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That fresh wax smell trick I finally figured out after 7 test drives
I kept getting cars that smelled fine at first but had that weird heavy wax hiding rust underneath. Found out last month if you run your hand along the door jambs and feel for rough spots or over-spray, you can catch bondo work before you buy. Has anyone else found paint mismatches in direct sunlight that saved them from a bad deal?
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emmag409h ago
Found that trick on a 2012 Focus last year. Ran my hand along the door jam and felt a gritty patch, turned out to be three layers of paint hiding a big dent.
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jamiegreen8h ago
Oh man, that gritty feeling is such a dead giveaway. I had a similar thing happen on an old Civic I was looking at last year. Ran my fingers right along the seam where the fender meets the door and it felt like sandpaper almost. Sure enough, the guy had bondoed a whole mess of rust and just painted over it without sanding it smooth first. It's wild how much you can catch just by paying attention to what your hand feels, especially in spots that look fine at first glance. I swear, half the time my fingers find more than my eyes do on these beaters.
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