Re: Duetto restoration

[Godfrey DiGiorgi <ramarren@domain.elided>]

> 1)  bare metal respray in original color  (she does not appear to
> have any rust/ damage)

I've been told by a couple of experienced Alfa painters that unless there
is bodywork repair to deal with, going to the bare metal is both far more
expensive and a lot harder to get a decent job. The reason being that
these all-welded bodies have the seams hand-filled and leaded. Stripping
to the bare metal will generally require re-leading the weld seams, which
is pretty laborious.

I don't know the truth of it being the world's worst bodyrepair man, but I
take it from these professionals that if you can get away with a quality
paint job without stripping it to the metal, you're better off.

Any comments?

Godfrey

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