1960 Cadillac rear panel removal

[60eldo]

    The piece Im talking about is the alumimun looking piece with the gas door,beneath the trunk lid. To remove it must the bumper be taken off?

[cadman59]

I just took that panel off of my '59 without taking the bumper off.
However, it is was very fiddly job, even for my son with his small hands....
I'll probably end up taking the bumper off to reinstall the panel after it has been cleaned up.... would be a shame if it got scratched during installation. Would like to remove the pods in the bumper ends too anyway.

Still have to find a way to paint these narrow flat black stripes in the panels.... Any suggestions?

Regards from the Netherlands.

[Antti A]

Still have to find a way to paint these narrow flat black stripes in the panels.... Any suggestions?
Regards from the Netherlands.

Clean and polish the whole trim first. Then paint it completely in black with spray, and use thinner or similar to clean the ends of the ribs with piece of firm cloth or so before it gets dry. After that I'd spray clear coat all over to get the finished look and avoid  the corrosion afterwards.

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[cadman59]

Hi Antti,

The procedure you followed is almost the same as I am doing right now, except for the last two steps; last Sunday I spray-painted the bare, polished trim panels with 2K clear cote, and when this has completely hardened (I'll wait another couple of days) I plan to spray-paint the whole panel with regular 1K matt-black paint, after which I will wipe the ends of the rib with a damp firm cloth (dampened with thinner). In this way the stripes will remain matt black instead of gloss. Since the 2K clear is resistant to thinner, it won't be affected by the thinner.

After sandblasting and rust prevention with alu-zinc, I have painted the frame of the fuel filler door light gold to imitate the yellow galvanised finish. After that I also coated this part with 2K clear, so it will be more resistant to gasoline which might be spilt.

Some pics:







BTW, I know this will not meet the standards of the CLC and certainly not any judge of a car show in the US, but it is far better than it was before, and it will never be a concourse car anyway 

[cadman59]

Just want to let you know I painted the panels matt black yesterday, and today I wiped them with a damp cloth with thinner. The 2K clear coat was not affected by the thinner at all, so the bright stripes are still protected.
This method works really well; I am more than satisfied  .