Re: Performance Improvement Ideas

From: boydmcguire@mindspring.com
Date: Tue Mar 23 1999 - 16:36:59 EST


I wish that would work, but the paint is chipped away in 1" square areas in
some places.

Blake
'93 White/Gray
4x2 Auto
5.2L 318cu V-8
-----Original Message-----
From: JeffofSLU@aol.com <JeffofSLU@aol.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Performance Improvement Ideas

>In a message dated 3/23/99 12:56:20 PM Central Standard Time,
>boydmcguire@mindspring.com writes:
>
><< Why does anyone NEED to paint there truck? My dad has been using it
since
> 93, and his is a contractor, so he is out on job sites. There are
countless
> paint scratches and such. I like the paint job done now, but the white has
> faded so much (b/c he leaves it in the sun) that there isnt a touch up
paint
> out there that matches this faded white. I dont have the $1000-$1500 to
get
> the best paint job in town (nor do I want to wait 1 year for them to have
an
> opening) and I want the outside to look good. What do you suggest as far
as
> getting something done? If I could, I'd like to stick with this paint job,
> b/c its a cool looking 2 tone, but I dont know if I can. My tires are 14"
or
> 16", whatever came on them in 93.
> >>
>
>Try this: Do a complete Meguiar's three step treatment and then see what
>you've got. It'll hide some of the finer scratches that didn't make it past
>the clear coat and give your paint a '"deeper" look. It's alot of work, and
>you may want to do one section first to see if you want to try it on the
rest
>of the truck. I'd do it on the hood first and see if it helps any. Oh, and
>your tires are probably 15".
>
>Jeff



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