More of my legendary bodywork

"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem) 03/19/2020 at 10:30 • Filed to: The toaster, Kia, Soul, Bodywork

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LittleGolem hit the garage with The Toaster. Don’t worry she’s OK and the garage was unfazed.

This fender and the bumper are much worse for wear.

The bumper cover is torn off completely on this side. The mounting bracket is all jacked up and the paint is cracked off to bare metal.Going to wire brush off the paint, pound stuff back into the closest I can get it and zip tie it all back together.

Fucking Mint!

You can barely even tell!

Close up of that wonderful orange peel and my body matched ziptie.

UserNotFound > CalzoneGolem 03/19/2020 at 10:34

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Now it’s Drift Spec!

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > CalzoneGolem 03/19/2020 at 10:36

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I hit a fence in the family beater as a teen. I wire wheeled the area and blasted it with a rattle can. Took my parents a full five months to notice...

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > CalzoneGolem 03/19/2020 at 10:42

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Chariotoflove > CalzoneGolem 03/19/2020 at 10:44

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For just a second, my mind wondered if you’d gone stir crazy and were posting a pic of you flexing in the home gym or something.

Good work. That buffed our nicely!

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > CalzoneGolem 03/19/2020 at 10:46

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You sir have a bright future ahead of you at Maaco. 

TheRealBicycleBuck > CalzoneGolem 03/19/2020 at 10:47

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Right before I got my hand-me-down truck, my mom used it during a snow storm and   mowed down the only street  sign within a half a mile of where she went into the ditch. She didn’t bother to fix it. I bought some touch-up paint and some electrical tape to make the repair. The tape covered the hole in the sheet metal where we used a dent puller to get it mostly straight. The paint covered the tape and the scrapes. It was surprisingly difficult to see the repair. 

facw > CalzoneGolem 03/19/2020 at 10:52

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Luckily the only thing I hit as a new driver was a Suzuki Samurai. It’s didn’t come out well, but my Previa was completely unscathed.

sony1492 > CalzoneGolem 03/19/2020 at 10:56

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This is the prescribed method of Kia repair

CalzoneGolem > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 03/19/2020 at 11:04

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It’s all about the prep-work, amirite?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CalzoneGolem 03/19/2020 at 11:06

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Properly fixed. Borsque would be proud. 

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 03/19/2020 at 11:11

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Toaster? I ‘ardly know ‘er!

vondon302 > CalzoneGolem 03/19/2020 at 11:21

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Proper fix.

CalzoneGolem > TheRealBicycleBuck 03/19/2020 at 11:29

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I’ve found it’s pretty easy to make a fix that most people won’t notice. 

CalzoneGolem > UserNotFound 03/19/2020 at 11:29

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Drift hamsters !

CalzoneGolem > Chariotoflove 03/19/2020 at 11:30

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That’s coming next week. Stay tuned.

CalzoneGolem > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 03/19/2020 at 11:31

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If my daughter did that I wouldn’t even be mad.

CalzoneGolem > facw 03/19/2020 at 11:31

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Poor Sammy. RIP in peace.

CalzoneGolem > sony1492 03/19/2020 at 11:31

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Yeah I followed the shop manual to the letter.

CalzoneGolem > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 03/19/2020 at 11:32

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I live everyday to make Borsque proud.  

CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/19/2020 at 11:32

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You liar! You’ve known her for years! YEARS!

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > CalzoneGolem 03/19/2020 at 11:33

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I mean... that car eventually died and not by my hand. Insurance money was made. 

facw > CalzoneGolem 03/19/2020 at 11:34

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I think it was salvageable. The bumper was pushed back against the drivers’ side wheel, but honestly it seemed like you might just be able to yank that out. On the other hand, at the time, I think being dirty might have been enough to total a Samurai.

Long_Voyager94 > CalzoneGolem 03/19/2020 at 12:02

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Word of advice for next time: Roll your tape edge and use it as a guide not a hardline.

That helps blend/hide it.

CalzoneGolem > Long_Voyager94 03/19/2020 at 12:04

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I know to this but I cared so little. I mean I sprayed  engine enamel on it for God’s sake.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > CalzoneGolem 03/19/2020 at 12:05

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Absolutely. Now throw a bra over it & call it a day.

Or you could replace that black zip tie with a yellow or pink one and tell everyone it’s a   factory custom.

CalzoneGolem > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 03/19/2020 at 12:47

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LittleGolem would prefer a blue zip tie.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > CalzoneGolem 03/19/2020 at 12:48

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On a black car? Ok, we’ll allow it.