How do you suggest the right order to paint the trunk?

[timachone]

Which spot would you paint first? Or generally speaken: first the outside of the car, then the trunk? Or the opposite? Then which spots of the trunk have to be painted in which color original and which first before another? Where car-color and where this black-and-grey-color?

Have these parts been painted original and if so, in car-color? And in which paint-step do you achieve this?



I know, question after question but yesterday I could not find any satisfying solution for myself.

Thank you for any suggestions, pictures or ...

::thumb::

 

[c9zx]

Assuming the car is disassembled, I'd paint the interior, door jambs, and the inside of the trunk first. The trunk lid was painted on the car. That is why the hinges and attaching bolts are body color. If you are spraying sound deadener, do it after the inside of the trunk is painted. Spray the dark grey speckled paint on the trunk floor last. The factory sprayed the speckled paint after the tail and side lights were installed so there was speckled grey over spray on those parts. I could not bring myself to do that, I'd worked too hard to salvage and restore those parts.

Chuck

 

[Austin Vert]

HI Tim,

PM me if you want.

Greg.

 

[timachone]

Assuming the car is disassembled, I'd paint the interior, door jambs, and the inside of the trunk first. The trunk lid was painted on the car. That is why the hinges and attaching bolts are body color. If you are spraying sound deadener, do it after the inside of the trunk is painted. Spray the dark grey speckled paint on the trunk floor last. The factory sprayed the speckled paint after the tail and side lights were installed so there was speckled grey over spray on those parts. I could not bring myself to do that, I'd worked too hard to salvage and restore those parts.

Chuck

Thanks, Chuck. That brings light in the dark. Now I know why the rear light housings are all a bit oversprayed. I wouldn't do that either, original or not, they will be stay clean on mine too.

Do you have any suggestions concerning the other upper structural parts in the trunk near the trunk hinges which are painted pink on mine? Was there only light car-color overspray as well factory original?

HI Tim,

PM me if you want.

Greg.

Yes, I will, Greg

 

[c9zx]

The inside of the trunk lid as well as the hinges, wheel houses, bottom of the package tray, and torsion springs are completely painted body color. There will be speckled paint over spray on the lower portion of the wheel houses.

Chuck

 

[bkdunha]

Just to add to Chuck's comments which did merit his Gold award in Concourse back in 2012 at the MCA Grand National. Cannot tell from your photo if you have the folding seat trunk access panel. This panel was also in place at the time of the spatter paint application. The lower 1/3 or less should have the spatter paint overspray on it as well.

 

[timachone]

The inside of the trunk lid as well as the hinges, wheel houses, bottom of the package tray, and torsion springs are completely painted body color. There will be speckled paint over spray on the lower portion of the wheel houses.

Chuck

Chuck, thank you for this important additional information - more and more I have an idea of it ::thumb::

Just to add to Chuck's comments which did merit his Gold award in Concourse back in 2012 at the MCA Grand National. Cannot tell from your photo if you have the folding seat trunk access panel. This panel was also in place at the time of the spatter paint application. The lower 1/3 or less should have the spatter paint overspray on it as well.

Yes, you're right, I have the folding seat which ::thumb:: The back metal sheet was painted flat black from the PO so I could not tell which exact color it was originally! Thank you