Laid Out

The first step was to stage all of the parts.

Pinholes

The bottoms of the door pockets are pin-holed with rust. I used POR Patch to fill those in, instead of welding them up. The metal being so thin in this area, I was concerned that welding would just damage them more.

Boot Pinholes

Once I started stripping the boot lid, the tiny pin-holes grew! Instead of cutting out another section and patching it, and potentially distorting the panel, I decided to use POR Patch to cover it and prevent it from rusting further, and body filler will take care of the rest of the cosmetic aspects of the boot lid.

Holey Close-up!

They ain't tiny pinholes no more! Eek!

What the...?!?!

Another example of POR's lack of critical information information. Apparently, you can't put POR Patch on thickly, otherwise it will draw in too much moisture and bubble up (something I noted on the drip rail, but couldn't figure out the cause). After this happening, I called up POR, and they let me in on that little secret... -sigh-

The Setup

Here is how I decided to paint the doors. Due to painting multiple sides, hanging was the best option. The boot lid was find to paint on the ground. In the background are the seat frames and subframes, there to have the few spots I missed touched up.

First Coat

Solid black, and not going back!

Boot Coated

Note that the finish around the POR Patch looks really bad. The POR Patch never did cure, and will have to be scraped out and re-done.

'Nother Angle

Just another angle to show the poor finish on the POR Patch section. I don't recommend putting the stuff on thick, especially in cosmetic areas.