>Ryan, don't wanna seem insensitive...but park in the south
>40 whenever possible. Pick up that beautiful Lady carry her
>where ever she wants to go. Works for me. BTW, Congrats!! :)
Thanks. It was a beautiful weekend up until Sunday afternoon when I
noticed my truck.
>GS -
>
> rugbynut@ameritech.net wrote:
> > I went outside yesterday afternoon to drive my fiance to the mall and
> > I noticed that my normally dusty dak had a clean patch on it
> > extending from the left rear taillight to the wheel well. I got out
> > a rag and cleaned it up a bit and noticed that some F^$&king
> > S%#&THEAD scraped my dak all the way from the tail light to the back
> > wheel well.
><snip>
> > Of course this happens when I have absolutely no money (just
> > bought an engagement ring on Wednesday, she said yes btw), so this
> > will probably have to wait at least a month or so
><snip>
>
> > Any ideas on how
> > to fix this myself? I want to get fender flares next Spring, so that
> > should cover up the dent by the wheel well, but how about the
> > scratches?
>
>Sounds like sanding, primer, painting and wetsanding to me. finish
>up with a good buffer. On smaller scratches that don't go to the
>metal, a dremel or wizard with a small buffing wheel used with wax
>will bring back the gloss after any sanding or painting. I don't know
>how many times this has worked for me.
Good thing I've got a dremel. I think that will take care of most of
the scratches. Hopefully the fender flares will cover the dent. I
kept looking for a white car with the red scratches, but no luck.
Thanks for the congrats! Reminds me of what's important.
Ryan Grimes
Technology Support Technician
CCSD 89
Glen-Ellyn, IL 60137
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