My Ty at the paint shop (pics)UPDATED

Phoon30

Phoon30

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I got a call yesterday morning from the paint shop and they told me that under the paint I had on there, on the roof above the drivers seat was a huge amount of bondo. So yesterday afternoon on my lunch break I stopped by to take a look. Here's a shot of what they called me about-
Whoever did this was a fuckin idiot. Who knows what caused it, maybe a huge branch fell on it or something. But whoever did the repair put the bondo on over the paint and then just painted right over it. Great :roll: . Anyway, the rest of the truck is coming along nicely. Roof rack has been shaved and most of the body is sanded down. For more pics click HERE . The first couple of pics are from the first time I stopped by when the truck wasn't sanded yet.
 
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Zac

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Mike, Is this the Dequick or griffin Lower Heat exchanger?

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sy2206

sy2206

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It looks like a lower heat exchanger to me. Look on the drivers side, on the top of the back of it you can see where the rubber hose for the I/C comes off of it.
 
Phoon30

Phoon30

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My lower ic is DeSlow. i got it a loooooong time ago on a GP.
It's gonna end up costing me just under $6K. A GOOD paint job shouldn't cost less then $4K if ya ask me. That is, unless you're friends with who's painting it and they're hookin you up.
As for the roof, I can't afford to get a new roof on there right now so I told them to re-bondo it. If I couldn't notice all that bondo before with the shitty job it had, it's not going to be noticable after i get it redone the right way.
 
Mephisto

Mephisto

These trucks are cursed
haha thats what the roof of my blazer looks like and its been rolled... hmmmm

seeing your truck in "prep" reminds me of what my truck looked like for 6 months, and the paint job still came out like shit :evil: :evil: :evil:

hopefully yours comes out better than mine!

are you painting the cladding? if so stickin with the grey or goin black?
 
Phoon30

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666 Sothis 666 said:
haha thats what the roof of my blazer looks like and its been rolled... hmmmm

seeing your truck in "prep" reminds me of what my truck looked like for 6 months, and the paint job still came out like shit :evil: :evil: :evil:

hopefully yours comes out better than mine!

are you painting the cladding? if so stickin with the grey or goin black?
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Thanks man :roll: . Very reassuring words there. I hope mine does come out better then yours did. It better for what I'm paying. What other damage did your blazer have from the roll besides a fucked up roof? I would think a roll would do a lot more damage then that.
The cladding is gonna get repainted too. Stickin with the gray but I'm gonna have them add a pearl flake to it.
 
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tygraine

team green racing
plastic roof

plastic roof

hey mike, some hail damaged vehicles i've looked at, looked like your truck. if your headliner is pulled down, you can get a good look at the damage from underneath.
hope you get the results your looking for, the price is reasonable, compared to alot of other vehicles, the truck is a PITA to repaint. now they have to fix the roof for the same price they first quoted. the roof will be fine.

Dan D.
92 TY 1605
Team Green Racing
 
AUSyTyIN

AUSyTyIN

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Re: My Ty at the paint shop (pics)

Re: My Ty at the paint shop (pics)

Phoon30 said:
But whoever did the repair put the bondo on over the paint and then just painted right over it.
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You can use bondo on paint, as long as you scuff it up with 80 or better. I'd think if it were a hail job the bondo area would have been bigger. I think your on the right track with the branch idea. Any way to contact the previous owner?
 
Mephisto

Mephisto

These trucks are cursed
Phoon30 said:
Thanks man :roll: . Very reassuring words there. I hope mine does come out better then yours did. It better for what I'm paying. What other damage did your blazer have from the roll besides a fucked up roof? I would think a roll would do a lot more damage then that.
The cladding is gonna get repainted too. Stickin with the gray but I'm gonna have them add a pearl flake to it.
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I rolled my blazer in some sand dunes so the damage was minimal... the roof rack actually helped from the whole roof getting damaged. other than the roof, i broke the windshield, the pass side back door window, pass side mirror, and had a few dents here and there. but i doubt anyone was takin a typhoon off roading and rolled it. i dont know what else would make that kind of damage other than a tree branch, or something falling on the roof. but like you said if you never noticed it before, then dont worry about it.

the pearl flake will look sick with the grey! lookin forward to the pics when its done!
 
Phoon30

Phoon30

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UPDATE

Stopped by this morning and took a few pics. I also updated my paint job gallery which can be viewed HERE Newest pics are on pgs. 2 & 3.
The truck is now fully painted and just waiting to be re-ssembled. These pictures do not do it justice. The black is so black it looks like if you touch it, your hand will just sink into it. The cladding looks sweet too. From a distance it almost looks the same as it did before I got the new paint. Then as you get closer it almost gets darker and the metal flake in the new paint is very noticable. See what I'm talkin about here==>

So far I'm extremely happy with the work that has been done. Can't wait to get this bitch back and cruise around lookin fresh in it. :multi:
 
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Grizzle

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There is one thing BAD about getting a new paint job. Your going to be SO ANAL about the vehicle now, that you won't even wanna drive it :p

I know I would be.
 
Phoon30

Phoon30

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Just got the call. It's done. I'll be picking it up tomorrow as long as the weather is good.
 
Joey Allen

Joey Allen

MUNCHKIN
Look's great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would complained about only one thing. When they took your rear windows out they could have at least put some plastic or paper over the opening so the insides stayed clean. (But I've worked at a body shop before)
And a question, I noticed you left you plastic mounts on the Ty. Is it common to leave the cladding mounting hardware attached if no rust is apparent.

I love those wheels on your Ty. Gotta get me some one day, only I want the painted ones for my Ty.

'92 Ty 1635
 
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