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Tree Sap on Primer
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Mon, 31 March 2003 03:18
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Hi all,
My RA23 has one coat of primer on it at the moment, anyway my prick of a brother pushed it out of the Garage all last week and left it under the trees (with no panels, windows or doors) and now there is sap all over the primer.
I'm guessing the primer is totally ruined now, I've tried to sand it back but you can still see some spots on it. Do I have no other choice but to take it back to bare metal and start again?
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I supported Toymods
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Mon, 31 March 2003 08:45
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Yep start again! The sap will act like silicon! I think we all know what happens when you paint over silicon 
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Japan
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December 2002
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Mon, 31 March 2003 12:20
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Pound your brother real good! It won't help your sap problem but it will make you feel better. Cool1 is right, get in and remove any trace of the sap, even if you use wax and grease remover plus put silicone drops in the paint it wouldn't garantee a smooth and well bonded coating...and you don't want to paint the car only to rub the car back again because the sap kept on messing with the finish. Sounds shitty but painting is all about prepping...gotta get that right.
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I supported Toymods
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melbourne.victoria.austra...
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June 2002
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Mon, 31 March 2003 20:43
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sheena, make your brother sand it back! and yes mate, time to re-prime 
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Mornington Peninsula
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September 2002
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Location:
Mornington Peninsula
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September 2002
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Tue, 01 April 2003 01:57
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I know, not all 19 y.o. are dick heads, only some and I happen to live with one of them.
I think he's just jealous that my car will end up better than his crapolla.
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Canberra
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August 2002
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Tue, 01 April 2003 03:59
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yeah.. id be thinking its time for..
SABOTAGE!!!!
hehe lil bastard, but i wish i was 19 again..
since the big 2 0 everyone is like.. ur such an adult now.
blah blah blah
oh well i reckon ill always be a teenager at heart! 
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Mornington Peninsula
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September 2002
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Tue, 01 April 2003 04:10
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Sabotage is always great. But it has to be something he can fix and not have to ask for Dad's help cause that's not fair on dad!!
I could just get a rope and hook it to the back of his car and my car and drive cause his car would crumble cause it's bog!
That would be funny! 
Get claw hammer and take off the weights on his wheels to throw them out of balance really badly! 
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I supported Toymods
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sydney.au
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August 2002
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Tue, 01 April 2003 12:11
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take joy in the misfortune of others is bad karma
and bad karma ALWAYS attracts P plated fuckwits speeding in VL commos
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Canberra
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May 2002
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Wed, 02 April 2003 01:51
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Sap on primer, what a bummer.
Step 1: clean all sap off with eucalyptus oil.
Step 2: Wash all affected parts with a heavy mix of sugar soap and water.
Step 3: lightly sand the car(600-800 DRY) to ensure there are no more spots.
Step 4: Spray a light coat of HI FILL,(Hi Fill has good sealing properties)
Step 5: Guide coat and sand off before applying colour coat.
I have sprayed about 20 cars, and I had (past tense) a gum tree that used to spit all over the cars. the above method has worked well a number of times.
Regards Chuck.
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Mornington Peninsula
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Wed, 02 April 2003 02:00
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Thanks heaps for that. I'll give that one a try, don't really want to be stripping back paint again.
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Thu, 03 April 2003 02:39
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19, 20 year olds.. they're all young 'uns 
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Thu, 03 April 2003 04:43
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I'm only 21 tho.
But being a chick I'm suppose to be more mature 
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Thu, 03 April 2003 05:06
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nah
you're a young 'un too
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Mornington Peninsula
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Thu, 03 April 2003 22:34
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ah, that's not fair. I've worked so hard to get to this age, 21 year's of it!!!!
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Fri, 04 April 2003 09:59
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| ae86drift wrote on Tue, 01 April 2003 22:11 |
take joy in the misfortune of others is bad karma
and bad karma ALWAYS attracts P plated fuckwits speeding in VL commos
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LOL...thats so funny because its true
everyset of lights is a P plater vl commo reving it up for a run, i like to rev it up a bit so they want to go me, then when the lights turn green just let them go off so they are no longer a danger to me or the celica
ra23celicachick: the one big thing that pisses me off when i driving the most is unbalanced wheels that shake the steering and cause tyres to wear down almost overnight, as i buy costly tyres it really hurts....you do have to do something to make him think or he wont learn, at least thats my experience anyhow
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Epping, Sydney
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Fri, 04 April 2003 10:38
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well I worked longer to get to mine! 
just remember.. the best years of your life are already behind you.. you've got nothing left in life to look forward to but slowing of the mind, drooping of the body, and withering of joy.
that always cheers me up
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Brisbane, QLD
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February 2003
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Fri, 04 April 2003 13:08
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| draven wrote on Fri, 04 April 2003 18:38 |
well I worked longer to get to mine!
just remember.. the best years of your life are already behind you.. you've got nothing left in life to look forward to but slowing of the mind, drooping of the body, and withering of joy.
that always cheers me up
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Well now...look who's a barrel of inspiration
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Fri, 04 April 2003 15:02
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I'm allowed to be bitter.. I'm an old man
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Mornington Peninsula
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Mon, 07 April 2003 02:33
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Well as he does burnouts with those tyres (keeping in mind he didn't pay for them) I think it would be good for him to wear them out even quicker 
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bris
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February 2003
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Mon, 07 April 2003 04:37
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i am 19, and i've always considered myself to have and extremely long attention....
...oh look, i have lint in my belly button!!
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Mon, 07 April 2003 05:03
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What's an attention span?
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bris
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February 2003
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Tue, 08 April 2003 01:45
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a small river south-south west of HaMburg?
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Brisbane - Chapel Hill
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June 2002
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Tue, 08 April 2003 01:57
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did someone say tennis?
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bris
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February 2003
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Tue, 08 April 2003 06:28
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tomato tamarrto...
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Location:
melbourne
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January 2003
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Thu, 10 April 2003 00:33
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| ae86drift wrote on Tue, 01 April 2003 22:11 |
take joy in the misfortune of others is bad karma
and bad karma ALWAYS attracts P plated fuckwits speeding in VL commos
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LOL thats so true yet so funny
having that problem at the moment... DONT SEEK REVENGE cause ppl always get it back its damn annoying
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Sat, 12 April 2003 12:36
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just reading this - your celica better than a crapolla ? OF COURSE IT WILL BE !!!!
its a celica Sheena - they are naturally better than corollas - Everyone knows that !!
PS - give your brother a slap for me - I was hoping to see the Ra23 on the road sooner than later !
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Mornington Peninsula
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September 2002
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Re: Tree Sap on Primer
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Sun, 13 April 2003 22:45
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Yeah, things have really slowed down on the whole working on the car but in that time I've actually bought a good dash, an 18R-G and stripped back a fair bit of primer.
I'm getting some photo's developed so hopefully I'll be able to get them scanned on so I can post them!!!!
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well it's only one coat of paint so it won't take too long to paint strip back to metal.