1. We strip paint using plastic media because of its speed and efficiency. Fiberglass cars like Corvette, Avanti, Shelby Mustangs etc are prime candidates as you must strip paint gently to avoid harming the gel coat and fiberglass strands.

2. Cleaned down and ready to start repairs. The front clip on this one is heavily damaged and is beyond the cost of repair compared to the new front clip available so we will replace it .

3. Stripping the body every square inch reveals all of the sin. As you can see the trunk had a stress point and started cracking. As time went by pieces fell out making the hole larger.

4. Dirt and grease can soak into the glass body around edges and any areas that the gel coat has been worn through to the fiberglass strands. If left unattended exfoliation takes place and the whole thickness of that section will have to be replaced.

5. When you strip a car down to this level you will find every tiny hole and stress crack there is. As I always say " You can not fix what you can not find" Therefore we must use the techniques and tools to inspect and reveal everything. 

6. Another look shows metal reinforcements that need aluminum oxide blasting after they are removed. We will then prime them using zinc chromate and reattach them using new rivets !

7. As seen even the door opening has stress cracks where epoxies were used to adhere the separate panels together to form a complete automotive body.