Replicating Factory Spot Weld Appearance

[SS427]

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.....one of the judges did not like a few of the accurate reproduced assembly line style welds. He claimed a few were not as "round" as he would like to see.

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Precisely why I hate having cars judged any more. That is just getting WAY too picky! Like ANY assembly line was ever consistant.

[CamarosRus]

Brian, As one of the ACA "Camaros at Carlisle" 1st Gen LEGENDS Judges yourself, what was the points conclusion on that spot welded restoration described above ??????? ............

And for those that choose to enter the world of having their cars judged for restoration accuracy how do you suggest they address this issue, if real spot welding is not used ????

respectfully submitted,

[RamAirDave]

As far as factory accuracy goes, do judges take points off for a paint job that is "too good", one that in no way replicates a factory finish?

[bkhpah]

I don't think in the end any points were deducted for the welds, but it did cause some high blood pressure from the owner. As for way to nice paint, that never has been an issue yet. But I have seen other paint and body assembly issues picked on that are 100% accurate. Even to the point of disregarding the survivor cars that are in attendance that are perfect reference material....BKH

[Bob]

Mike,
That is a cool tool! I wish I had this info when I was searching for a way to do my car.

[RamAirDave]

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As for way to nice paint, that never has been an issue yet. But I have seen other paint and body assembly issues picked on that are 100% accurate.

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Interesting. So when painstakingly restoring a car to factory accuracy, the exterior paint gets a "free pass" as far as judging goes?

Don't get me wrong, no car leaves our shop with an accurate factory-quality appearing paint job. It's just a question Ive asked several times in the past without an answer.

[Nova Jed]

How crazy do you think the judges would be if they saw one door underneath wasn't painted and the other side was? Or paint runs in the door jambs or underside of trunk lid? That's exactly how my Nova was before I painted it. I wish I would have taken pictures because it was a survivor. Like I said it "was" a survivor. I wish now that I would have never painted it. My hat is off to those of you who restore all the little flaws. That has to take a lot of time to duplicate! That has to be tough with a BC/CC paint job.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Overspray is ok, but runs and flaws in the body are not ok. That's the deal, like it or not.

Some of us don't care, we restore like the factory built them, bad gaps, poor fit, orange peel, etc... I dup'd the runs inside the trunk sides for the speckle paint - I had 4-5 judges inside the trunk salivating over points deduction. Lucky for me, Lanny popped the trunk on his original owner, unrestored '70 Nova.... conversation over!

[ORIGLS6]

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Some of us don't care, we restore like the factory built them, bad gaps, poor fit, orange peel, etc... I dup'd the runs inside the trunk sides for the speckle paint - I had 4-5 judges inside the trunk salivating over points deduction. Lucky for me, Lanny popped the trunk on his original owner, unrestored '70 Nova.... conversation over!

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