RE: [DML] Re: scratches on delorean

[MichaelRPack1@xxxx]

Hello List,

I have moved 3 times this year. WHEW! I cannot find my Kent-Moore flap wheel. It's in the mountain of boxes somewher in my house. I would like to touch up an area of my lower quarter panel. If anyone has an extra tool for sale, please email me. I will pay top dollar for another brand new tool.
Sincerely,
Michael Pack

"David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> wrote:

>The "best " answer is the finest grit that will remove the scratch. A
>more practical answer is to try with 120-150 grit. If you want to be
>really aggressive you can go all the way to #80 which is what I like
>to use. Till you get good enough to do it in straight lines (in the
>beginning it is very hard to go really straight, you tend to arc) use
>masking tape for a guideline. On flat surfaces you can use a short
>piece of 2 x 4 so you hold it flat and use even pressure. On curved
>areas you can use a stiff sponge with the sandpaper wrapped around it.
>Don't just work the scratch, work the whole area around it. When you
>finish with the sandpaper do the whole area with a blending pad. Don't
>get too excited about how shiny it now is. You can either do the whole
>car with a blending pad or wait a week and it will "dull down". Stay
>away from the plastic and fiberglass with the sandpaper and blending
>pad. If you have to work close to it cover with masking tape. I like
>the 3M blue stuff, it isn't so sticky and removes without any residue.
>When you finish you could also rub the area down with alcohol to
>remove the fine traces of sandpaper grit and S/S dust. Remember, you
>are actually SCRATCHING ?the S/S so make sure you are going straight!
>The graining is nothing more than surface scratches but all in the
>same direction.
>David Teitelbaum
>vin 10757
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>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "funkstuf" <funkstuf@xxxx> wrote:
>> Ok guys..
>> Here's the million dollar question.
>> What is the BEST way to remove small scratches from a Delorean.
>> It appears that sandpaper will work if you have the right grit and 
>> are able to maintain a straight line.
>> If this is true... What is the right grit?
>> Any ideas welcome, including any or all equipments and methods.
>> Thanks
>> Dale Funk
>> Vin # 4984
>> Washington State
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