Ooops, if only insurance would cover stupidity.
10-08-2010, 12:23 PM
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Ooops, if only insurance would cover stupidity.
So, last night at work, i backed a semi truck out of the shop and side swiped my 97 BPM Z28. 
the scratch starts half way down the drivers door and ends at the back of the gas cap. also got a sweet dent just after the door on the 1/4 panel. Since the paint was already falling off due to the typical GM delamination around the gas cap and front lower bumper i decided to paint it. does anyone know A: if this paint is available at auto paint stores, B: how difficult it is to mix and shoot, and C: how to pull the dent out. it creased the wheel well a little and i'm not tearing the panel out... this car used to be beautiful, now it's in pieces and i'm hoping to restore it to its once gorgeous look. i'm still kinda new to the whole message board deal and i'm not sure how to add pictures, but i plan on taking a few when i go back to the shop to keep tearing her apart, so if you could send me a message telling me how i will gladly post a few pics. maybe status update pics down the road. Thanks for any advice.
the scratch starts half way down the drivers door and ends at the back of the gas cap. also got a sweet dent just after the door on the 1/4 panel. Since the paint was already falling off due to the typical GM delamination around the gas cap and front lower bumper i decided to paint it. does anyone know A: if this paint is available at auto paint stores, B: how difficult it is to mix and shoot, and C: how to pull the dent out. it creased the wheel well a little and i'm not tearing the panel out... this car used to be beautiful, now it's in pieces and i'm hoping to restore it to its once gorgeous look. i'm still kinda new to the whole message board deal and i'm not sure how to add pictures, but i plan on taking a few when i go back to the shop to keep tearing her apart, so if you could send me a message telling me how i will gladly post a few pics. maybe status update pics down the road. Thanks for any advice.
10-08-2010, 01:07 PM
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10-10-2010, 08:52 PM
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i live in ohio, and it's not a body shop. it's actually a semi shop that i work at. one of my buddies works at a body shop and he brought some tools to pull the dent out. we do light body work, so i have access to sanders and stuff.
10-12-2010, 07:49 PM
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I'm also thinking about shaving the antenna off since I use my Ipod instead of the radio. Has anyone ever seen one or have pictures of one or any opinion. i'm not going to do it if I don't think it looks cool.
12-05-2010, 03:04 AM
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12-05-2010, 08:56 PM
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Re: Ooops, if only insurance would cover stupidity.
Looks to be coming along nicely. Where in Ohio are you located? I'm in the 'burbs of Cleveland, and I've never seen a Z28 that color around here, other than the one my buddy stuffed into a wall on I-77 several years back. When it was still intact, it used to get a fair amount of attention for the unusual color.