Why the holes(OT)

[Plymouthy Adams]

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[Young Ed]

I've usually seen those holes covering up paint chips or booboos. I suppose some people just think they are cool and add them. Not me-I'd rather see the chip.

[BobT-47P15]

Guess some folks think those fake bullet holes are cute and add to the antique look.....and maybe their car even had some real bullet holes when they got it. But I would not personally use any. As for the cow, they look much better standing in a field.

[55 Fargo]

Hey Tim, I don't have to put those bullet hole stickers on my car, as I have the real ones already. My car was used for target practice, long before I got it, the ones that are the trunk area, I have left for nostalgic reasons, they are not open to the elements..........Fred

[MBF]

Rust and real bullet holes often look better than bad body work. Mike

[Normspeed]

To each his own, I guess. The bullet hole stickers were kind of a short lived fad. Tim, I'm like you, the less clutter the more I like it. I have a half dozen really nice vintage travel decals that I picked up for my wagon, but each time I get them out with the intention of applying them, I end up putting them away for another day. The bright colors and vintage look would be fun but where do you draw the line? I've seen a couple of real nice woodies with so many surf and Tiki decals that you can't see through the side or rear windows. The only sticker I run is a small Donut Derelicts logo on a side window.

[BobT-47P15]

Norm(speed), why not make a little display board for your stickers then you can simply sit it in the back of the car, or wherever at a show. Or put in a frame of some sort.

I sometimes use this bulletin board and easel to display assorted "stuff".

[Justin Slingsby]

Bullet hole decals and cry baby dolls two things old cars can do without.

[PatS....]

I like the real bullet holes if they were there.

The last new(er) car I bought had one of those cast dealer emblems on the trunk lid. I made them remove it, fill the holes and repaint the trunk lid before I would sign for the car.

Don't really get the idea behind fake bullet holes.

[oldmopar]

You can have it both ways JCW now has magnetic bullet holes.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/ItemBrowse/c-10101/s-10101/p-100000195248/mediaCode-ZX/appId-100000195248/Pr-p_CATENTRY_ID:100000195248

[Allan Faust]

Tim,

In the case of my buddy, he uses them because it makes his car look like a "gangster getaway" car.....

[Olddaddy]

I was at a local weld shop recently and saw a brand new set of 5 gallon Harley tanks on the table. A guy had shot them full of real holes, and paid $500 to have innner tanks built behind the holes in the outer tanks to hold the gas.......go figure.

[Frank Blackstone]

The PO I bought my P-15 had driven it all the time he was med school so I retained his bumpersticker and the rear window parking sticker. When I send him a pic of how beautiful I have restored it I want him to know it was his. He will probably want to buy it back for $40-50,000. Being the rich physician he is now . Sharp trader , Frank

[Young Ed]

My coupe still says "Sell complete" on the fender from when it was in the junkyard. Used to say it on one rear window too but those have been replaced.

[JIPJOBXX]

Watch out for any of those magnetic decals they will destroy the paint directly underneath them. I was told this and I check it out as on my rear door Wanderlodge there was one right where I cut in a rear window. When I removed that magnetic decal you could see on the paint surface where the decal had been. So beware of using any magnetic decals on your rigs as they can cause a lot of problems. Jon

PS. you can see where the sticker was in this picture if you look close

Shows where I installed a new rear window and magnetic sticker gone!

[Dennis Hemingway]

Those are just what I need to cover up all of the bubbles, cracks all around bad paint job. If you don't like bullets you can have Bird Poops. I need about 5 packages of each.

Dennis:mad:

[Normspeed]

Dennis, I must have missed a post. I thought your Plymouth came out of the shop looking good. Did you find bad spots after closer inspection?

[Dennis Hemingway]

Dennis, I must have missed a post. I thought your Plymouth came out of the shop looking good. Did you find bad spots after closer inspection?

Norm. The new paint is cracking and each day there are more bubbles showing up, When they wet sanded the car they let the water fill the door bottoms and that ruined the interior door.

Dennis:mad:

[JIPJOBXX]

That is terrible and I hope who ever painted your car will repaint it for free! And that damage done to your interior well what can I say!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you get restitution for the bad paint job and ruined interior door panel. Jon:(

[Dennis Hemingway]

Not yet, we are still waiting for the shop manager to come and look at it. Good thing for us is that we have not paid him.

Dennis

It looks good from 50' away parked with the Chevy in front of my new garage.

[JIPJOBXX]

Is there a MACO Paint shop near by? If so I would check them out for the repaint job as I have had real good luck with there services. Got a question? why didn't they just push the car outside and let that hot Barstow sun dry the water oft? Oh well I hope and pray the next time you get your old Plymouth painted it comes out as nice as my old Dodge. Jon

[Dennis Hemingway]

I plan on taking the Plymouth apart and blast every thing myself, after I retire in 174 days. I have a friend who says that he will teach me to paint so I can paint it myself, using his paint booth and equipment.

Dennis;)

[Normspeed]

Gosh that's awful Dennis. I would think the shop management would take into consideration not only the poor job and the damaged interior, but also the fact that you have a voice in the local automotive community. Word of mouth advertising can be a blessing...or a curse. Hope they make up for the crappy job.

[Dennis Hemingway]

The Owner sold the buissness and the manager (Owners grandson) is out of a job. The last cars to leave the shop under the old owner was my Ply and a 32 Ford 5 window and they screwed up both paint jobs.

Dennis:mad:

The 32 before new paint. I don't have an after shot.