9 Lives of my GRABBER HOOD

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  1. Acornridgeman

    Acornridgeman MCCI Wisconsin State Rep Moderator Supporting Member

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    This is kinda cool. Anybody that has been around a body shop for awhile will have seen this before. Like tree rings, or layers of a jaw breaker, you can see the layers of paint on my grabber hood. I had a couple of deep scratches that I needed to get sanded out, and went to work on them with a little 400 grit. No wonder my hood is rust free! Looks like 9 layers of primer & paint and the original Ford black panel primer/sealer, before I hit bare metal. Looks like the original color was dark blue, with 2 repaints blue, and the last color was red.
     
    Acornridgeman, Nov 25, 2004
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    don graham MCG State Rep

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    take about 5 layers of paint off and i'd bet your gas mileage goes way up:bananaman
     
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    Kilg0re Doh!

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    Wow maybe I sould do the same thing. I think i got 6 on my whole car tho..
     
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  4. Jean Doll

    Jean Doll Maverick Restoration Tech

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    Looks like it's time to buy a lot of sandpaper or a gallon of paint stripper.
     
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    DAB MAVERICK/COMET ENTHUSIAST

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    Looks like while the hood was painted red were the wettest years! :D

    That's neat!
     
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    Just think how much sharper those body lines will be after removing all that paint.
     
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    leave them there it looks like eyes looking back at you. pretty neat
     
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    Earl Branham Certified Old Fart

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    If the hood has that much paint, how is the rest of the car?
     
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    Acornridgeman MCCI Wisconsin State Rep Moderator Supporting Member

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    My car, sadly, is not a "real" grabber, but a standard 72 2door. The hood was added by the previous owner. The rest of my car is a solid 1 repaint old "grandma's" car.
     
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