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Old Oct 4, 2001 | 07:01 AM
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Ruined Paint

I was shaving the emblems and i have a 96 maxi (bad paint) and as i was takin the emblem off from the trunk i saw it was really on tite.....so i used a blow dryer to heat it up for a while..and i used wire and started sawing away..i got near the end and took the emblem and it took the fuc*!#$ paint with it....now theres a big bloch of missing paint...i dont want to use touch up paint..cuz its kinda big and need advice..
Old Oct 4, 2001 | 07:04 AM
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Re: Ruined Paint

Originally posted by nirvan4007
I was shaving the emblems and i have a 96 maxi (bad paint) and as i was takin the emblem off from the trunk i saw it was really on tite.....so i used a blow dryer to heat it up for a while..and i used wire and started sawing away..i got near the end and took the emblem and it took the fuc*!#$ paint with it....now theres a big bloch of missing paint...i dont want to use touch up paint..cuz its kinda big and need advice..
body shops! it will cost you $100 to fix this.
Old Oct 4, 2001 | 07:10 AM
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U used wire?

I used dental floss.
Old Oct 4, 2001 | 07:13 AM
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You should have used dental floss. If I were you, I would go to a bodyshop and get an estimate.
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