Preparing the Body for the Painter | |
(This
particular car has an aluminum hood) We remove:
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| The
louver is fastened at the top and bottom with small button-head Allen
screws. Most of the time, it is painted the same color as the
car. If you are using side-pipes, use the template in the manual to cut the hole in the body. Be generous: Making the hole larger is messy after the car is painted. |
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The door is hinged and latched, and the basic alignment is confirmed. The body shop can do any final alignment to match the edges. |  |
| So they can't be lost, we also remove the latch covers. The paint shop will have to remove everything to finish off the door inner panels. |  |
| The cowl edges (front, above dash and behind the seats) can be radiused as though an aluminim skin was wrapped around a steel tube like the original car. |  |
| The trunk is hinged and latched, but we don't give the painter the handle. The trunk can still be opened with a screwdriver or a 5/16" square drive. |  |