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Peters Trunk Detail |
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Here is the view of the trunk after I had
already started to sand it. The inside edge and bottom of the trunk
lid was a slightly lighter color than the exterior color of the car and
it was never cleared either. This always bugged me so I decided to
do something about it.
First lay good masking tape along the edge of the paint to keep from scratching the exterior paint. I used a fine paper to roughen the surface, remove runs/dust. I did go a bit too far in areas and this will require primer. |
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The deck lid was removed and laid carefully on a stand to
work on. Use a fine paper to remove imperfections or a scotchbrite
pad to roughen the surface. Do Not leave a glossy or existing surface
alone, the paint will not adhere well.
For painting, tape the edges on the underside and hang paper off of the tape (sticky side up). Doing this leaves a soft edge and will not give you a paint line when finished. |
| Priming was necessary because of breaking
through the paint in a few areas and exposing the primer in others.
This would leave an uneven finish color, a solid base color is best for an even finish. Tape the edges similar to the trunk. Lay a strip down of tape
down overhanging the lip and bend it backwards.
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Here is a view after a few coats of base are laid down. The color base is very light and is best to use multiple light coats for best results. Trying to lay a heavy coat will lead to runs and possible unevenness of any metallic particles in the paint. Let the paint dry a few minutes between coats before a second coat is applied. I believe I used 4 coats to get an even color. |
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Here is a view after the clear was applied and most of the paper was removed. Once the paper is removed and the clear has had a chance to harden for a while, any edge between the paint can be removed. I used some polishing compound and buffed the edge slightly and there is hardly an edge to be felt. |
| Moving on to the interior of the trunk.
The inside floors and walls of my trunk were in good condition. They were
painted with black enamel years ago but were dull and scratched from use.
I started by give the the floor and walls a quick semi gloss spray job before applying the trunk paint which is available at most auto parts stores. Its really easy to go over board with the spatter paint so don't overdue it. I have seen some cars that the splatter is so heavy you don't see the base color. |
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The splatter paint has a base black cover so
the black applied first does not have to be perfect.
The results are great! I popped the trunk for a friend after doing this and he almost died. He wants to do his next. If you look close on the right, you can see the wire going into the trunk lid and through the wing pedestal where I mounted the LED third brake light under the wing. Just a little bit of safety that you don't really see when walking around the car. |
| The trunk splatter paint is a real easy back yard job that anyone can
do. Just be sure to tape the car off to keep the over spray off the
paint.
The trunk edges require a bit more knowledge of general painting, a spray gun and an air compressor. It is not that hard to learn to paint once you get the hang of it. Practice on an old door or other piece of metal to get your spray patterns down. I can spray fairly good but I wouldn't tackle an outside panel, I would leave that to the professionals for a perfect job. |
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