jdmcg3
Well-Known Member
so i "gutted" my trunk way back when i first got it over 3yrs ago. well through out that time my trunk turned to sh!t. it looked like a trash dump and even started to rust out in some spots. so today i decided i do something about it since it was finally nice outside.
before pic. sry for poor quality.. its a phone pic because i was feeling lazy at the moment and didnt wanna go inside to get my camera.
youre gonna wanna remove everything from the trunk. it was a simple uninstall of everything seeing that theres just clips and plastic fasteners hold things in place.
then start removing all the sound damper-ing crap. i used a flat head screw driver and a rubber mallet. time consuming, but it works. i heard of some using dry ice. i guess it makes it crack and able to just peel right off. but i didnt wanna spend the bucks on dry ice seeing thats its not all that cheap around here.
after thats off it should start looking like this
now here comes the real fun part.. sanding. and then some more sanding. im using 60g sand paper. it cuts through the little bits of left behind sound damper. youll need alot of sand paper for this. i bought a 20pack and already used like 7 sheets.
and this is how far i got today. tomorrow i get to do more sanding and some bondo work, followed by more sanding.
well i ran outta daylight and arm strength today. will have project and this DIY thread finished some time this week.
well i finished up the bondo part of this job. now i just need to vacuum out all the dust. then wash it out to get it ready for paint. still havent decided on what i gonna do for paint.
bonda applied
bondo all saned down
before pic. sry for poor quality.. its a phone pic because i was feeling lazy at the moment and didnt wanna go inside to get my camera.
youre gonna wanna remove everything from the trunk. it was a simple uninstall of everything seeing that theres just clips and plastic fasteners hold things in place.
then start removing all the sound damper-ing crap. i used a flat head screw driver and a rubber mallet. time consuming, but it works. i heard of some using dry ice. i guess it makes it crack and able to just peel right off. but i didnt wanna spend the bucks on dry ice seeing thats its not all that cheap around here.
after thats off it should start looking like this
now here comes the real fun part.. sanding. and then some more sanding. im using 60g sand paper. it cuts through the little bits of left behind sound damper. youll need alot of sand paper for this. i bought a 20pack and already used like 7 sheets.
and this is how far i got today. tomorrow i get to do more sanding and some bondo work, followed by more sanding.
well i ran outta daylight and arm strength today. will have project and this DIY thread finished some time this week.
well i finished up the bondo part of this job. now i just need to vacuum out all the dust. then wash it out to get it ready for paint. still havent decided on what i gonna do for paint.
bonda applied
bondo all saned down
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