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joemo5
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Location: Atoka, TN
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 Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 2:09 pm Post subject: Paint with doors on or off? |
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| Does anyone have advise on painting doors? I have a 1969 Std Beetle and I am going to paint it and was wondering if I should remove the doors. How do you paint the hinges without it chipping later? |
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VERTED71
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Joined: August 28, 2014
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Location: EWA KAI
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: Paint with doors on or off? |
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Aloha,
Leave the doors on. Its extremely difficult to reassemble the door hinges after the paint has dried without it chipping off. When my 69 was painted all the fenders, hood, decklid and windows were moved, only the doors remained and the paint along with the hinges came out perfect.
Good luck.
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heimlich 
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: Paint with doors on or off? |
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What if the actual hinge has rust on it?
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buguy
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Location: Port Orange, FL
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| Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:49 pm Post subject: Re: Paint with doors on or off? |
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| I always take the doors off. |
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modok
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Location: Colorado Springs
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:22 pm Post subject: Re: Paint with doors on or off? |
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If there is a lot of metal flake or pearl in the paint then paint with all the parts on, or near where they go, so it matches.
How to keep hinges from chipping? no idea. coat with dirt and grease like normal and nobody will see the chips.  |
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themetalsurgeon
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Location: Denver
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