not the engine heat, likley smeone got aggressive at one time with a buffer,
then the paint broke down faster than surrounding arears.


"gmccx" <gmccx@notvalid.com> wrote in message
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> I own a 95 black (pearl) Del Sol. Over time, the combination of engine
> heat and (probably) heat from the sun in the summer combined to sort of
> 'burn' a light-ish section of the hood exterior. (the area was in a bit
> of a circle and looked like a dirty silver)
>
> I have recently had most of the car (including the hood) repainted and
> I'd like to avoid that happening again in a few years.
>
> Has anyone ever heard of, or done, something like putting some of the
> sort of insulation used under car hoods inside a Del Sol or Civic?
> The only down side I could think of would be the possibility of trapping
> engine heat in such a way that the engine would be hurt. That would not
> be a good trade off.
>
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> George
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