Subject	Its not easy to weld the hole and slick the hatch back out
Posted by	JTurbo@Z1 on May 12, 2006 at 5:23 PM
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In Reply To	For those of you who have decided to go wingless on the tt posted by cossiemodo2000 on May 12, 2006 at 12:52 PM
Message	on a Z beacause the metal is so thin. When you weld the holes and if your not careful, you can easily warp the metal. It also has alot to do with how you detatched the spoiler. If the spoiler was pulled to hard in certain areas the metal can stretch causing demples and bumps. This can be a nightmare for a bodyman. If he does it properly he has to slick the hatch with bondo several times before he primes it. And if doesnt wait long enough for the bondo (or puddy) to dry between applications, it will cause tiny bubbles in the paint after the car has been sitting in the sun for a while. There are more procedures to take but theses are the most important for a Z due to the fact of what type of metal it is and the thickness of it. so i would say that 400 is worth is as long as he knows what he's doing. Is he gonna wet sand and buff it or just let it ride? If he is, ask him if he would wet sand your quaters also just to make it blend a little better. Z1 Motorsports www.300zx.com 1990+ Nissan Z specialists Used Parts, New parts, Service/Repair and Performance 2877 Carrollton Villa Rica Hwy Carrollton, Ga 30116 770-838-7777 770-832-9253 (fax) 300zx.com
Follow Ups	For those of you who have decided to go wingless on the tt - cossiemodo2000 12:52:16 05/12/06 $400 is a little high - ZEngineer 12:58:02 05/12/06 I didn't know they had Maaco in Canadia. (n/m) - Spee 13:08:31 05/12/06 you should stop by Maaco, you could use a second coat - ZEngineer 13:21:09 05/12/06 umm...right. - Spee 13:35:35 05/12/06 damn what's wrong with you two? its friday! play nice =) (n/m) - stockplayerz (NYC) 13:51:30 05/12/06 Spee. I'll be in Montreal for a bachelor party in July. Just - 300zxquire 17:11:59 05/12/06 cool - Spee 17:57:37 05/12/06 I don't sing but I'll perform my spinning back kick with an - 300zxquire 18:27:26 05/12/06 $400 is not high at all - s3trios 14:38:13 05/12/06 for a quality job, and to repaint the entire hatch, matching - Adam (NoVA) 13:04:43 05/12/06 sounds like a good price to me. - Spee 13:07:20 05/12/06 Agreed.Not a quick job welding that thin of metal,correctly. (n/m) - DougG 13:33:32 05/12/06 I paid $800 for the same work (n/m) - Joe(NoVA) 13:29:04 05/12/06 Buy the '94 hatch I have & paint that :-) (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 13:34:15 05/12/06 That gives me an idea. I want it. (n/m) - Joe(NoVA) 14:30:30 05/12/06 Done. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 20:19:46 05/12/06 $400 sounds fair to me (n/m) - John@z1 13:39:44 05/12/06 Thats a good price - Kevinbonds 13:40:15 05/12/06 that settles it then - ZEngineer 13:45:21 05/12/06 I paid about $500 - s3trios 14:36:13 05/12/06 I paid $1,000. Looks like D&V gave it to me good. 8^( (n/m) - 300zxquire 17:04:57 05/12/06 Its not easy to weld the hole and slick the hatch back out - JTurbo@Z1 17:23:06 05/12/06
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