DeTomaso Mailing List: December 2000, Message #21

Bruce

I am in the process of  restoring our Pantera and have had all the old paint
and undercoating completely removed from the entire car.  I had the car's
paint media blasted off with tiny plastic pellets. The process is expensive
but very easy on the sheet metal as the plastic media does not heat up and
warp the fine Italian sheet metal that sand and other media blasting can and
often do. The other method which is just as easy on the sheet metal and much
less expensive is to use air craft paint remover. It is quite dangerous
especial to your health and quite messy. Additionally it is absolutely
essential if it is used the sheet metal is neutralized with copious amounts
of water, bad for raw sheet metal, or a neutralizing solution or else the
paint remover will begin eating your new paint job from the inside out. I
can send you a pic of the bare naked lady if you are interested. One last
though, it really is not a good idea to pressure wash Panteras

Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Nardoci <footsball@worldnet.att.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 5:51 AM
Subject: Just bought a Pantera - one more question


> I'd like to thank everyone for their answers to my questions in my first
> post to this list. It's obviously Pantera owners are c close
> knit/friendly and helpful bunch, and I'm proud to now be a member of
> that group. I hope to get to meet some of you at a future Pantera event.
> BTW, if it helps anyone else, from checking about 10 or so insurance
> companies, it appears Grundy Insurance (215 887-8100) offers
> Comp/collision insurance with NO mileage limits :-) - I'll know for sure
> when I get the policy and can read the fine print.
>
> I do have one more question. I've having my new car pressure washed and
> re-painted (including removing the old paint). Seems like it would be a
> good opportunity to do some rust protection too - the car has to last me
> at least another 40-50 years :-). What's the best way to rust protect a
> pantera? Also, are there any other long term care tips?
>
> Once again, thanks for everyone's help.
>
> P.S. If the person in NC who has the rights to the personalized license
> plate "PANTERA" ever wants to relinquish it, let me know ;-).
>
> P.P.S to Kirby Schrader: I'd appreciate any advice you may have from
> your experience of using the Pantera as a "daily driver", since that's
> how I plan to use mine too (I do have a "back up" car for times when the
> Pantera is broke, or isn't appropriate to use like parking at the
> airport or driving in snow etc.).
>
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