Worth every penny

[Ledge]

Hi All

For all you guys thinking of buying a Z or any other old car

i would highly recommend the purchase of one of these.

We have one at work and take it when going to quote on a resto

so we can get a better idea of whats under the paint

 

http://www.fillerdetective.com/

 

http://www.paintandpanel.com.au/news/gpi-s-filler-detective-elementary-my-dear-assessor

 

they are on evilbay occasionally as well

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/DISCOUNTED-FILLER-DETECTIVE-BODY-DAMAGE-DETECTOR-/130692144650

 

Cheers

Paul

[gav240z]

Don't think I would look at a vintage car without 1 now. So you've used it and find it accurate? Is there any scenario where it doesn't work so well?

[Ledge]

HI Gav

we have been using one for a couple of years and yes the machine can been tricked

for example if you cut rust out then just pop rivet on a piece of tin underneath then bog

over the top the machine will tell you there is bog but cant tell you about the dodgy repairs.

This situation has showed its head a couple of times and we get the customer in and show the

the issue.

But there is nothing on the market that could tell you about the dodgy repairs.

 

It is a basic machine that just tells you distance from surface to metal, ally, lead.

hold it on surface press the button that's it, move it around to find the edge of bog simple.

 

The main reason i brought this up is over the last couple of years people have brought us

there cars that they paid 50G for cause it was "restored" and they have had up to 25mm of bog

NO i didn't miss type 25mm of bog, needless to say these people have been devastated so we give them

a card and say call us when it starts falling out.

 

If someone asks me about buying a "restored" car i tell them unless you can see photo's of it being done

or can check the car for bog don't touch it. I always say why spend 50g on what may be restored when you

can buy a bomb for 5 and spend 50 on it and you will know exactly what you have got.

 

Don't get me wrong guys i am well aware that some people cant be bothered and that's why i shared

info on this machine cause its cheap insurance if you do intend to spend big dollars on a "restored car"

 

Paul

[C.A.R.]

Thanks for the heads on on it Paul

I'm going to add it to the shopping list...

[gav240z]

Yeah that's exactly why I'm looking to keep my car RX-7. I at least know what history it has (now that's it's had a slight accident) and will know and control exactly how it gets repaired. It's also why I like cars to have original paint because you never know what's hiding under layers of paint jobs.

 

It's very sad when people spend so much money on a restored car and have their heart broken when they find out how it was done.