Not mine but kinda interesting.

[Totally 80s]

http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/cto/3914602570.html

[Dangermouse]

Saw that yesterday. Do you know anything about it or the owner, Alex?

Not many mirrored ones around.

[Totally 80s]

Saw that yesterday. Do you know anything about it or the owner, Alex?

Not many mirrored ones around.

No, he's on a different island. He does have the McFly plate though. I've wanted that since I bought the car.

I can't tell if it's the photo or what but the hood looks really bent and distorted. Could just be because of the mirror finish, ive never seen a mirror finish in person.

[ALEXAKOS]

I can't tell if it's the photo or what but the hood looks really bent and distorted. .
I was wondering if that is a Mirror side effect. That is looks too distorted.

[thirdmanj]

I was wondering if that is a Mirror side effect. That is looks too distorted.

I think it's a combination of that and the dreaded "X".

[JohnZ]

I definitely hate that mirror finish.

[eagle-co94]

I'd contact him about the plate. I'm not sure about Hawaii, but if you sell a car here in FL you can transfer the plate to someone by going to the DMV.

[Totally 80s]

I'd contact him about the plate. I'm not sure about Hawaii, but if you sell a car here in FL you can transfer the plate to someone by going to the DMV.

I would but we are moving to Colorado in a couple of months.

[yellowmxwheels23]

Might look decent with the rims polished

[Citizen]

I can't tell if it's the photo or what but the hood looks really bent and distorted. Could just be because of the mirror finish, ive never seen a mirror finish in person.

To obtain that mirror finish, you've got to do a lot of sanding/polishing. When sanding, it's easy to put a lot of pressure down on the panel (or hood in this case), which is most likely what ruined this hood. Sorry to say, but I don't think it is a visual distortion. I think the hood is toast.

Thomas

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[Soundkillr]

To obtain that mirror finish, you've got to do a lot of sanding/polishing. When sanding, it's easy to put a lot of pressure down on the panel (or hood in this case), which is most likely what ruined this hood. Sorry to say, but I don't think it is a visual distortion. I think the hood is toast.

Thomas

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Agreed. The hood is shot. Its not a play on light. The distortions are all the same in different angles. The hood is badly damaged.

[Dangermouse]

For posterity

http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=20930&d=1375463209

http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=20929&d=1375463208



I'm not sure there is an X, but there is something weird looking going on. Maybe it's the light but the hood edge on the drivers side is all over the place.

[Jimmyvonviggle]

I'm not so sure, looks kind of like a illusion.

[Michael]

The problem with a polished DeLorean is the panels(especially the doors) were never really 100% true. Scope down the side at night with a single light source on the car and you will see what I mean. After 30 years they are even worse with the hood X and people tightening the door locks too much. For the most part, the graining hides this, but as a general rule in paint and body, the smoother and more polished the paint, the more noticeable the imperfections. The same goes for bare metal. Think of graining as orange peel paint, when you wetsand the paint and polish it(also known as "color sanding" on the east coast) you remove the orange peel and make the paint glass smooth. This of course will show ANY waves in the panel. When you remove the grain from the stainless you prevent the light hitting the panel from breaking up and bouncing around and acting the same way. So in short, before you decide to polish your stainless, make sure it's not as wavy as this car was.

Of course the up side is the grain is a lot easier to put back in than it was to take out.

[Soundkillr]

The problem with a polished DeLorean is the panels(especially the doors) were never really 100% true. Scope down the side at night with a single light source on the car and you will see what I mean. After 30 years they are even worse with the hood X and people tightening the door locks too much. For the most part, the graining hides this, but as a general rule in paint and body, the smoother and more polished the paint, the more noticeable the imperfections. The same goes for bare metal. Think of graining as orange peel paint, when you wetsand the paint and polish it(also known as "color sanding" on the east coast) you remove the orange peel and make the paint glass smooth. This of course will show ANY waves in the panel. When you remove the grain from the stainless you prevent the light hitting the panel from breaking up and bouncing around and acting the same way. So in short, before you decide to polish your stainless, make sure it's not as wavy as this car was.

Of course the up side is the grain is a lot easier to put back in than it was to take out.

Agreed. I've been doing body work for years. My car is about as straight as they come, but even still if you have a good eye, you can see imperfections all over the stamping. I have seen this same thing on concourse cars with 900 miles, so I know it's a stamping thing. Most people can't see it, even when you point it out to them but its there, on all deloreans I have seen.
This hood isn't a play on light. It's badly damaged. It's wavy, and is probably due to the sanding and buffing to make it shiny. On some cars when heat from a buffer gets bad enough it can actually heat the glue in hood braces and cause A shallow dent. Sometimes you can cut the braces where glued to the skin and the dent will pop out. I have had several body shops call me to repair hoods that they swear had no dents in them until the buffer got to it.
I not saying this is the case here, but it would be my guess.

[louielouie2000]

The problem with a polished DeLorean is the panels(especially the doors) were never really 100% true. Scope down the side at night with a single light source on the car and you will see what I mean. After 30 years they are even worse with the hood X and people tightening the door locks too much. For the most part, the graining hides this, but as a general rule in paint and body, the smoother and more polished the paint, the more noticeable the imperfections. The same goes for bare metal. Think of graining as orange peel paint, when you wetsand the paint and polish it(also known as "color sanding" on the east coast) you remove the orange peel and make the paint glass smooth. This of course will show ANY waves in the panel. When you remove the grain from the stainless you prevent the light hitting the panel from breaking up and bouncing around and acting the same way. So in short, before you decide to polish your stainless, make sure it's not as wavy as this car was.

Of course the up side is the grain is a lot easier to put back in than it was to take out.

Exactly. The doors alone were made up of what, 18 different pieces of stainless welded together? The grain is fairly good as masking this fact. The graining also helps hide poor panel fitment & alignment, which can in turn warp some panels. All of these things are pretty rampant in DeLoreans. If anything, owners should want to go to a more matte grain appearance vs polishing their cars. The fine matte graining Dave Swingle recently posted of Rolls Royce Phantom hoods would be perfect for hiding DeLorean panel flaws.

[Dangermouse]

Now on fleabay

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[thirdmanj]

Now on fleabay

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Heh heh, it comes with a shift gate!