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6th Gen ('00-'05): Finished my first salvage!

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Old Aug 6, 2013 | 08:36 AM
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Here is an album of the finished work!

Finished Project - Imgur

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Ready to paint!
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Finished!
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Looking good outside. Although the paint isn't an exact match, I think it will fade with sunlight.
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Old Aug 6, 2013 | 08:54 AM
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looks great
 
Old Aug 6, 2013 | 11:14 AM
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turned out good!

The paint won't fade unless you didn't clear it, but just clean the whole car up and give it all a good buff and no one will ever notice!
 
Old Aug 6, 2013 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by owens91
looks great
Thank you!
 
Old Aug 6, 2013 | 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by trewyn15
turned out good!

The paint won't fade unless you didn't clear it, but just clean the whole car up and give it all a good buff and no one will ever notice!
Thank you! Yeah I plan on giving it a good buffing here in a few weeks, we didn't bake the paint so its still a little soft.
 
Old Aug 6, 2013 | 09:16 PM
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Looks great! Nice work!! Great save!!
 
Old Sep 15, 2013 | 10:16 AM
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Nice job!
 
Old Sep 15, 2013 | 11:56 AM
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Great work!
 
Old Jun 3, 2021 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by grrttweaver
Thank you! Yeah I plan on giving it a good buffing here in a few weeks, we didn't bake the paint so its still a little soft.
Same here. Just got mine back, but you came out a lot better than I did. I had to have mine completely painted, due to a lot of blems and rust problems. Nice work.
 
Old Sep 30, 2021 | 08:59 PM
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Well done! Way to save one from the grave yard!
 
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