[boodtext]Yay! My next, next project also arrived in the mail:


I won these in the Hurricane Raffle last December, thank you Ausfiero!

There was some minor damage in transit, such as scratching and chipping:


And in a few other areas as well. Nothing major and it can all be repaired. There is a fair bit of finishing that will be required and the mounting holes all have to be drilled, so if you are thinking of purchasing these with the intent of just putting them on with minimal effort you will be surprised. Again nothing major and I am very happy to have them.

It also gives me the opportunity to try out the new 2" / 3" random orbit sander that I also received today:



I sure wish that I had this baby when I was doing the underside of the deck lid. Oh well, better late than never.
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Thanks again Jim!

Nolan

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I did a little bit of work on the side scoops today. I wanted to patch some of the minor damage.

This corner had cracked in a couple of places but the bottom layer of mat is still intact. I applied some Corvette Panel Adhesive while holding the cracks open. Then I supported it from behind with a small piece of angle iron clamped to the backside. This will hold the piece strait while the adhesive cures:


Here is a repair of a crack that cuts diagonally through the layers of mat. Again the adhesive was applied similar to the repair above and clamped shut:


The skirts have a few dimples in them from the molding process and they are being filled:
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I don't imagine that any fiberglass part comes out of the mold and is perfect not requiring any kind of touch-up. Again the amount of work that will be required shouldn't be too much for these parts. I also tried out the new sander smoothing some of the seams and rough edges, if you can afford one of these I would highly recommend that you get one, it is great! I purchased mine though Ebay from this vendor - "autobodydepot". It is the Chicago Pneumatic Random Orbital Air Sander CP-7200S Mini Sander w/2" & 3" Pads/Sandpaper and Case.

Nolan

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** UPDATE **

I hvave forgotten to show the primer that I am now using thanks to the advice of Custom2M4 and 355Fiero. What I did was go down to the local Autobody Supply store and asked for advice on materials and preparation and explained what I was doing, they were extremely helpful and recommended the following.

Final sanding with 400 grit paper.
Cleaming of the deck lid with soap and water.
And a final cleaning with a degreaser.
I also used acetone as one of the steps. Here is the acetone and the degreaser.

I am using a high build primer. This picture shows the reducer on the left, the primer in the middle and the activator on the right.

For a sealer coat the recommended mix for this product (yours may be different) is 4 parts primer, 1 part activator and 2 parts reducer.
For a medium caot with some filling the mix is 4/1/1
For a high build coat the mix is 4/1 with no reducer.

Here is a picture of the detail spray gun that I am using. You will also need a water/oil filter to prevent fisheye and of course a good quality mask:


I have now seen the light about spray can versus real primer. The automotive primer is 1000% better than the spray can junk. It just flows on much smoother and covers way better.

Thanks again guys!

Nolan


Edit to add: It's great working in an engineering firm, I get all the free paper that I need for masking off parts!

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So here are some pictures of the deck lid masked and cleaned, ready for priming:



And here is the deck lid after the sealer prime coat:






I think it's looking pretty darn good, if I do say so myself. There are a few pinholes and the odd bit of sanding that may be required but not nearly the amount of touch up that the underside required.

What do you think?

Oh, I need some suggestions for finishing off the vent openings ie. grilles etc. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Nolan

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It's now about 8 hours after I sprayed the Deck lid. The automotive primer sure leaves a nice smooth finish. After looking it over there are a few tiny tiny pinholes and as a previously indicated just a little more sanding to do. I have applied the glazing putty and will be doing the final sanding and primer coat tomorrow.



I hope you guys are finding this thread to be informative, I've sure learned a lot doing this. If you had told me that I could do this a year ago I wouldn't have believed it!

Nolan

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Can't wait to see the deck in place!

Bob

Nolan