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I guess everyone inherits certain things from their parents. One of the things I inherited from my father is the ability to convince myself that I can do almost anything, regardless of the inconveniences of reality.
The most recent episode of my DIY exploits is painting the '04 Crown Vic I recently purchased. The car desperately needed to be repainted as the auction company had rolled on some thick paint (in the words of a friend, "that's not orange peel, it's grapefruit peel") to cover the tan paint and adhesive left over from the graphics. Something had to be done and I have neither the money or inclination to have someone else do the job right so I decided to take a trip to the library and picked up some books. George at Hong Norr also helped me out with some advice and a friend hooked me up with some tools and lots of sandpaper. Working for the past week I've removed lots of parts and gotten almost all of the black junk off. The results so far are below:
Almost everything is sanded with 320. I've learned (read: messed up) alot, but I haven't damaged anything irreparably and that is a success in itself. I'm currently thinking almost constantly about what wheels I'm going to be putting on the car, being torn between some BBS wheels, magnesium Saleen wheels and some factory Mustang fanblades as well as any number of other options out there.
But that brings us to the moral of the story. There isn't much that can't be done with a trip to the library, friends and some trial and error.
ROFLMAO
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