Reply to: RE>Unpainted inner fenders
From: angevine@badger.Colorado.EDU
In the never-ending saga of Fixing Things the Clueless Former Owner (and
probably henchmen) Screwed Up: When the new front fenders were put on
my roadster, they were not painted on the inside, just left in the factory
primer. It seems to be pretty good primer - after all, the fenders have
been protected only by it since they were manufactured circa 20 years ago -
but I'm uneasy about leaving it that way. As I see it, my options are:
1) Leave it alone
2) Remove the fenders from the car and paint the insides
3) Attempt to paint them on the car with
a) Spray can, or
b) Brush.
2) would probably result in damage to the rather good exterior paint,
and I'm afraid that 3a would also. 3b would be rather difficult to do
sufficiently thoroughly to really protect the metal.
Any suggestions?
Wayne
***** I would go for 3A. First put the car up on jackstands. Remove the
wheels. Tape the edges/outsides of the fenders with three-inch wide masking
tape. Don't be cheap, use quality 3M tape. It'll come off without leaving a
residue on your nice exterior paint. Then swab the fender insides off with
lacquer thinner, and spray them. I recommend "automobile touch-up paint", the
kind that's sold in the little tiny cans. Its quality stuff, and the little
cans will get up in the fenders good. You will probably need about one can per
fender.
- Jerry Kaidor
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