Stories of knucklehead mistakes, Make me feel better about the scratches in my new paint |
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Stories of knucklehead mistakes, Make me feel better about the scratches in my new paint |
stevegm |
Dec 1 2019, 09:09 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,111 Joined: 14-July 14 From: North Carolina Member No.: 17,633 Region Association: South East States |
I got my car out of storage to finish putting it back together. What started as a 3-month quick paint job, turned into a 5-year project. Anyway, I tried to keep the paint job from getting scratched while I pushed the car around the garage over the past couple of years. Everyone in my family knows - Rule #1 of the garage is don’t scratch the silver car. But, I failed. When I pulled it out to start finishing it this weekend, I noticed a few scratches in the paint. I sure would have liked to have driven it before scratching it. How I managed to scratch it, I have no idea. I guess the rule is - whatever you are trying to avoid scratching, will, in fact, get a scratched.
Anybody else scratch their new paint before finishing reassembly? I figured I’d start a knucklehead move thread. A form of group therapy I guess. |
AZBanks |
Dec 6 2019, 10:13 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,063 Joined: 7-December 05 From: New River, AZ Member No.: 5,245 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I bought a Techart rear spoiler in the UK for the 944 Cab and had it shipped to the US. It came with just some cheap screws for mounting it to the trunk lid. I drilled the holes and attached it with the seven screws that came with it. I wasn't thrilled with the screws and the strength of mounting fiberglass with just a few screws.
I kept thinking about finding a way to bolt it on for more but never got around to doing it. One early Saturday morning I am on a very empty stretch of road so I decide to stretch its legs. At about 120 I hear a single strange thump from the back of the car. I didn't hear anything else and the car didn't seem to drive any different so I continued on home. I got home and as I was getting out of the car I looked back to see a row of seven cheap screws sticking out of the trunk lid. The lesson is don't do a high speed run with questionably mounted body parts. I bought a replacement spoiler and this one arrived with several steel inserts bonded into the fiberglass and bolts to hold it on. Here are couple pics taken a few weeks before the high speed run. Attached thumbnail(s) |
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