While touring the Bowling Green Assembly Plant a few weeks ago, I noticed GM used a clear saran wrap type material to protect certain painted body surfaces during assemble. I will soon be doing a body drop on my 73 and thought the wrap would be a good method to protect painted surfaces while installing various components. Has anyone used such material probably a thicker mill material than saran, if so where can one purchase, or if you have any other suggested methods to protect painted surfaces during assembly.
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Re: Protecting Painted Surfaces During Assembly
Roger;
Beeeee carefull and take your time. Many people over-tighten trim parts and emblems. They will sink into the paint and really look bad or they will break or bend. Trial fit as much as posible and use masking tape to protecct in places like the body to bumper areas; alot of tape layers. I saw a friend put on trim and I learned that you just tighten enough to keep them from actually moving and later after the paint shinks more just tighten alittle more.
You need to watch places like the headlight and wiper doors as the geometry is really weird in these areas, when you install these parts and move them for the first they can hit in places that are hard to see; like the back side of the headlight door can lift the paint at the opening. Watch again after you power up with vacuum as the actuator can pull the slack out of the bushings and still hit the opening. Davidavid -
Re: Protecting Painted Surfaces During Assembly
If you use masking tape a painter told me to rub it on your pants leg so it does'nt stick real good on new paint. Also take it off when you quit for the day.Lyle
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Re: Protecting Painted Surfaces During Assembly
Roger,
I beleive the tape you saw is 3M Polymask tape. It's a thick tape
that's not sticky enough on the back to damage painted surfaces when
removed. It's used every day on new trucks in the assembly plant I work in.
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