[TPR] Follow up to SSCC, post-race, Ash Springs

[Asa Jay Laughton]

The guys name is Dan Hitt (no kidding).  And he is a veritable wizard 
with things like this:
Hittworks_sm

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 10/4/2012 9:16 PM, michael at michaelshortt.com wrote:
>
> Holy Cow, thats unbelievable!
>
> Who is this wizard?
>
> Michael
>
> On Oct 4, 2012 11:58 PM, "John Bentley" <gndplne at yahoo.com 
> <mailto:gndplne at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
>     looks awesome Asa.  you dodged a bullet on that one.  nice!
>
>     JB
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     *From:* Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com
>     <mailto:asajay at asajay.com>>
>     *To:* "tpr at teampanteraracing.com
>     <mailto:tpr at teampanteraracing.com>" <tpr at teampanteraracing.com
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>     *Sent:* Thursday, October 4, 2012 8:30 PM
>     *Subject:* [TPR] Follow up to SSCC, post-race, Ash Springs
>
>     Some of you may remember I spoke about this:
>     http://www.teampanteraracing.com/index.php?option=com_g2bridge&view=gallery&Itemid=57&g2_itemId=5586
>     <http://www.teampanteraracing.com/index.php?option=com_g2bridge&view=gallery&Itemid=57&g2_itemId=5586>
>
>     My Pantera was backed into at the Ash Springs Shell station by a
>     disabled woman in her 2011 Chevy Malibu.  (which by the way has a
>     trunk line -higher- than the top of a Pantera but that's no
>     excuse).  I immediately called Hagarty and left all the details on
>     their after hours answering machine (what? no live people on a
>     Sunday afternoon?)
>
>     I drove it the rest of the way to Las Vegas for the SSCC banquet,
>     one -not- to have been missed this 25th Anniversary year.  I then
>     drove it the 1,100 miles home back to Spokane, WA.
>
>     When Hagarty called me back, they had already heard from Gieco who
>     said their client had admitted full responsibility.  I got some
>     estimates.
>
>     I had the alignment checked, it was fine.
>
>     I took the decals off the damaged area and polished it with
>     Meguire's #4, #7 and then topped it off with some wax.  No cracks,
>     no blemishes, just some ugly dents.
>
>     I took it to a paintless dent removal guy last Friday.  The same
>     guy worked on it last year to remove some unsightly -small- dents
>     and lots of door dings on the passenger side.  He said he could
>     probably get this fender back to about 98% of what it was.  I
>     said, that'd be fine, I'm not starting a restoration.  He said if
>     he couldn't get it to 98%, he'd call me and we'd then take it to a
>     real body shop (that I already had an estimate from).  That was
>     last Friday.
>
>     Sunday, I flew to Long Beach.
>     Monday, I had dinner with Mad Dog and Dick Drenske.
>     Tuesday, I hadn't heard from the dent guy.
>     Wednesday, I hadn't heard from the dent guy... I'm starting to worry.
>     Today, I miss my dentist appointment because I'm so busy at work I
>     simply forget.
>     I get a call from my dent guy.... the cat is done and she looks
>     gorgeous.
>
>     Something about 40 year old Italian metal and a white paint job
>     that simply won't give up.  He was elated it came out so much
>     better than he thought it would.  The attached photos are from the
>     dent guy as he received it, worked through it, and finished it.
>
>     $500
>
>     I pick her up tomorrow.  I'm jazzed.  :)
>     Asa Jay
>
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