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- Path: sparky!uunet!ulowell!swlvx2!hsd
- From: hsd@swl.msd.ray.com (HERBERT DASILVA)
- Subject: Re: Paint problems on '90 Nissan Stanza
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.181521.13121@swlvx2.msd.ray.com>
- Sender: news@swlvx2.msd.ray.com (NEWS USER)
- Organization: Raytheon Company, Tewksbury, MA
- References: <RRUSK.92Nov9162632@amber.ssd.csd.harris.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 18:15:21 GMT
- Lines: 29
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- rrusk@ssd.csd.harris.com (Bob Rusk) writes:
-
- >I have a '90 Stanza (made/assembled in USA, purchased new 2 years ago) that
- >has 'soft' paint. It is as if the paint had never cured properly. For
- >example, the pressure applied by the return string on a gas pump hose was
- >enough to cause the smooth surface of the nozzle handle to remove a chunk
- >of paint. This same phenomenon has resulted in numerous stone chips in
- >front (more than any car I've ever owned) and chips on the door edges.
-
- This was the exact problem I had with my '88 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe.
- The paint was so soft that bugs got EMBEDDED in the paint in the front of
- the car, and I had to use rubbing compound to smooth the paint and remove
- them!!
-
- >For the most part, these chips are on galvanized sheet metal, so there
- >is almost no rust associated with them (yet!). However, I am not sure
- >about how to go about repairing the existing nicks and preventing new ones.
- >I am fairly handy (a former boat mechanic), but have almost no experience
- >with body work.
-
- >Any suggestions/ideas are more than welcome.
-
- > Bob Rusk
-
- If the car has not been clearcoated, you could have a clear coat applied
- at your local trusty body shop. There are some pretty good ones out
- there.
-
- Herb "Mopar Maniac" DaSilva
-