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Thanks man, going to cruise over at lunch since I work a couple miles away.

 

Top of Mount Monadnock

 

Top of Mount Monadnock

 

oh the memories of the mountain top, saw the sun rise the morning before college graduation. Was never lucky enough to hike when it was that clear though... Beautiful.

 

@thebeeler does body work

 

I paint. I do not do body work. Replace and paint.

 

I keep the original paint and tooth it up with 200 grit.

The only thing you need to worry about us if the new paint is comparable with the old.

Find an inconspicuous spot and paint it. If it doesn't wrinkle up, you are fine.

 

This was just posted today and might give you some tips.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/caspers-diy-paint-repair.512683/#post-16142488

 

Panoramic shot

 

That goes in the "win" column.

 

As long as you don't have any peeling clear anywhere. I would wash them with a red 3mscotch brite pad (part#07447)and some "scuff stuff", dish soap or laundry detergent will work as well. You just want to wash any contaminants off the surface before painting or sanding. After washing them with the pad and soap they are ready for paint unless you have peeling clear coat, it's not rocket appliance.

Primer can help the paint match, assuming the factory used the same color primer. If you paint them chances are they won't match. MGM is a hard color to work with for your first time.

 

And 200 grit is way to coarse. Unless you wanna make a bunch of unnecessary work for yourself.