Masking advice - reply

[John Hertog <crossram@xxxx>]

Hi Ryan,

With regards to your masking question - I have some experience that might be
of help. In the same way that you did, on each car that I have restored, I
pre-painted the engine compartment, door jambs, inside the trunk and inside
trunk lid, etc... , allowing some paint to extend PAST these areas onto the
outer body. I then proceeded as you plan to do , namely block-sanding,
priming and painting the outer body. In order to keep primer from going
into the engine cpt, door jambs and trunk, I used a procedure called
"back-taping" . It is essentially exactly what the name implies - you roll
some masking tape onto itself (creating something akin to a gasket) and
place it all around the hood, doors, trunk, etc. ; you use different width
masking tape depending on need - 2" tape works just fine for most. You then
shut the hood / trunk / doors over this improvised gasket and proceed with
blocking and priming . When body is ready for paint, you remove the old
"backtape" , clean off everything once again as there will be dust and other
junk from the sanding, etc.. and then proceed to re-backtape everything.

Once the car is painted, you remove the backtape, and some light wet-sanding
will make the overlap disappear entirely.

There is no substitute for taking your time with backtaping and masking.

Hope this helps... no advice as to source for good gaskets. Reusing
originals whenever possible is always a safe bet.

John


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Hill" <ryan_hillc300@xxxx>

>
> Group, I know some of you do your own bodywork and paint as I do so
> hopefully someone will have a good solution for my problem. I have painted
> the firewall, door sills, inner fenders, rad support, inner doors, etc.
> prior to reassembly on my '65 300. Now that I have aligned the doors,
> fenders, trunk lid, and hood I'm wanting to continue blocking out the body
> and finishing the final bodywork on the outer body.
>
> My problem is that I need an efficient way of sealing the doors, hood, and
> trunk so the building primer/sealer I'm laying over the body doesn't ruin
my
> finished paintwork on the inside of the door jambs and under the hood.
I've
> done my share of masking in the past but never has it needed to be this
> good, I'm looking for perfection here......no overspray! Any suggestions?
> I've considered buying foam piping and squeezing it or taping it at the
> seams.......might work well for the hood and trunk but not sure about the
> doors.
>
> I'm also interested in restoring my original window gaskets, is there a
> cleaner that will disolve old sealer and clean the rubber without damaging
> or deteriorating the rubber? Are there any nice fitting aftermarket
gaskets
> available for the '65? Recent emails have been warning of poor
reproductions
> of the earlier Chrysler gaskets. Has anyone used the ones Steele Rubber
> Products offer......their weatherstripping is very nice!
>
> Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Ryan Hill
>
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