't get just the bad area done, but to match the paint right they had to do the whole quater panel again, and it wasn't a cheap repair.

 

[Plymouthfan]

I'm sure most everyone's been there. I'm not sweating it since I was planning to have the car repainted in a year or two anyway. Just makes me worry about AFTER it's painted. I know it sounds stupid, but I don't want TOO nice of a paint job on there. Too much crap can happen to any car, as I've learned from the Scamp episode....

 

[Basketcase]

the same here. I don't want "too nice" of a paint job. that's what's so nice about primer.

 

[Hoosier Bird]

I know what you mean. Sorry to hear it. I pulled the entire doghouse off of the 57 today and didn't put 1 scratch on anything. What are the chances after I paint it and try to reassemble everything, that I won't get any scratches............

 

[ACME A12]

the same here. I don't want "too nice" of a paint job. that's what's so nice about primer.

I was thinking the same thing about primer as I was reading this. On one hand I cannot wait to start the resto on the A12 in earnest and on the other, man it has been nice just being able to beat the sh*t out of that old war-horse without any real regard for the consequences...and I have been using it for the purpose for which it was built...

Glad to read that you were already planning to repaint the car in a year or two; helps to somewhat lessen the blow...I hope. So enlighten a newb - what was the "Scamp episode"???

Ray

 

[Plymouthfan]

Well, as long as my body is straight and he uses good primer, I'm more than happy with a single stage paint. I think they used a single stage in my engine compartment and it looks absolutely amazing. No need for a $10K base clear on my car!

This is the Scamp Episode....

Two fresh quarters, paint, NOS rockers, new tail stripe...


One year later, hit and run late one night. I have no idea who did it....

 

[ACME A12]

OMG!!!

Now I'm sorry that I asked. Holeee-Crapola...!!! Now that just pisses me off...

So you got to do it all over again. Nice.

Sheesh. Yeah, let's hope for no more Scamp episodes - for any of us... That just blows...

uke:
Ray

 

[dobie]

That's terrible. I'm almost glad my car isn't painted and looks like crap!

 

[69hemibeep]

Well, as long as my body is straight and he uses good primer, I'm more than happy with a single stage paint. I think they used a single stage in my engine compartment and it looks absolutely amazing. No need for a $10K base clear on my car!

This is the Scamp Episode....

Two fresh quarters, paint, NOS rockers, new tail stripe...


One year later, hit and run late one night. I have no idea who did it....

Its been a full year and I still have yellow paint on my bicycle :jester:

 

[Basketcase]

That's terrible. I'm almost glad my car isn't painted and looks like crap!

not excatly...........

 

[Hoosier Bird]

Wow, that would really tick me off............great looking car though.

 

[Plymouthfan]

Would have been better if it was the door and front fender. At least I can replace that myself. I hung a new door and had it painted. I kind of pounded the quarter out from the inside with my palm and it looks somewhat better. Still have to have that quarter replaced AGAIN!

At least I still have the car. Luckily it wasn't totaled!

 

[69hemibeep]

Im sorry,I thought you had it done just by the rocker molding missing in the first pic and being bent on the second mybad :leave: