Confessions.

"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo) 01/15/2016 at 10:36 • Filed to: None

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I, Dash Doorhandle of the House of Bondo, being of sound mind and judgement, do confess the following sins:

1. I have a bit of a thing for the Chevette. They’re awful cars, but they hold up to one really good crash. I also enjoy the fact That over 11 model years, GM lost money on every single one they sold.

2. I have never seen Galaxy Quest. I have been scolded for this and will remedy the situation.

3. I seriously once attempted the high-concept custom of making my plastic Saturn SW2 into a woody wagon with real oak and ash veneer. Did one door for a test panel, made nice garage art, was expensive, stupid idea.

4. I have Painted a whole car with 19 cans of Tremclad.

5. Other customizing sins have included: fun fur interiors, speedholes flames and slotmags with 205/60/13tires (all on the same Chevette), and baby blue dingleballs all around the headliner of my mom’s 1981 reliant.

6. I have been that asshole tying up his exhaust with bailing wire on the side of a busy street.

7. Have never waivered from the belief that 5 shitty cars equals more than one new reliable one.

8. I tend not to proofread, capitalize, or punctuate properly when bullshitting about cars on the prestigious internet. Even though I can.

9. I don’t know everything about cars.

10. Have been seriously considering putting a 5-colour firebird on the hood of my 2010 vibe, I like the the blue 1980 example best.

11. Will shoot metalflake on anything, not kidding, just for the practice. (photographic evidence of cool flakejobs is hard to capture the magic of on a cell phone, I’ll try).

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 10:42

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This is good Oppo.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 10:42

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The only sin I can see is #2. For all the rest, there is nothing to forgive.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 10:47

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There is a severe dearth of 205-60R13s in the world. You let your freak flag fly.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/15/2016 at 10:55

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Thanks Rover, I’m trying to set a good example for the kids

vondon302 > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 10:58

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Another fan of the chevette. Crappy car but very hard to kill. Used to play around in an old gravel pit with junkyard beaters. The chevette out lasted them all and was the best at jumping.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 11:00

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this is gorgeous.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > vondon302 01/15/2016 at 11:06

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I murdered at least 3 Chevette engines in that red one alone, oil leaks so bad the tail lights would drip after a highway run, 2 head gaskets, one driven burning a combination of gas, oil, antifreeze for about 3 months, having to make my left turns before the smoke caught up to me, Siezed then un siezed, clutch dumping at 7,000 rpm. Each time the car drove to the place where it’s engine was swapped.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 11:11

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This is awesome.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/15/2016 at 11:14

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Really hard to take a pics of though.

METAL FLAKE ALL THE THINGS!

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username 01/15/2016 at 11:19

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205 60 13 with the tin pushed out of the way to showcase my rubber:

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart 01/15/2016 at 11:30

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this is micro-flake. I did my Saturn in green bass-boat flake. Like 1973 Glasstron style. Will find pics.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 11:41

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I have to reshoot some clear on my Cougar. The base laid down perfect on the panel I did, the clear....not so much. Laid it down too soon. Gonna have to sand it down a bit and reshoot. Oh well, at least I stopped the cancer.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! 01/15/2016 at 11:55

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One futhur confession. I painted the Honda twice before it was good enough to admit I did it. (and I’m not that picky about the finish on 15 year old family cars.)

nerd_racing > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 11:58

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No Chevette Judgments here. I... Like... Ford Aspires.

uofime-2 > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! 01/15/2016 at 12:02

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clear coat is very hard like that, very hard to see how good and thick your coverage is. Several thin coats are the only way

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 12:04

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My cousin had a blue metal flake Torino..32 coats of it. It had such a deep feeling to the paint it looked like you could just fall into it. Just beautiful.

vondon302 > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 12:05

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Lol yeah ours poured oil out like you wouldn’t believe oh wait “oil leaks so bad the tail lights would drip after a highway run” yea you would believe it you lived it. Also thats the most jalop sentence I’ve read all day.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 12:05

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No shame, Chevettes freaking rule.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 01/15/2016 at 12:09

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Agreed, got a line on a red 82 for a couple hundred bucks, seriously thinking about it. Mrs. Doorhandle-Bondo has negotiated veto power on Cars, with good reason.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 12:17

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Dude, buy that shit. You can’t find one anywhere in MI. I remember about 2 years ago I found an ‘86 that needed a trans for like $300, but I have nowhere to keep it or wrench on it.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 12:20

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paint my car pls

lone_liberal > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 12:33

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One of my favorite Hot Rod Magazine stories involved a Chevette, a 500ci Cadillac engine, and a nutjob named Steve.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > lone_liberal 01/15/2016 at 12:45

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Ahh.... the bad seed, readers loved it, advertisers hated it. Car was dissapeared, more crate motor builds followed.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/15/2016 at 12:48

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I’m all out of those colours, but have some candy red and some crown royal purple that needs a willing victim.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 12:56

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Purple is always fun

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/15/2016 at 13:16

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try to picture this a a manual wagon with pearl white roof.

I owned and painted this car, did not crash it.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 13:55

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Man, I really need to learn how to paint / get a paint booth setup

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/15/2016 at 14:34

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The CRV was done in my dark, dirty, garage. Twice. Having a light breeze and a consistent temp a little above room is more important than actually knowing how to spray in this case.

The Saturn, I used a dirty trick on. I painted the roof pearl white, took the car home, removed the entire body, took all the panels back to the booth, laid them flat on stands, went to town on it, reassemlbed car. will do a post on that story some time.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 15:20

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No worries. My paint work on this car was a panel that’s about 1 square foot. The car had a full repaint the year before. Apparently, the body shop missed a little rust on the one panel. The fox body Cougars are notorious for rusting in this particular spot.....

pip bip - choose Corrour > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 16:14

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this is brilliant!

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/15/2016 at 18:05

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Thanks, I’m sure I have 11 more in here somewhere.....

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/15/2016 at 20:27

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Damn plastic cars XD

Do you use a single stage or a multistage paint? How much prep do you do?

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/15/2016 at 20:53

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I learned with the big flake to not knock yourself out with refinishing before you spray, it’s gonna be chunky. No matter how much you keep clearing it it won’t go flat. must wet sand and re-clear to get it right, there’s no way around it. Next attempt was a Datsun truck, painted it black, cleared it, blew dry flake on wet clear then cleared some more.

Moved on to micro flake after that. Check out the paint with pearl website their product is good and cheap enough to just mess around with. I am actually a body and paint guy, but don’t do it for a living, I do it for expensive shits and giggles.

My current process is to prep the car in 4/6/800 grit wet, then paint the whole thing in black basecoat, and the colour is the flake itself. The dry flake gun is tricky, consistent pressure is crucial to get it even. the microflake is so tiny it only takes a couple coats of clear to bury it and get the clear nice and flat. Single stage paint is not an option for this silly business.

JeepJeremy > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/16/2016 at 12:37

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You’re among friends.

I love Chevettes.

Chasaboo > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/16/2016 at 12:39

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Judgment sans ‘E’ in the colonies.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Chasaboo 01/16/2016 at 13:41

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see confession #8, also I think we’re a dominion.

Frenchlicker > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/16/2016 at 13:56

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Holy shit, where are you located? I would loves purple car.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Frenchlicker 01/16/2016 at 14:52

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2 1/2 hours north of usa, then left.

Frenchlicker > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/16/2016 at 15:53

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Dang the luck. Also ignore the spelling mistakes, combine a bandaged thumb with autocorrect and that's what you get.

gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/16/2016 at 17:04

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Hey! Another Canadian? What snowheap are you in?

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun 01/16/2016 at 19:27

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In freakin’ freezin Saskatchewan!

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun 01/16/2016 at 19:41

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Greetings from Sask! -27 as I write this.

gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/17/2016 at 14:18

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It’s 7 and raining in my part of BC... I think I’ve got the better deal

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun 01/17/2016 at 14:53

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-31 when i left this morning, to do wiring on 14 semi trucks, sunday is funday!

gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/19/2016 at 00:33

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It’s, ah, 5 degrees and raining now. Let’s just quietly feel jealous about the kind of lifestyle Californians have, with their convertible fripperies and whatnot

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun 01/19/2016 at 00:41

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I’d take a chilly damp over a dry cold any day. Dry ice is a dry cold.

gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/19/2016 at 00:46

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I’m 22 and already looking at property in the Caribbean coast of Mexico... 15 degrees is about as cold as I like

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart 01/19/2016 at 13:04

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Thanks, car is with nice new people now.