Gerahead's 71 Dart
I spent the better part of the weekend getting the trunk cleaned and in primer :cheers:. I finished cleaning up the area around the wheel tubs and then I etched them with POR's metal prep. While I was at it and since I had the deck lid off anyway, I ground out all of the seam sealer around the edge of the deck lid, welded the holes for the edge trim shut (I'm not putting the trim back on). I then etched the bare metal at the same time as the trunk, painted the bare metal with POR-15 gray and then applied a couple of good coats of epoxy primer. This stuff sure is a lot of work, but when you see it with the primer on it, it is all worth while. The underside is next, but not until I get the steel and build my rotisserie. It sure would have made painting the trunk easier!
I spent the better part of the weekend getting the trunk cleaned and in primer :cheers:. I finished cleaning up the area around the wheel tubs and then I etched them with POR's metal prep. While I was at it and since I had the deck lid off anyway, I ground out all of the seam sealer around the edge of the deck lid, welded the holes for the edge trim shut (I'm not putting the trim back on). I then etched the bare metal at the same time as the trunk, painted the bare metal with POR-15 gray and then applied a couple of good coats of epoxy primer. This stuff sure is a lot of work, but when you see it with the primer on it, it is all worth while. The underside is next, but not until I get the steel and build my rotisserie. It sure would have made painting the trunk easier!