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Old 05-07-2011, 10:26 PM   #9
Junkman2008
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Originally Posted by MisterCamaro69 View Post
Go to a salvage yard and ask if you can practice on one of their cars... or stop by a body shop and ask if you can have a damaged hood to play with.
Excellent suggestion.

At the junk yard, you want to work on something similar to what you have. Paint on a 98 Cadillac will probably have way more clear than you have on your newer cars. You want to work on something close to the year you have as you will get a real idea as to how fast strike through can happen. Take some 1000 grit paper with you and watch how fast you go through the clear.
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