Hi Folks,
I recently became the new owner of 4972. Some may remember this as the white car that BHCC (The Great Satan of Project Cars) had for sale awhile back.
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Overall, the car is in really solid shape, but the white paint had to go. I removed all the panels, including the doors, and used Aircraft Remover and my pressure washer to strip the paint. Thankfully there weren't any really terrible surprises in terms of dents, but whomever did the body work used Bondo to level the panels, instead of making adjustments.
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However, under the Bondo, it looks like the car was hit with super coarse sanding disc which left areas of deep scratches all over the car.
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I'm hoping that someone has some wisdom regarding the proper way to deal with scratches this deep. I've had some success working the shallower ones out with a 120 grit flap disc on the grinder, followed by 220 grit on the DA sander, and then graining by hand with 80 and 120 grit. This works ok on the sides, where the metal is thicker, but I'm hesitant to use it on the top of the doors, or the hood (which is the roughest panel on the car). I know I'll need a Wolfhead, but I'm not sure if it will work out these horrible deep scratches. Any advice?