Crom Cruach Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 How on earth do you remove the side pieces of the rear molding on a ‘72? Getting the car ready for diy paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC1of80 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Remove the end cap nuts, 4 of them, inside the trunk. Remove entire end cap and then remove the nuts to remove the trim. Sorry, easiest way to remove the trim without damaging it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crom Cruach Posted August 24, 2023 Author Share Posted August 24, 2023 The end cap is this area Tom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC1of80 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 12 minutes ago, Crom Cruach said: The end cap is this area Tom? Yes. The whole thing comes off after removing the 4 nuts from inside the trunk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leghome Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I would also recommend removing the bumper. It makes it easier plus for painting the car you will not have to mask off the bumper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crom Cruach Posted August 24, 2023 Author Share Posted August 24, 2023 yeah I’ll go after front and rear bumpers I reckon. Debating taking off the hood and trunk lids too. What you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71SSclone Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Mine is being painted in pieces, because of the extensive bodywork it needed, but I believe they are going to paint the body with the trunk lid installed. The front clip is in pieces, so they will paint each piece separate. I would ask your bodyshop what they recommend. John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crom Cruach Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 4 hours ago, 71SSclone said: Mine is being painted in pieces, because of the extensive bodywork it needed, but I believe they are going to paint the body with the trunk lid installed. The front clip is in pieces, so they will paint each piece separate. I would ask your bodyshop what they recommend. John Well I’m defo not taking the doors off, and that’s good news if a body shop can get it painted with the trunk lid on. I think I can get a good coat on the hood edges with the hood open, then close it to finish the job with 2 or 3 coats. Open again for clear and rinse & repeat. My main fear is bugs & spiders falling off the shed roof while the clear is flashing 🕷️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Staple a BIG sheet of plastic or a tarp to the ceiling and let it hang down the walls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Dtret said: Staple a BIG sheet of plastic or a tarp to the ceiling and let it hang down the walls. That's exactly what I did years ago when I turned the 2 car garage I was working out of, into a spray booth of sorts. I painted my Camaro in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crom Cruach Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 Genius. I can get those big dust sheets they sell for painting your house. Shame my compressor is only 7 gallons! I guess it will just take a little longer with a little lvlp spray gun. I’m not in a rush. How did your Camaro turn out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 I wet down the walls and floor also to keep the dust down after blowing everything off first. Good luck just remember slow and steady. Are you keeping the same color? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Oh yea I sprayed in the morning also, if you wait until evening there's more chance of flying insects getting in the paint. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Just now, cny first gen 71 said: Oh yea I sprayed in the morning also, if you wait until evening there's more chance of flying insects getting in the paint. Yep, I still have a mosquito 'fossil' on the trunk lid, because I had to repaint it and didn't want to wait until morning. He was so big, there was no wet sanding him out, and using the tweezers didn't get all the parts and pieces, lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Crom Cruach said: How did your Camaro turn out? Painted it in 1990, DuPont base/clear. First car I ever painted. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 19 minutes ago, jft69z said: Yep, I still have a mosquito 'fossil' on the trunk lid, because I had to repaint it and didn't want to wait until morning. He was so big, there was no wet sanding him out, and using the tweezers didn't get all the parts and pieces, lol. Yea that really sucks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 6 minutes ago, cny first gen 71 said: Yea that really sucks It did, and still does, 😁. I could have fixed it easily enough over the years, just wasn't on the list of things to do. I got better over the years of fixing defects on the fly (no pun intended). 30 years of painting, you're bound to pick up a few tricks along the way. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 8 hours ago, jft69z said: Painted it in 1990, DuPont base/clear. First car I ever painted. Yeah… I coulda done better with a roller and a horsehair brush. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 And fix this bin, ya lazy bum. 1 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crom Cruach Posted August 27, 2023 Author Share Posted August 27, 2023 8 hours ago, jft69z said: Painted it in 1990, DuPont base/clear. First car I ever painted. Holy smoke what a beauty, thanks for setting the bar so high! I’ve gone from this: to this: with fibreglass and epoxy primer. Getting rid of all the rust first , then epoxy primer, high-build primer, then paint, insect layer, clear, ask I missing anything? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 5 hours ago, Glen said: Yeah… I coulda done better with a roller and a horsehair brush. This....from the guy who can't properly tighten a hose clamp..... Actually, I would tell people I'd use a roller and a gallon of Home Depot paint when they complained about estimates to get their car refinished. Told them I'd use the short nap roller, and would throw in the racing strips for free, using another roller. 4 hours ago, Crom Cruach said: Holy smoke what a beauty, thanks for setting the bar so high! I’ve gone from this: to this: with fibreglass and epoxy primer. Getting rid of all the rust first , then epoxy primer, high-build primer, then paint, insect layer, clear, ask I missing anything? Thank you! Sounds like you're on the right track. It's all in the prep work, and there's no real shortcuts in that process. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crom Cruach Posted August 29, 2023 Author Share Posted August 29, 2023 done, cheers for the instructions my little helper 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC1of80 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Remember, fyi, in case you didn't know...... The panel between the bumper and grille is supposed to be silver/argent from the factory if that is how you are going to paint your car. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Paul Tom is correct if you are staying stock that front panel is painted argent silver not body color. And i love your little helper!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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