keitho64
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Like many of you in the Northern climates I must deal with rust and I HATE it!
My 2009 9-7X has the rusted hood problem. A couple of years ago I ground out the rust, made repairs from fiberglass and painted it. It held up for a while, but I knew it wouldn’t last.
I had been looking for a good, used, blue hood but never found one. I broke down and ordered one from esaabparts.com and got the paint from automotivetouchup.com.
The paint process took me a Sunday afternoon. I put the clear coat on a bit too heavy and need to sand it with 1500-3000 then buff it. I plan to do this in a month. The fit and finish on the hood from esaabparts is fantastic. The hood strut, insulation and ground strap all fit just like the factory part. I even topped it off with a new hood badge.
The color match of the paint from automotivetouchup was extremely close.
I am happy with the way it turned out. Here are some before, during and after shots of the project.
My 2009 9-7X has the rusted hood problem. A couple of years ago I ground out the rust, made repairs from fiberglass and painted it. It held up for a while, but I knew it wouldn’t last.
I had been looking for a good, used, blue hood but never found one. I broke down and ordered one from esaabparts.com and got the paint from automotivetouchup.com.
The paint process took me a Sunday afternoon. I put the clear coat on a bit too heavy and need to sand it with 1500-3000 then buff it. I plan to do this in a month. The fit and finish on the hood from esaabparts is fantastic. The hood strut, insulation and ground strap all fit just like the factory part. I even topped it off with a new hood badge.
The color match of the paint from automotivetouchup was extremely close.
I am happy with the way it turned out. Here are some before, during and after shots of the project.
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