Prepping new vert rear end...
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Prepping new vert rear end...
So, I have a new rear section for my '68 that I am getting closer to installing. This piece came with the car when I purchased it.
I would rather have a pressed molded part - but I am leaning toward using this piece based on price considerations.
My concern is that it is completely white. How should I prep the underside before I install it to give it a more OEM look?
I would rather have a pressed molded part - but I am leaning toward using this piece based on price considerations.
My concern is that it is completely white. How should I prep the underside before I install it to give it a more OEM look?
Le Mans Master
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From: Seattle Area WA
Besides color, the hand laid parts usually have some pretty good texture to them. Some guys spend a lot of time sanding the backsides to be more smooth before priming and painting them. You could try a colored primer along with a flattened (dull) single stage color.
Le Mans Master
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The color goal should be to try to match the underside color of this one piece as close as possible to the rest of your car's panels which is going to be a very dull pigmented resin color. A hand laid panel is pretty easy to tell regardless. They also do not have the bonding strips that a factory rear or jig assembled rear would have.
Last edited by Scott Marzahl; Feb 20, 2008 at 01:01 AM.
