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oliverallen
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5h ago
Appreciation post: the $14 heat gun trick that fixed a bumper sag on a 2011 Camry
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hannah385
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12h ago
Shop foreman said to wet sand the clear coat edges before buffing, and it saved my bacon on a black Subaru
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drew805
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13h ago
Spent $180 on a paint thickness gauge and it just paid for itself on a trade-in
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mila395
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14h ago
Shoutout to the old timer who told me to quit chasing every dent with a stud welder
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the_iris
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2d ago
My paint booth hit 500 jobs last Tuesday and all I could think about was the compressor
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rowan262
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3d ago
PSA: I wet sanded a whole fender with 80 grit because my old boss told me 'grit don't matter if your hand's steady'
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the_rowan
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3d ago
Switched from a DA sander to a Hutchins 3800 on a 2006 Silverado and stopped chasing halo scratches
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perez.thea
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6d ago
Guy at the parts counter in Reno laughed at me for blocking panels before primer, and I still think he's wrong
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henry196
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7d ago
Dropped $600 on a spot weld drill kit and it was the wrong move for panel work
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the_andrew
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7d ago
A painter with 30 years told me to quit sanding primer to 600 and I'm not sure he's right
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harper_singh18
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7d ago
Watched a guy at the SEMA show in Vegas pull a dent with a heat gun and a can of compressed air
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mason_davis
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7d ago
Heard a painter say insurance pays for blend panels on a 3 year old car and I can't decide if that's right
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drew_thomas9
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8d ago
Serious question, how do you all handle a week where every single car turns into a comeback?
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the_nina
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9d ago
Shop lead in Phoenix said to skip the primer on plastic bumpers, and I ate 3 come backs because of it
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cameronwest
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11d ago
Rant: pinched a fresh base coat line at 2pm on a Friday and had to blend the whole door
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