Visited yesterday!

so they decide to strip the entire car and they

Can I guess that your Miata was a White car?  The early Whites were
known to flake off.

Yes, so was my Jeep but most colors did about the same in those days.



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In the Miata world, the early whites stood alone in the catastrophic
paint failures AFAIK.

 



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XS11E wrote:

Dunno about that. My red '91 had perfectly fine paint after 15 years and
121K miles when I traded it in. Body was straight and totally unrusted and
the only mark on it was a slight (shopping cart?) ding about the size of my
thumb. Certainly no sign of flaking paint. Hell, it still had her original
top, albeit with a replacement window. Worst exterior problem was that the
windshield was pretty well sandblasted and should have been replaced.

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John McGaw
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Do you have a garage?  That makes a lot of difference.


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XS11E wrote:

Of course. That is a given. I guess a good car cover might work as well
despite being a major PITA.

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Right. The body panels of our red '90 that are original paint aren't
flaking, just going dead.
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Ken Lyons '97 Brilliant Black/'90 Classic Red in many hues
Inside the Beltway

hence the term 'catastrophic' I would agree the white was the only Miata
color in that category.

Chris
99BBB

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I hear you Ken.  Red has always been a fader in all marques and after
seventeen years, you can almost bet money on it.  I've seen some
plastic noses and rear finish panels fade in half of that time.  The
early Whites from Miata were in a different class altogether.

In article


Guess I've only got three years left to enjoy my red '94. Its NXT shine
is still about 30 feet deep.

The key is keeping after it, so it doesn't fade in the first place. A
garage or car cover doesn't hurt, either.

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Lanny Chambers
St. Louis, MO
'94C

The time frame is different around here :)

YOU KNOW YOU ARE IN  SOUTH CAROLINA IN JULY WHEN. . . .

The birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground.

The trees are whistling for the dogs.

The best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.

Hot water now comes out of both taps.

You can make sun tea instantly.

You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron.

The temperature drops below 95 and you feel a little chilly.

You discover that in July it only takes 2 fingers to steer your car.

You discover that you can get sunburned through your car window.

You actually burn your hand opening the car door.

You break into a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 a.m.

Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, 'What if I get knocked out and end
up lying on the pavement and cook to death?'

You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.

The potatoes cook underground, so all you have to do is pull one out
and add butter, salt and pepper.

Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from
laying boiled eggs.

The cows are giving evaporated milk.

:)

I thought all that was pertaining to TX! Ouch.

Chris
99BBB

Both Texas and South Carolina have nice, cool summers, it seldom even
gets to 115F!  You guys must run the heater all summer long....


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Uh Oh, here it comes ........ that dry heat thing ;-)
I gotta say, Phoenix is tough in the summer. Great in the 'winter' months
though!

Chris
(much family in Phoenix!)
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Well, Friday has come and gone, along with Saturday and most of
Sunday...

Maybe tomorrow?  Don't know why they didn't get it done Friday?


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Got call this morning, they are stripping the hood and deck lid to
be repainted because the first paint didn't look right.....

I reminded them those are the two aluminum panels but they said that
wasn't a factor, the problem appeared to be improper preparation.

I guess I'm pleased they won't release bad work but I miss my Miata!

I'm planning a trip to the store today but I'll take the hot rod:

http://www.meritshealth.com/02_products/products_list_details.php?MID=6&SID=37&ID=273  



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They called Monday, said it would be home Tuesday but no car.

Today, it's here!  It looks great, they not only painted it but
detailed EVERYTHING, even the wiper arms are painted dull black.

I imagine it looks much like it did when it was new...

I'm happy and the pidgeons are delighted, they have their bathroom
back!




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That's exciting! Pictures? Pictures! Congrats!

Chris
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