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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Refresh on engine deck lid - Paint, letters, welting

Posted by: Mikey914 Apr 15 2018, 01:39 PM

As part of the letter GB I'm running I included a few other items in the associated products column above. Using the paint we matched for the grill and under the grill I touched up mine for taking pictures of the letters installed. This is nice to do if you have the discoloration I had and make it "picture perfect"

You can see what looks like wax, in the mesh and between the body and grill.
I wiled it down with acetone several times until it was actually taking off some of the over spray on the under side and some of the black. Let this flash off for about 30 min and shot it. I masked it below the edge of the deck lid to hide the seam. The engine deck lid welting will cover it.

The engine grill letters can be difficult to remove and are often unusable for re installation. If you gently use 2 screw drivers you can walk the old ones up the shaft of the old letter. This can be a little tedious.

After several rounds of wipes with the acetone I shot this too.

To reinstall the engine deck lid welting I notched the bottom. You can see this on the bottom I show trimmed for the side grill.

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Posted by: Mikey914 Apr 15 2018, 01:42 PM

Tomorrow I will be showing how to attach the early rain tray.

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Posted by: Olympic 914 Apr 15 2018, 05:00 PM

QUOTE(Mikey914 @ Apr 15 2018, 03:39 PM)

The engine grill letters can be difficult to remove and are often unusable for re installation. If you gently use 2 screw drivers you can walk the old ones up the shaft of the old letter. This can be a little tedious.

What also works is using a mini cutoff wheel in the dremel and cutting beside the post. less chance of breaking off the post. But still tedious

Posted by: stevegm Feb 15 2020, 12:57 PM

Does the welting for the grills (engine lid, and two side grills) only go on the front edge?

Posted by: Mikey914 Feb 15 2020, 02:39 PM

QUOTE(stevegm @ Feb 15 2020, 10:57 AM)

Does the welting for the grills (engine lid, and two side grills) only go on the front edge?

Yes
It is only on the edge closest to the front of the car.