I received new Goodmark inner fenders. While "test fitting" them, I realized they are going to get scratched when I install them (they already did a little).

I plan on painting them before I install them, this way I can touch them up afterwards.

Should the underside of the well be undercoated?

Thanks,

I wouldn't. The will look so nice with the rest of your car done up. The undercoating will only attract dirt and crap, and will wind up looking as such.

Without undercoating they will rust when the paint gets chipped making them look even worse than just dirty undercoat.Also without the undercoat your gonna have that tinny sound when rocks/dirt hit it while driving.

Jerry, I did both.... first a coat of undercoating then a couple of heavy coats of gloss black which has made it pretty easy to keep them clean.

Like you I painted mine first but I ended up repainting them in the car before the motor went in.
By the time I do things a second time I get pretty good at it. :rolleyes:

Thanks guys! I guess you can say I'm learning. I thought about having that "spray-in bedliner" stuff done to them, but I don't think I need to go all out like that.

I guess I will undercoat the inside, then paint the outside. Once the undercoating is good and dry, paint the undercoating...This extends the deal. I was hoping to have them in this weekend.

Maybe if I undercoat Friday, and paint Saturday...there's still hope! :D


Jeff - Were yours new inners? Did you put the staples in for the splash shields? I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to get the staples in without scratching them all up if I paint them first.

Thanks for all the great info guys!

If that was my ragtop and it was 90% original I would not undercoat them! They will be easy to touch up when needed.As for the tinny sound from rocks and dirt if that happens you should slow down or turn around :D
After paint is good and dry, put a soft blanket or something simular down on top of picnic table or piece of plywood on sawhorses and have some fun putting your staples in.A good pair of needlenose pliers will come in handy.

DAN

Originally posted by jerryr:

Jeff - Were yours new inners? Did you put the staples in for the splash shields? I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to get the staples in without scratching them all up if I paint them first. Yep new inners. I did use the staples to put in the splash shields using a very small drill bit, installing the staples from the top and then bending them over with a hammer and a dolly. I did that after the inners were installed, no problems with scratching. Something that worked for me was some double sided tape to hold the splash shield in place while I got the holes drilled and then removed it as I worked my way around with the staples.
Of course 6 months later the staples were rusty :mad: ..sooo I replaced them with stainless steel wire. (tip from Von)
That's one more thing I did twice. graemlins/sad.gif There seems to be pattern developing here and the common denominator is ME :D

BTW I finally got around to installing those door wedges last week. graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Excellent Jeff! Thanks for the tip. I think I might set mine up now, get all the holes drilled, then paint. Then all I should have to do is install them, and push the staples (wire) through.

BTW I finally got around to installing those door wedges last week. I really didn't do mine until a month or so ago...no sunshine, no driving :D graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Thanks again,