1968 Mustang Coupe Restomod

Today I started reshaping the deck lid. The front corners stick up to high and the left side is really bad. I sanded both sides but had to add material to the bottom of the left side. Also the bottom of the deck lid did not match the taillight panel in the middle so I added material to the inside and than sanded the outside. It also did not line up with the end caps at the bottom so I sanded both sides to match the end caps


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rusty428cj;3946 said:
Today I started reshaping the deck lid. The front corners stick up to high and the left side is really bad. I sanded both sides but had to add material to the bottom of the left side. Also the bottom of the deck lid did not match the taillight panel in the middle so I added material to the inside and than sanded the outside. It also did not line up with the end caps at the bottom so I sanded both sides to match the end caps


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Is that an oem deck lid?
 
As you can see in this photo the bottom of the deck lid sticks out past the quarter and on the bottom it doesn't line up with the taillight panel

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I added material to the back and sanded the front

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That's the nice thing about fitting glass-so much easier to add material and remove. She fits now, looking good!
 
I figured it was time to work on the coupe a little today. I finished block sanding the deck lid trying to get it to match the quarters than epoxy primed


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Sprayed Turbo primer

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[QUOTE='68 Coronet R/T;5753]Is the turbo just a faster curing primer or are there other benefits of using it?[/QUOTE]

I have only used one gal of reg urethane primer than tried the Turbo and liked it better so that's all I have used for years. Once I found something that works for me I don't like to change. If I don't use Slick Sand I use Turbo.
 
[QUOTE='68 Coronet R/T;5753]Is the turbo just a faster curing primer or are there other benefits of using it?[/QUOTE]

As I type this post, I am awating the 30 min flash time between coats of Turbo...

I have never tried the reg. 2k, but I love the Turbo. I asked Barry the same question a while back. If I can remember, he said that Turbo has better resins and less shrinkage. The name "Turbo" implies fast drying-for production work, but this is not the case. Turbo is a top grade product for restorations or collision. It also sands like a dream!

On a side note:

I tried to pay a local shop to finish up my car. It's a log story, but he didn't like the turbo. I think he was mainly looking for something to complain about, but it does stripe a little when spraying large areas, especailly in warmer temps. He thought there might be an adhesion problem due to the fast dry time; so I thought I would test his theory. I sprayed a coat of turbo on 1 day old unscuffed epoxy. After 12 hours I stuck 16" of Gorilla tape to it really good. I rolled it in and then ripped it off violently. Guess what, no adhesion problem :cool: Turbo rocks, and I'm doing the car myslef!
 
I spend most of the day working on something that you don't see 95% of the time the back of the deck lid.

I finished sanding and than epoxy primed

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Today I sanded the deck lid than sprayed a coat of SPI white epoxy

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I waited a couple of hours than sprayed 3 coats of SPI single stage red.

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