On a 72 coupe, what has the group had success with as far as
painting the rear hatch black? Rattle can satin black? or what is
the closest to factory? Also, the previous owner glued the rear
hatch glass in w/o a trim strip. Is this strip available and how did
the factory put the glass in?
Hope someone can help on this.
Thanks, Mike
Rear Hatch paint/trim
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dealadayray
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Re: Rear Hatch paint/trim
Hi Mike;
Glad you asked the question of the week. SEM has a paint that literally
duplicates the hatch and black trim parts on the Coupe. By trim parts I am
speaking to the moldings around the doors, door post, license plate bracket,
Front grill, black areas of the Coupe Hub caps, inner areas of the tail
light frames and the Hatch are all the same color. SEM Ultra Gloss Trim
Black #39563, and you should use the trim Prime to prepare surfaces for the
top coat application. As with any sprayed application from a can, read the
instructions, paint the surface using a tack coat first and then after
waiting 15 or so minutes apply a cover coat and then a color coat. It looks
real fine and lasts a long time.
The glass can be put into the hatch frame in several ways. I like 3M
Windo-Weld Ribbon Sealer Part Number 08612. It's a round bead that is
stretched just a bit to become the same width as the cut in section of the
Hatch, not to thick or it will attract dust and look like it needs to be
dusted. and cover the inside with a thin coat of black silicone RTV.
Then I use an after market fender (wheel opening or door panel) stick on
chrome trim (no more than 1/2 inch wide) to cover the edge on the out side
of the glass. The chrome strip has to be bent in a abnormal way and may
cause some slight crazing, so test a section first. If there is some small
cracking warm it up by laying it in the sun for a bit or use a hair dryer
just to warm it up. Then (before pulling the paper off the adhesive) lay it
around the glass and tape it in place. Leave it this way for a day or so to
help it remember the curves when you go to place it on the glass. Then prep
the glass with a vinyl prep, it really does a job on getting the adhesive to
stick the first time. Now lay it in place working from the center of the
bottom of the hatch all the way around making sure it fits tightly as
possible to the edge. I pulled a section of chrome strip from a VW Bug roof
gutter edge to form a clip for the center joint cover.
Bill
Glad you asked the question of the week. SEM has a paint that literally
duplicates the hatch and black trim parts on the Coupe. By trim parts I am
speaking to the moldings around the doors, door post, license plate bracket,
Front grill, black areas of the Coupe Hub caps, inner areas of the tail
light frames and the Hatch are all the same color. SEM Ultra Gloss Trim
Black #39563, and you should use the trim Prime to prepare surfaces for the
top coat application. As with any sprayed application from a can, read the
instructions, paint the surface using a tack coat first and then after
waiting 15 or so minutes apply a cover coat and then a color coat. It looks
real fine and lasts a long time.
The glass can be put into the hatch frame in several ways. I like 3M
Windo-Weld Ribbon Sealer Part Number 08612. It's a round bead that is
stretched just a bit to become the same width as the cut in section of the
Hatch, not to thick or it will attract dust and look like it needs to be
dusted. and cover the inside with a thin coat of black silicone RTV.
Then I use an after market fender (wheel opening or door panel) stick on
chrome trim (no more than 1/2 inch wide) to cover the edge on the out side
of the glass. The chrome strip has to be bent in a abnormal way and may
cause some slight crazing, so test a section first. If there is some small
cracking warm it up by laying it in the sun for a bit or use a hair dryer
just to warm it up. Then (before pulling the paper off the adhesive) lay it
around the glass and tape it in place. Leave it this way for a day or so to
help it remember the curves when you go to place it on the glass. Then prep
the glass with a vinyl prep, it really does a job on getting the adhesive to
stick the first time. Now lay it in place working from the center of the
bottom of the hatch all the way around making sure it fits tightly as
possible to the edge. I pulled a section of chrome strip from a VW Bug roof
gutter edge to form a clip for the center joint cover.
Bill