[DeTomaso] To Paint or Not To Paint?

[jderyke at aol.com]

Cory, to use the trunk-tub at all after painting the sheet metal any shiny color, line the outside of the tub -at least on the pressure points- with fluffy carpeting remnants. The tub will rub paint, wrecking the look you're spending so much time & effort to achieve. This will also probably keep you from using the stock trunk hold-downs, but in 1980, I removed ours and have never missed them. The tub really can't move when the decklid is closed so any fasteners are redundent. Good luck on a difficult job- J Deryke


-----Original Message-----
From: Corey Price <coreyjprice at gmail.com>
To: Detomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Sent: Fri, Apr 7, 2017 11:07 am
Subject: [DeTomaso] To Paint or Not To Paint?


All
I would love to get your opinions on painting the engine compartment
the same as the body or just leaving it black (and all combinations in
between, from filling spot weld indentations and then painting to using
bedliner material).A I haven't decided on any approach although I'm
leaning toward the stock, satin or semi-gloss black look, but one where
the spot weld indentations are filled.
My apologies if this has been discussed ad nauseum...
Corey
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   Cory, to use the trunk-tub at all after painting the sheet metal any
   shiny color, line the outside of the tub -at least on the pressure
   points- with fluffy carpeting remnants. The tub will rub paint,
   wrecking the look you're spending so much time & effort to achieve.
   This will also probably keep you from using the stock trunk hold-downs,
   but in 1980, I removed ours and have never missed them. The tub really
   can't move when the decklid is closed so any fasteners are redundent.
   Good luck on a difficult job- J Deryke
   -----Original Message-----
   From: Corey Price <coreyjprice at gmail.com>
   To: Detomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Sent: Fri, Apr 7, 2017 11:07 am
   Subject: [DeTomaso] To Paint or Not To Paint?
   All
   I would love to get your opinions on painting the engine compartment
   the same as the body or just leaving it black (and all combinations in
   between, from filling spot weld indentations and then painting to using
   bedliner material).A I haven't decided on any approach although I'm
   leaning toward the stock, satin or semi-gloss black look, but one where
   the spot weld indentations are filled.
   My apologies if this has been discussed ad nauseum...
   Corey
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