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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 11:02 PM
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not sure if its on lots of cars but my 1999 trans am has never been in an accident.
i just recently got a new paint job due to vandalizm on my car. paint was down to metal.
but now i notice that when i look at my car from a certain angle it seems like both my doors have wrinkles in them... like small undefined waves
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 12:06 AM
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If you're looking at it from a very VERY sharp angle, Ive noticed a little on both doors. But with that angle you might see alot.
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 12:06 AM
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yea, my ta has the same problem!
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 12:45 PM
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Only the quarters would be down to bare metal. Your seeing the waves in you SMC doors, it is how they are from the factory.
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 12:58 PM
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yeah they weren't very neat with the smc on the f-bodys from the factory... if you want it fixed your best bet is to get some smc filler... i've used vette bond and skim coat and sand down... if your doing it yourself start sanding as soon as it cures... that stuff cures over 24 hours and it's like sanding a piece of rock....

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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by cworley
yeah they weren't very neat with the smc on the f-bodys from the factory... if you want it fixed your best bet is to get some smc filler... i've used vette bond and skim coat and sand down... if your doing it yourself start sanding as soon as it cures... that stuff cures over 24 hours and it's like sanding a piece of rock....

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Hmm thats good to know, I have a crack on the inside of the door I wanted fixed with some filler, could that work?
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 11:46 PM
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Filler wont fix the crack, you need a smc friendly adhesive 3m like panel bond
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