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Re: Hey!!! 200 85

posted by  someone claiming to be Evan R on  Wed Nov 15 22:27 CST 2000 [RELATED]

Okay, here's what I SHOULD have said:

From my experience in salt-laden Michigan, neglected finishes seem to hold up better with non-metallic paints than with metallic paints.

And this is largely true because (like early 80's underhood wiring) in the early 80's, manufacturers were experimenting with more environmentally friendly ways to make things like metallic paint and insulation. And like always, some experiments failed. Fords of the early 80's were notoriously bad - I had an '84 Ranger on which the paint came off in sheets.

Of COURSE there are metallic-painted cars of this era that still look good with the original paint - but look around and you'll find that there are more that look BAD.





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New and now, what you've all been waiting for: photos of a volvo!
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