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Delaware Dave
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 Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:06 am Post subject: Painted-in Nozzle |
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Check these pics out:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=103043
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=103042
That's the washer nozzle on a 71 standard beetle I just picked up. The PO had the car painted and this aside from this, the work is pretty nice. Anyone have any advice on how I can get this old nozzle out and a new one in and still have the paint job look good? I'd love to fix this with a minimum of B.S. Any advice would be great.
TIA.
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Herman's Dad
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Man, that's going to be tough. Even being VERY careful with an XActo knife, you're bound to chip it trying to get the rubber seal off. Looks like the paint is built up pretty thick over that.
Maybe you could use the razor -- carefully -- and find a slightly oversized rubber grommet?
Larry
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Delaware Dave
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| Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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Hey, that's kinda what I was thinking. just scoring around the seam between the nozzle and the grommet, maybe until I can work the nozzle out. Probably have to break off the plastic connector inside the trunk.
Once the nozzle is out, I can work the grommet out and trim the paint down. I'm hoping then I can trim the paint ridge down a little so that the new grommet will fit in. Damn, this could turn out to be a project.
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Herman's Dad
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Dude ... everything ON these cars is a project!!  That's why we have 'em!!
Good luck,
Larry
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Delaware Dave
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Welll, I guess I should say that while that's true, I'd rather do a project like installing or repairing, as opposed to fixing someone else's screw-up.
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Miguel Arroyo
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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| When you use the knive park the car ouside for a couple of hours in the sun. The heat may make the paint more pliable and thus less prone to chipping. Good luck. |
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buguy
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 1:02 am Post subject: |
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| I agree with the razor idea. Maybe you could cut it out, then just make a slightly larger gasket to cover the cut line. |
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