Awww hell
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Soooooo, i got my hood back from the blaster today
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They were supposed to blast the edges and the bracing underneath, right? Right.
AND they did blast the edges and bracing underneath, also the rest of the panel from the jamb side! DAMNIT!
As long as they don't blast the flat parts, everything is copastetic. They blasted the flat, unsupported parts!
What does this mean? It means my entire hood is completely screwed!
Since it's screwed, so am I, I can't afford to get another one.
Yeah, life is a bowl of cherries.
Ok, enough btchin'.
Since i have to fix it, i started with replacing the little foam seals that hold the hood to the brace that got blasted away. I used a seam sealer that will fill the gap between the two and harden fairly stiff. This will stop the majority of the "tin can" effect that i now have everywhere on the hood.
I can't do sht till that dries. So tomorrow i'll get the hood in etch and regular primer.
One thing i did prior to using the seam sealer was to finish stripping the hood. They didn't blast the top side because i guess they didn't want to warp it?
After i get it primered, i'll get into fixing all of the warping. I'm just going to use a shrinking hammer and various dollies to get them straight. Whenever i get it fairly straight, i'll mud up what i can't straighten.
For those that are as lucky as me and have to fix something like this, The best thing to do is to start with a corner and fix that first dent and focus on it. Then go to the next, etc...
I have a couple pictures to show you. You won't really see the warping in these bare metal pictures. Wait till i spray the primer on it though, you may want someone with you in case you get faint from the sheer horror of it's appearance.
