Topic: Removing undercoat
in Forum: C3 Body
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New Albany, OH - USA
Joined: 8/17/2010
Posts: 173
Vette(s): 1980 Coupe /
Snowcrest White /
L48, 350 /
Comp Cam /
Edelbrock Heads /
Cyclone Intake /
Holley Carb /
Holley Fuel Pump /
Patriot Headers /
Dual Exhaust /
Magnaflow Mufflers /
1964 Coupe /
Riverside Red /
L76, 327, 365hp
I had my '80 completely stripped and repainted this year. The guy that did it has one of the best reputations in the area for quality work, so that was great. However, he is also a perfectionist and would only work on the car when he didn't have big dollar insurance work to do. He had my car from March until the end of August.
Including the soda blast strip job and all new rubber, it ended-up costing me $6,000. He also was able to correct most of the gap problems between body panels that Vettes are famous for.
By the way, what is the down-side for a soda blast job? I thought mine really came out well.
Chuck
They did not cover the inside and important areas of the car when using the soda. Had soda residue up in the light area, inside the car and up under the hood.
Gets as hard as a brick to clean up. They added water to the soda to make it work faster, which I don't know if this was the right thing to do, because it just gets real hard when it dries.
Plus the caustic soda seems to have caused me some problems in other areas.
When I got the car back the gas gage was pegged all the way past full, the horn did not work, no lights, no wipers, no horn would work.
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