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garcmol · 01-19-2011, 08:17 PM

Make sure that he removes your hood before repair! Well, at least can adequately bag the car. I speak from experience here. What shoulda/coulda been a small repair can turn into huge overspray issues and many many more headaches!

Good luck and congrats on your 'expecting' arrival!

Mike2ss · 02-28-2011, 10:47 PM

Good luck, hope this works out. Sounds kinda cheap, sometimes cheap is not the best.

CamaroDreams07 · 02-28-2011, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike2ss

Good luck, hope this works out. Sounds kinda cheap, sometimes cheap is not the best.

Amen. Sounds very cheap. What exactly is he going to do?

Capthowdy · 02-28-2011, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

No.

If the clear is cracked (most likely it is) then the paste will get underneath and cause worse damage faster then leaving it alone would.

OP; you need to get this fixed now. If left alone it will spread and cost you a couple thousand to repaint the whole hood. If fixed asap, a good painter can just sand down the damage and immediate area and fix it for a few hundred.

couple of thousand to paint a hood? What are they gonna do a massive air brush job? repaint the hood should be 350-500 at most....

Mr_Draco · 03-01-2011, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Capthowdy

couple of thousand to paint a hood? What are they gonna do a massive air brush job? repaint the hood should be 350-500 at most....

I wish. This wouldn't even cover the cost of materials.

Switchin2Chevy · 03-01-2011, 08:49 AM

**UPDATE** I got the crack fixed. Took a little less than 2 days. And I got it done for 185. Can't even tell it was there and looks great..!

CamaroDreams07 · 03-01-2011, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Switchin2Chevy

**UPDATE** I got the crack fixed. Took a little less than 2 days. And I got it done for 185. Can't even tell it was there and looks great..!

Would you mind telling us what they did? I'm curious.

Betblak · 03-01-2011, 12:09 PM

And post pics of the repair, plz.

Congrats on the expected baby. Those rear facing seats will be a bear in the backseat and may cause some friction with the Mrs. (Don't use the base and your wife will let you keep the car)

Switchin2Chevy · 03-02-2011, 09:04 PM

Haven't taken any pictures but I will. The pollen has started to pick up so the car needs a wash. But the crack was sanded down and then some body filler. Paint and clear.

Switchin2Chevy · 03-02-2011, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Betblak

And post pics of the repair, plz.

Congrats on the expected baby. Those rear facing seats will be a bear in the backseat and may cause some friction with the Mrs. (Don't use the base and your wife will let you keep the car)

Thanks. We're just at 20 weeks. So far so good...! We're looking in to different car seats and travel packages. That trunk is a lot smaller than I though it'd be but I'm sure we'll make it work..!

01-19-2011, 08:17 PM	#15
garcmol Drives: 10 1LT SIM; 91 B4C sleeper Z Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ft. Mitchell, Alabama Posts: 7,199	Make sure that he removes your hood before repair! Well, at least can adequately bag the car. I speak from experience here. What shoulda/coulda been a small repair can turn into huge overspray issues and many many more headaches! Good luck and congrats on your 'expecting' arrival! __________________ Pedders Pace Car Package, Injen CAI, Flowmaster AT, AAC Lighting, ZL1 fascia/skirts, RKSport Ram Air hood, vented fenders, painted stripes (Gary's Customz), Honor and Valor badged (Thank you, John)

02-28-2011, 10:47 PM	#16
Mike2ss Airborne Pathfinder Drives: Camaro ZL575 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Benito, TX Posts: 1,139	Good luck, hope this works out. Sounds kinda cheap, sometimes cheap is not the best. __________________ 2010 Camaro Indy 500 Pace car, LS3-ZL575 Other cars are- 95 BMW 325 sedan- AA exhaust, AA CAI, AA Strut bar, AA chip, M3 rotors and calipers, racing clutch, oversized injectors, upgraded M3 interior- Audi A4 SLine, with black out optics

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03-01-2011, 08:49 AM	#20
Switchin2Chevy Drives: Currently 2015 Mustang GT manual. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Milton, FL Posts: 816	UPDATE I got the crack fixed. Took a little less than 2 days. And I got it done for 185. Can't even tell it was there and looks great..!

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Betblak Drives: 2010 BlackneSS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Maricopa AZ Posts: 103 View My Garage	And post pics of the repair, plz. Congrats on the expected baby. Those rear facing seats will be a bear in the backseat and may cause some friction with the Mrs. (Don't use the base and your wife will let you keep the car)

03-02-2011, 09:04 PM	#23
Switchin2Chevy Drives: Currently 2015 Mustang GT manual. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Milton, FL Posts: 816	Haven't taken any pictures but I will. The pollen has started to pick up so the car needs a wash. But the crack was sanded down and then some body filler. Paint and clear.