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

[bob Radefeld]

Asa,
I had a paintless dent removal guy here in Topeka work on a black Olds 442
I owned about 10 years ago & it turned out perfect as it appears yours did.
We all know how smooth a black car has to be & how any small imperfection
shows up like a sore thumb. Those guys are amazing in what they can do
without damage to the paint! :o)) Glad it worked out for you so well!!

Rowdy



On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 8:52 AM, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:

> **
> The guys name is Dan Hitt (no kidding).  And he is a veritable wizard with
> things like this:
> [image: 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> wrote:
>
>>  looks awesome Asa.  you dodged a bullet on that one.  nice!
>>
>> JB
>>
>>   ------------------------------
>> *From:* Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
>> *To:* "tpr at teampanteraracing.com" <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
>> *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
>>
>> 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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