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Should we buy? Surface rust and clearcoat peeling
Today we are looking at a 1990 SP36 in Georgia. The owner passed away, he was a member of this group and meticulously maintained it mechanically. As far as we know the only issue is some surface rust in certain spots on the exterior and pretty significant peeling of the clearcoat. Would love this community to let us know how much we will have to invest to fix this! And, if the surface rust is a dealbreaker. Is it something we can fix ourselves? There is some rust and corrosion around the water inlet. The metal will have to be replaced. Guide us!
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Ruth Pike-Elliot Asheville, Nc 89FC |
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J.Virdens coach i think.
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DO NOT SEND PM email me at randy@randydupree.com only. Randy Dupree 2000 LXI 43 Bainbridge,Ga. Port St Joe Fl. www.buybyebluebird.com randy@randydupree.com |
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pretty serious to eat a hole through a Bird.
It is always the buyers decision, how much more rust? How good do you want to look, full paint jobs could be 15 to 25K + Patch it and have fun, It is the mechanicals that matter, minimum 15 k and could be more.
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Bill Pape 1988 FC, Silver Edition Commerce, Michigan |
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Yes- I think you’re right. J. Virden sounds right. Y’all know anything about his coach? I hear he was a good cook
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Ruth Pike-Elliot Asheville, Nc 89FC |
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That is a little deeper than surface rust. How many other spots on the coach look like this. What's it look like under the coach. Clear coat would be much less of an issue.
What model, year, condition and value is the coach. Any other pictures?
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Russ & Jackie Beardsley Caldwell, Idaho 1998 43' LXI w/Liftable Tag Axle russbeardsley@me.com 208.249.7449 |
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There are about two or three more spots that look like this but definitely this is the worst. Nothing else appears to go through the sidewall like this. The rest does seem like it is surface. We are looking at about 30,000 for the coach as is. We are not as concerned about the clearcoat for aesthetics but definitely don’t want to have rust issues if paint wears through.
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Ruth Pike-Elliot Asheville, Nc 89FC |
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You going to be a two bird family?
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Paul Denison Wilmington, NC |
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Why do you call that surface rust? That is not surface rust by any definition.
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J made the best bread pudding i ever ate.
And eating is something i know about!!
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DO NOT SEND PM email me at randy@randydupree.com only. Randy Dupree 2000 LXI 43 Bainbridge,Ga. Port St Joe Fl. www.buybyebluebird.com randy@randydupree.com |
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Rust never stops. There is likely much more underneath and other places. I'd walkaway. There are other cleaner Birds, although older if you're stuck on 30k.
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Paul & Connie Plantinga Harbor Beach, Michigan 2004 M380 (Happy Place) Toad: 2017 Ram 2500 |
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