Re: Stripping....A DELOREAN (What were YOU thinking?)

["dmcman82" <dmcman73@xxxx>]

I've seen your car at Robs shop and know exactly what you are 
talking about. If you decide to strip the paint off here are your 
pro's and cons:
1. The Stainless panels are in perfect condition and only need to be 
re-grained (as Dan D's car was) ,PRO
2. The bosy has bondo on it and now you have to again sell the car 
as is for the same price as you would have gotten for it if lefted 
painted minus all the work you just did to get the paint off or 
repaint it the right way and sell it for more. You could also 
replace the damaged parts but that would still cost you. ,CON

IMHO, I would just leave the car as is and sell it at a fair price. 
Let the buyer know that you are not sure if the body is free of 
bondo so it dosn't come back to haunt you if he finds out there is 
bondo on it. If you start stripping the car you may open up a can of 
worms and you stand to loose more money (and your time). If you were 
going to keep the car then I would say strip it down and take the 
chance. If the body is perfect then great! If not then either 
replace the damage parts OR repaint it the RIGHT way.

Steve

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "tp8534" <mpolans@xxxx> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> I've had a few very serious bites on my car. It's VIN #10365,
> 1982 gray 5-speed. Mechanically it's really nice, drives solid, 
all
> leather was redone in 1997, many new parts done professionally by 
Dan
> RC30 and P.J. Grady DeLorean. Here's the problem: it's painted 
white.
> The grain appears to be in tact underneath (it's been stripped in
> various places) and the paint never adhered correctly (Previous 
Owner
> job). It looks like white alligator skin, no luster