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1988 Convertible for sunny day drives
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<blockquote data-quote="Tourmax" data-source="post: 251779" data-attributes="member: 5304"><p>Well, pretty po’d today.</p><p></p><p>Had the vette out for a little run and stopped off at the grocery store on way home.</p><p></p><p>When I came back out, I noticed the hood looked funny even from across the parking lot. When I got closer I could see multiple deep and long scratches all over the hood.</p><p></p><p>It looks like someone spilled something on it and then tried to wipe it off with a dirty rag.</p><p></p><p>A sample of the damage:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]84651[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /><img src="/styles/smilies-extra/vette-smileys/mad5.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Mad5:" title="Mad5 :Mad5:" data-shortname=":Mad5:" /><img src="/styles/smilies-extra/vette-smileys/mad5.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Mad5:" title="Mad5 :Mad5:" data-shortname=":Mad5:" /><img src="/styles/smilies-extra/vette-smileys/mad5.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Mad5:" title="Mad5 :Mad5:" data-shortname=":Mad5:" /><img src="/styles/smilies-extra/vette-smileys/mad5.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Mad5:" title="Mad5 :Mad5:" data-shortname=":Mad5:" /><img src="/styles/smilies-extra/vette-smileys/mad5.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Mad5:" title="Mad5 :Mad5:" data-shortname=":Mad5:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /></p><p></p><p>The big scratch is obvious what happened, but those aren’t the “spider/swirl” marks that you often see in car paint. I’ve had those polished out long ago. Those are also damage from someone trying to “cover up” their messing with my car. That type of damage is all over the hood: more small scratches that you can count and multiple big, long, deep ones.</p><p></p><p><img src="/styles/smilies-extra/vette-smileys/mad5.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Mad5:" title="Mad5 :Mad5:" data-shortname=":Mad5:" /> <img src="/styles/smilies-extra/vette-smileys/mad5.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Mad5:" title="Mad5 :Mad5:" data-shortname=":Mad5:" /> <img src="/styles/smilies-extra/vette-smileys/mad5.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Mad5:" title="Mad5 :Mad5:" data-shortname=":Mad5:" /></p><p>when I got home, I tried the orbital polisher and polish. No dice. They’re too deep to just polish out.</p><p></p><p>So out came the compound and compounding pad. After a couple rounds on a test spot, I was able to level out the scratches to where they are no longer visible. Sample of the “after compounding”:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]84652[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Now I have to do the rest of the hood, approximately another 75% of it. I really could do without that right now as my back has been pretty messed up lately. Bending over that long, wide and low hood is really going to hurt my fragile old bod.</p><p></p><p>I actually would have prefered if they hadn’t tried to wipe it clean at all. The wiping is what caused all those scratches and had I been able to just wash it myself, it wouldn’t have gotten all scratched up.</p><p></p><p>Why can’t people just leave other people’s stuff alone?</p><p></p><p><img src="/styles/smilies-extra/extended-simple/rage.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Rage:" title="Rage :Rage:" data-shortname=":Rage:" /><img src="/styles/smilies-extra/extended-simple/punch.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Punch:" title="Punch :Punch:" data-shortname=":Punch:" /><img src="/styles/smilies-extra/extended-simple/rage.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Rage:" title="Rage :Rage:" data-shortname=":Rage:" /><img src="/styles/smilies-extra/extended-simple/punch.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Punch:" title="Punch :Punch:" data-shortname=":Punch:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tourmax, post: 251779, member: 5304"] Well, pretty po’d today. Had the vette out for a little run and stopped off at the grocery store on way home. When I came back out, I noticed the hood looked funny even from across the parking lot. When I got closer I could see multiple deep and long scratches all over the hood. It looks like someone spilled something on it and then tried to wipe it off with a dirty rag. A sample of the damage: [ATTACH type="full" alt="C3A44B7A-B82E-470E-9AD2-85535821481B.jpeg"]84651[/ATTACH] :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::Mad5::Mad5::Mad5::Mad5::Mad5::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: The big scratch is obvious what happened, but those aren’t the “spider/swirl” marks that you often see in car paint. I’ve had those polished out long ago. Those are also damage from someone trying to “cover up” their messing with my car. That type of damage is all over the hood: more small scratches that you can count and multiple big, long, deep ones. :Mad5: :Mad5: :Mad5: when I got home, I tried the orbital polisher and polish. No dice. They’re too deep to just polish out. So out came the compound and compounding pad. After a couple rounds on a test spot, I was able to level out the scratches to where they are no longer visible. Sample of the “after compounding”: [ATTACH type="full" alt="9C7AC090-0BD0-472C-9293-77A3AD78C0F7.jpeg"]84652[/ATTACH] Now I have to do the rest of the hood, approximately another 75% of it. I really could do without that right now as my back has been pretty messed up lately. Bending over that long, wide and low hood is really going to hurt my fragile old bod. I actually would have prefered if they hadn’t tried to wipe it clean at all. The wiping is what caused all those scratches and had I been able to just wash it myself, it wouldn’t have gotten all scratched up. Why can’t people just leave other people’s stuff alone? :Rage::Punch::Rage::Punch: [/QUOTE]
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